Professor Walter Mc Nicholas
| Phone: | (01) 261 4013 |
| Fax: | (01) 263 8129 |
| Email: | wmcnicho@svcpc.ie |
| Address: | Suite 5 1st Floor St Vincent's Private Hospital Merrion Road Dublin 4 |
| Hours: | Tuesday PM Wednesday PM |
Speciality
Respiratory Medicine
Subspeciality Expertise
COPD, Sleep Apnoea, Narcolepsy
Professor Walter McNicholas undertook specialty training at the University of Toronto where he also undertook a Research Fellowship in Respiratory Sleep Disorders.
Walter established the Sleep Laboratory in St. Vincent's Private Hospital over 20 years ago and the present facility equals best international standards. Services include fully attended overnight polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing, in addition to CPAP and other pressure support therapies for sleep apnoea and other more complex sleep-related breathing disorders.
Walter is active in research with over 200 full publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is closely involved in international specialty societies, notably as Past President of the European Respiratory Society and current Vice President of the European Sleep Research Society.
Training
MB, BCh, UCD (1974)
MD, UCD (1982)
FRCPI, Ireland (1986)
FRCPC, Canada (1981)
FCCP, USA (1986)
Current Memberships
European Respiratory Society
European Sleep Research Society
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Qualifications
MD, FRCPI, FRCPC, FCCP
