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Professor Karen Burns, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist

Consultant Clinical Microbiologist

Registration No: 24039

Biography

  • Graduate of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (2000) 
  • Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Pathology, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (2010) 
  • Consultant Clinical Microbiologist Beaumont Hospital (2010 to date) 
  • Lead Consultant for Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital (2021 to date)

Scope of practice

  • Diagnosis and management of infection 
  • Infection prevention and control 
  • Antimicrobial stewardship 
  • Surveillance and epidemiology of infection 
  • Surgical infection 
  • Critical care infection 
  • Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)

Qualifications

  • MB BAO BCh LRCP & SI (2000), 
  • MRCSI (2003), MRCPI (2005), 
  • FRCPath (2009), 
  • CSCST Clinical Microbiology (2010), 
  • MSc (2013) 
  • FRCPI FFPath (2016)
  • MA (2024)

Research & Scientific Contributions

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen-Burns-3

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2552-5933

 

Karen Burns

Contact

Case Icon microbiology@beaumont.ie
Case Icon +353 1 809 2646
Case Icon Microbiology Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9