Dr Ronan Kavanagh

Dr. Ronan Kavanagh is a Consultant Rheumatologist and the founder of the Western Rheumatology Partnership, providing expert care at the Galway Clinic and Bon Secours Hospital for over 25 years.

Dr. Kavanagh received his medical degree from NUI Galway and completed his postgraduate training in Rheumatology as a research fellow and Senior Registrar at Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge and The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and also trained in Belfast City Hospital and in Musgrave Park Hospital. He was awarded his MD Thesis by the University of Galway for his research work done while in Cambridge in 1998. He also holds the position of Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Galway.

He is passionate about the intersection of medicine, the arts, and technology.

Dr. Kavanagh founded and directed the dotMD Festival of Medical Curiosity for 10 years, a unique event that explored these connections to inspire and reinvigorate healthcare professionals.

A former President of the Irish Society for Rheumatology, he is also a sought-after medical speaker, interviewer, and occasional columnist for the Irish medical press.