Hugh R. Brady
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Hugh R. Brady, FRCPI, is President and Chief Officer of University College Dublin
. He was one of the two Professors of Medicine and Therapeutics in UCD before becoming the eighth President of the University.
The position of President carries a salary of approximately €205,000 and includes a residence just off the Belfield campus - University Lodge in Greenfield. Dr Brady is married to Dr Yvonne O'Meara, a consultant physician at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
, and they have three children (triplets) Daire, Oisin and Tristan.
Born in Dublin in 1959, Hugh Brady is the son of a bank official.
After finishing at Newbridge College
, Hugh won a place in UCD’s former Faculty of Medicine. He earned a degree in pharmacology and worked as a junior hospital doctor for three years. He then moved to Toronto
, Canada. A year later, he went to Harvard University
in Boston where he directed the renal division of a university affiliate hospital while serving on the academic staff.
At the end of 1996, Brady returned to Ireland with his young family – which by now included triplet sons. At the Mater Hospital where he became a consultant nephrologist, and Professor of Medicine, working as part of a team of just three nephrologists. This small group, moreover, spent half their time on teaching and research activity.
Brady was appointed President at age 43 and became the youngest constituent university president in Ireland. He took up his appointment in January 2004 succeeding Art Cosgrove
who completed his 10 years in office at that stage.
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
. He was one of the two Professors of Medicine and Therapeutics in UCD before becoming the eighth President of the University.
The position of President carries a salary of approximately €205,000 and includes a residence just off the Belfield campus - University Lodge in Greenfield. Dr Brady is married to Dr Yvonne O'Meara, a consultant physician at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is a major teaching hospital, based at Eccles Street, Phibsboro, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland...
, and they have three children (triplets) Daire, Oisin and Tristan.
Born in Dublin in 1959, Hugh Brady is the son of a bank official.
After finishing at Newbridge College
Newbridge College
Newbridge College is a co-educational fee-paying secondary school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Dominican Order. The Dominican Fathers founded Newbridge College in 1852 as a boarding school for boys...
, Hugh won a place in UCD’s former Faculty of Medicine. He earned a degree in pharmacology and worked as a junior hospital doctor for three years. He then moved to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada. A year later, he went to Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in Boston where he directed the renal division of a university affiliate hospital while serving on the academic staff.
At the end of 1996, Brady returned to Ireland with his young family – which by now included triplet sons. At the Mater Hospital where he became a consultant nephrologist, and Professor of Medicine, working as part of a team of just three nephrologists. This small group, moreover, spent half their time on teaching and research activity.
Brady was appointed President at age 43 and became the youngest constituent university president in Ireland. He took up his appointment in January 2004 succeeding Art Cosgrove
Art Cosgrove
Art Cosgrove, in Newry, County Down was President of University College Dublin between 1994 and 2003.-Education:He was educated at the Christian Brothers, Abbey Grammar School in Newry. He graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1961 with a first class honours BA in History, and attended the...
who completed his 10 years in office at that stage.
External links
- An interview with "Hugh Brady" about the development of University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...