Congratulations to Professor Ronan Cahill who is among 18 recipients of this year’s Fulbright Irish Awards. He was presented with his award at a ceremony in the US Embassy.
“At a time of global change and uncertainty, the mission, values and legacy of the Fulbright Program of leadership, empathy, understanding, and collaboration endure, embodied by a new cohort of excellent Fulbright awardees embarking on academic and cultural exchanges in the United States,” said Professor Paul Donnelly, Chair of the Fulbright Commission Ireland Board.
“We take pride in their achievement and wish the awardees a rich and rewarding experience.”
Professor Ronan Cahill is a Professor of Surgery at UCD and Consultant Surgeon at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, specialising in colorectal cancer surgery. He leads the UCD Section of Surgery and directs both the UCD Centre for Precision Surgery and MMUH Digital Surgery Unit.
His research, which he will work on during his time at the University of Pennsylvania, focuses on surgical innovation, particularly AI in operative surgery.
“It’s really lovely to have the opportunity via Fulbright to deepen engagement and collaboration with Professor Dan Hashimoto and his super surgical group at the University of Pennsylvania,” said Professor Cahill.
“AI, telesurgery and computer assistance during surgery is the next big advance coming soon in our field for cancer and many other diseases, and it’s great to develop this broadly.”
Well done to all the recipients, including Bernie Burke from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, who is also pictured above.