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Conway Clinical Fellow elected President EUPSA

Ireland’s leading paediatric surgeon, Professor Prem Puri has been elected President of the European Paediatric Surgical Association (EUPSA). Recognised internationally for his innovative treatments of birth defects and his research into their underlying causative mechanisms, Professor Puri has pledged to improve surgical care for children in Europe during his two year tenure.

The European Paediatric Surgical Association is one of the most prestigious paediatric surgical societies in the world with the largest membership of paediatric surgeons. Commenting on his election, Prof. Puri said, “I am most honoured and humbled to be elected President of this society.”

Recognising the profound impact of the current global financial crisis on health budgets in many countries, Prof. Puri added, “This will affect children’s health, particularly in the eastern European countries. We need to ensure that the young patients, the most vulnerable, are protected from the financial threat”.

Pictured right: Professor Prem Puri giving his inaugural address as President of the European Paediatric Surgical Association (EUPSA) 

The EUPSA presidency is one of numerous accolades Prof. Puri has received for his outstanding contribution to the field of paediatric medicine. He is currently the President of the World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) and heavily involved in improving surgical care for children in developing countries particularly in Asia and Africa.

He is a multi award-winning researcher whose previous awards include People of the Year Award in Ireland, and the prestigious Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons for outstanding contribution to paediatric surgery. He has been a visiting professor to many leading universities all over the world.

Prof. Prem Puri is the Newman Clinical Research Professor at the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, President of the Children’s Research Centre, and the Chairman of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.