18 Notable alumni of
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is 2336th in the world, 745th in Europe, and 10th in Ireland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
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- ophthalmologistpolitician
- Biography
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Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia as the wife of Anwar Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bandar Tun Razak since November 2022 and 1st President of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition since July 2017. She served as the 12th Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, 1st President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) from April 1999 to November 2018, the 11th and 13th Leader of the Opposition from March 2008 to August 2008 and again from May 2015 to May 2018, MP for Pandan from May 2018 to November 2022, for Permatang Pauh from November 1999 to March 2008 and again from May 2015 to May 2018 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kajang from April 2014 to May 2018. She was the first female Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition as well as the highest ever female political officeholder in the history of Malaysia. She joined politics and held a number of political offices on behalf of her husband Anwar to retain his political influence during his absence from politics due to a series of his sodomy trials and prison sentences that had prevented him from holding the offices. She most notably served as the 1st President of PKR from the party formation to officially handing over the party leadership to Anwar after his release from prison while Anwar served as the "de facto" leader during the period.
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Felipe Contepomi
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- rugby union playerphysician
- Biography
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Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship. He was also a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team. His twin brother Manuel was also a Puma. In June 2015 he was appointed coach of Argentina XV. Contepomi was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2017.
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William Wilde
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- university teacherhistoriananthropologistarchaeologistwriter
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Sir William Robert Wills Wilde FRCSI was an Irish oto-ophthalmologic surgeon and the author of significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore, particularly concerning his native Ireland. He was the father of Oscar Wilde.
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Ara Darzi
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- writersurgeonuniversity teacherinternational forum participant
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Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, OM, KBE, PC, FRS, FMedSci, HonFREng is an Armenian-British surgeon, academic, and politician.
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Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings
- Enrolled in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Graduated with Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
- Occupations
- politiciangeneral practitioner
- Biography
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Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings is Ghanaian medical doctor, politician, Activist & Campaigner who is the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings (1993–2001) and former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman (1993–2001). She is a member of the Ghanaian parliament for the Klottey-Korle Constituency and a medical doctor and humanitarian. She is also a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on which she won her seat to be a member of parliament for her constituency.
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Pat O'Callaghan
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- hammer throwermilitary physician
- Biography
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Patrick "Pat" O'Callaghan was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag.
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James Reilly
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- physiciantrade unionistpolitician
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James Reilly is an Irish former Fine Gael politician, businessman and medical doctor who served as a Senator from May 2016 to March 2020. He previously served as Acting Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from February to May 2016, Minister for Health from March 2011 to July 2014 and deputy leader of Fine Gael from 2010 to 2017. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency from 2007 to 2016. He subsequently announced his retirement from politics after he lost his bid for election for his old seat at the 2020 general election.
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Joshua Pim
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- tennis playersurgeon
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Dr Joshua Pim FRCSI was a medical doctor and Irish amateur tennis player. He won the Wimbledon men's singles title two years in a row, in 1893 and 1894, and was ranked British number one in both those years. He won the Wimbledon men's doubles in 1890 and 1893.
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Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Baronet
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- surgeon
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Sir William Thornley Stoker, 1st Baronet, was an Irish medical writer, anatomist and surgeon. He served as chair of anatomy and president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, president of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, and professor of anatomy at the Royal Hibernian Academy.
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Karl Mullen
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- 1926-2009 (aged 83)
- Occupations
- rugby union playergynaecologist
- Biography
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Dr Karl Daniel Mullen was an Irish rugby union player and consultant gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British Lions on their 1950 tour to Australia and New Zealand.
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Thomas Crean
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- rugby union playermilitary physician
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Major Dr. Thomas Joseph Crean, was an Irish rugby union player, British Army soldier and doctor. During the Second Boer War, while serving with the Imperial Light Horse, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1902, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. During the First World War he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
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Adanna Steinacker
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- 1988-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- television producerphysician
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Adanna Steinacker is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, public speaker, and a strong advocate for women's empowerment. Her purpose-driven brand "House of Adanna", a creative community platform that empowers women, produces engaging content around the topics of health, well-being, sustainability, motherhood, and equality, including Sustainable Development Goals SDG 5 and SDG 3. House of Adanna's online community counts over 1 million people combined. Adanna is married to her university sweetheart David Steinacker, a German business consultant, and they have three children together.
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Kevin Izod O'Doherty
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- politician
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Kevin Izod O'Doherty was an Irish Australian politician who, as a Young Irelander, had been transported to Tasmania in 1849. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867. In the 1885 he returned to Europe briefly serving as an Irish Home Rule MP at Westminster before returning in 1886 as a private citizen to Brisbane.
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Ernest Deane
- Occupations
- rugby union playermilitary physician
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Ernest Cotton Deane was a medical officer of the British Indian Army and an Irish international rugby player. Born in the city of Limerick, Ireland, he went to school in Kingstown (present day Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin and then studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), graduating in 1909. He was selected to play rugby for Ireland in one match, against England in February 1909. His rugby career was cut short when he broke his leg in a match against Oxford University.
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Donal Keogan
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- Gaelic football player
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Donal Keogan is a Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Meath county team. As of 2016, Keogan was captain of the senior Meath football team, and also plays for his local club Rathkenny. In 2018, Keogan completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal chemistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
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William Stokes
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- 1839-1900 (aged 61)
- Occupations
- surgeon
- Biography
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Sir William Stokes was an Irish surgeon.
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John Creaghe
- Occupations
- surgeon
- Biography
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John O’Dwyer Creaghe, also known as Juan Creaghe, was an Irish-born anarchist.
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Joseph Beeston
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- surgeonpoliticiansoldier
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Joseph Lievesley Beeston, CMG, VD was a politician, surgeon and soldier in New South Wales, Australia.
