Prof Martina Hennessy
- Director of the Wellcome HRB CRF at St James’s Hospital
- Consultant physician at St James’s Hospital Dublin
- Associate Professor of Medical Education in the School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin.
Biography
Professor Hennessy is the Director of the Wellcome HRB CRF at St James’s Hospital, Clinical Pharmacologist and Consultant physician at St James’s Hospital Dublin with clinical expertise in hypertension, cardiovascular risk and medication safety.
Martina is also an Associate Professor of Medical Education in the School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin.
Martina’s research interests are in antiretroviral pharmacology, international development and medical education.
Publications
Challenging times: Delivering gene therapies and an opportunity for shared learning.
Kennedy, C., O’Dea, E., Reidy, D., Towns, J., Pigott, M., Kevans, D., O’Rourke, D., & Hennessy, (2021). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15125
A randomised, double- blind, placebo-controlled, pilot trial of intravenous plasma purified alpha-1 antitrypsin for SARS- CoV-2-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial.
McEvoy, N. L., Clarke, J. L., Mc Elvaney, O. J., Mc Elvaney, O. F., Boland, F., Hyland, D., Geoghegan, P., Donnelly, K., Friel, O., Cullen, A., Collins, A. M., Fraughen, D., Martin-Loeches, I., Hennessy, M., Laffey, J. G., Mc Elvaney, N. G., & Curley, G. F. (2021). Trials, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05254-0
Is it time to reconsider the treatment paradigm for obese patients with hypertension?
Kennedy, C., Ali, O., Farnan, R., Hall, M., Stinson, J., O’Connor, P., Hennessy, M., & Barry, M. (2021). Journal of Human Hypertension. https://doi.atatinorg/10.1038/s41371-021-00630-4