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Professor Kevin Christopher Conlon

Fellow Emeritus (Surgery ¿ Tallaght)

 Kevin.Conlon@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Professor Conlon is Professor of Surgery at Trinity College Dublin based in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital. He is a surgical oncologist with an interest in upper gastrointestinal cancer, particularly gastric and pancreatic malignancies. He is internationally recognised and widely published in the field of surgical oncology and is a member of many cooperative groups. Prior to joining TCD he was Associate Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Programme at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. At Memorial Hospital, he was part of the executive team responsible for the development of their cancer disease management system and the initiation of a multidisciplinary regional care model for the patient with cancer.

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons
European Pancreas Club
European Surgical Association
Irish Society of Surgical Oncology
Pancreas Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Society of Surgical Oncology
European Hepatobiliary Association
O'Neill L., Reynolds S., Sheill G., Guinan E., Mockler D., Geoghegan J., Conlon K., Reynolds, J.V., Hussey J., Physical function in patients with resectable cancer of the pancreas and liver-a systematic review, Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Whelehan DF, Conlon KC, Ridgway PF, Medicine and Heuristics: Cognitive biases and medical decision making, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
O'NEILL L., GUINAN E., DOYLE S., CONNOLLY D., O'SULLIVAN J., BENNETT A., SHEILL G., SEGURADO R., KNAPP P., FAIRMAN C., NORMAND C., GEOGHEGAN J., CONLON K., REYNOLDS JV., HUSSEY J., Rehabilitation strategies following oesophagogastric and hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer (ReStOre II): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial, BMC Cancer, 20, 2020, p1 - 20, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Whelehan DF, Conlon KC, Ridgway PF, If in doubt don't act out! Exploring behaviours in clinical decision making by General Surgeons towards surgical procedures, World Journal of Surgery, 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
50. Microbiome and Metabolome in Diagnosis, Therapy, and other Strategic Applications in, editor(s)1st Edition Contributor Conlon KC , 50. Microbiome and Metabolome in Diagnosis, Therapy, and other Strategic Applications" - 1st edition Contributer Conlon KC eds. Joel Faintuch and Salomao Faintuch Academic Press Elsevier January 2019., John Fedor, 2019, [Joel Faintuch], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Conlon KC, Which cysts to follow and how to undertake surveillance. Are you ready for the UEMS exams? EAHPBA Post Graduate Course - Pancreatic Cancer, 24th & 25th January 2019, EAHPBA Post Graduate Course - Pancreatic Cancer,, Athens, January 2019, 2019, EAHPBA, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Memba, R., González, S., Coronado, D., (...), Conlon, K.C., Jorba, R. , Single-stage approach for the management of choledocolithiasis with concomitant cholelithiasis. Implementation of a protocol in a secondary hospital, The Surgeon, 2019, p1--, Journal Article, IN_PRESS  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Griffin, O.M. and Duggan, S.N. and Ryan, R. and McDermott, R. and Geoghegan, J. and Conlon, K.C., Characterising the impact of body composition change during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, Pancreatology, 2019, p850 - 857, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Perri, G. and Marchegiani, G. and Frigerio, I. and Dervenis, C.G. and Conlon, K.C. and Bassi, C. and Salvia, R., Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions, Digestive Surgery, 2019, Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Rahman, A. and O'Connor, D.B. and Gather, F. and Koscic, S. and Gilgan, J. and Mockler, D. and Bashir, Y. and Memba, R. and Duggan, S.N. and Conlon, K.C., Clinical Classification and Severity Scoring Systems in Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review, Digestive Surgery, 2019, p1-11 , Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Conlon KC, The Pancreatic Anastomosis; the Achilles heel of a pancreaticoduodenectomy Japanese Surgical Society 118th Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, April 5th, 2018, Japanese Surgical Society 118th Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, , Tokyo Japan, 5th April 2018, 2018, Japanese Surgical Society 118th Meetin, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Conlon KC, Resection of pancreatic cancer with vascular involvement: a critical analysis., The International Congress in Baiona Spain June 2018, Baiona Spain, June 2018, 2018, The International Congress in Baiona Spain, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Conlon KC, Pancreatic NET : risk of malignancy and when to operate. Laparoscopy for pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma. HBP Surg Meeting 2018 Lyon, HBP Surg Meeting 2018 Lyon, Lyon France, 2018, 2018, HBP Sure, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Conlon KC, Pancreas Cancer; The great oncological and surgical challenge of the early 21st Century. , Keynote Address, Meath Foundation Research Symposium, , Tallaght, Ireland,, 24th November, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC., Chronic Pancreatitis, the role for surgery. ,, 27th IASGO World Congress, Lyon, France, November 16th,, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC, Chronic Pancreatitis. A lot done..more to do! , Grand Rounds, University of Alabama, Birmingham, April 17th, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC, Chronic Pancreatitis. Irish experience, Surgical Grand Rounds, University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW), Dallas, Texas, April 18th, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC, Intraductal-papillary mucinous tumours. When to resect and when to observe? , E-AHPBA Biannual Meeting, Mainz, Germany, May 23rd, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC, UEMS HPB Examination., E-AHPBA Biannual Meeting, Mainz, Germany, May 25th, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Conlon KC, Celiac axis resection in combination with distal pancreatectomy., Joint Congress of the 6th Biennial Congress of the Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (A-PHPBA2017) & the 29th Meeting of Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS29), Yokohama, Japan, June 7th, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

  

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Awards and Honours

Award Date
Blackrock College Union Gold Medal 1974
University College Dublin Medical Society Presidents Gold Medal 1980
Beta Gamma Sigma, Columbia University 1997
James IV Association of Surgeons, International Travelling Fellow 2002
New York Top Doctors, New York Magazine 2002
9th Robert Smith Lecture, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2004