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Professor Roman Romero-Ortuno

Professor of Ageing Medicine & Frailty / (Medical Gerontology)
      
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Professor Roman Romero-Ortuno

Professor of Ageing Medicine & Frailty / (Medical Gerontology)

 romeroor@tcd.ie

 


Professor Roman Romero-Ortuno is Professor of Ageing Medicine & Frailty (Personal Chair) in the Discipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, and Consultant Physician at the Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing, St. James's Hospital, Dublin. Education and Training: He obtained his degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona in 2002, followed by a Master of Science in European Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2003. Alongside his medical education, he studied piano and music theory at the Conservatory of Barcelona. His initial postgraduate medical training was undertaken in Manchester and London, and his higher specialist training in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine was completed in Dublin. Clinical Career: From 2014 to 2018, he was Consultant Geriatrician at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and during this period also Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Clinical Gerontology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge. Research and Awards: His primary research interest is frailty in ageing adults. His contributions have been recognised with the Rising Star Award of the British Geriatrics Society (2015), the Count of Cartagena Award from the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain (2017), and the President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Award (2018). Supported by the latter, he led the FRAILMatics research programme (2019-2025). National and International Leadership: He is a Faculty Member of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), contributing clinical and academic expertise in frailty, dementia, delirium, and comprehensive geriatric assessment. He co-chairs the Irish Frailty Network (IFN) Special Interest Group of the Irish Gerontological Society and co-leads the All-Ireland Frailty Network. In 2025, he was appointed to the Board of the PEACEPLUS Early Frailty Intervention Project (EFIP). At European level, he is a Board Member of the Geriatric Medicine Section of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), where he chaired the 2025 Review Committee of the European Training Requirements for the Specialty of Geriatric Medicine. He is also a member of the Standards Setting Group of the European Geriatric Medicine Specialty Examination (EGeMSE). Education and Training Leadership: He directs Trinity College Dublin's online frailty education programmes, including the 12-week Micro-credential in Assessment and Management of Frailty in Ageing Adults and the one-year, part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Ageing and Frailty Studies. Both programmes are interdisciplinary and open to healthcare professionals across all disciplines. Academic Leadership Roles and Distinctions: - Promotion to Professor in Medical Gerontology (October 2020); - Appointment as Associate Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning (M.D. Studies) (December 2020); - Head of the Discipline of Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin (August 2022 to September 2025); - Election to Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin (April 2023); - Election to the Executive Board of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) as Director for Education & Training (2024-2027); - Promotion to Personal Chair in Ageing Medicine & Frailty, Trinity College Dublin (October 2024); - Election to the Executive Committee of the Irish Gerontological Society as Education and International Affairs Representative (September 2025).
  Frailty & Resilience   Gerontology and geriatrics
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Irish Gerontological Society
Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Irish Frailty Network for Education, Quality Improvement, Research and Policy
UEMS -Geriatric Medicine section (European Union of Medical Specialists)
EuGMS Executive Board, Director for Education & Training 2024 2027
Román Romero Ortuño, Marianne van Iersel, Maria S. Nuotio, Helgi Kolk, Eva Topinková, Didier Schoevaerdts, Maria Victoria Farré Mercadé, Christophe Graf, Santiago Cotobal Rodeles, Mark Anthony Vassallo, Michael Vassallo, Dieter Lütje, J"rat" Macijauskien", on behalf of the UEMS Geriatric Medicine Section (UEMS-GMS), The 2025 European Training Requirements for the Specialty of Geriatric Medicine: Advancing Competency-Based Education and Harmonisation Across Europe, European Geriatric Medicine, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Robert Briggs, Mark Ward, Siobhan Scarlett, Peter May, Bryan Tysinger, Belinda Hernandez, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Emer Ahern, Nathalie van der Velde, Rose Anne Kenny, The DEFINED Study: Determining the burden of Falls amongst community-dwelling older people in Ireland to Inform Falls Care Delivery, BMJ Open, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Joaquin Migeot, Olivia Wen, Raul Gonzalez-Gomez, Hernan Hernandez, David Aguillon, Jose Alberto Avila-Funes, Maria I. Behrens, Martin A. Bruno, Nilton Custodio, Carolina Delgado, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Dafne Duron-Reyes, Adolfo M. García, Maria E. Godoy, Kun Hu, Brian Lawlor, Peng Li, Marcelo Adrian Maito, Diana L. Matallana, Bruce Miller, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Stefanie D. Pina-Escudero, Katherine L. Possin, Elisa de Paula França Resende, Pablo Reyes, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Andrea Slachevsky, Leonel T. Takada, Paulina Vergara, Kristine Yaffe, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Roman Romero-Ortuño, Agustin Ibanez, Neural embedding of frailty in cognitively unimpaired aging and dementia across Latin America, Alzheimer"s & Dementia, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Bernie McGowan, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Louise Brennan, Evan Murphy, Gerard Boyle and David Robinson, A retrospective observational study of characteristics and outcomes of older patients referred to a hospital-based social prescribing programme, Frontiers in Public Health, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Román Romero-Ortuño, Hidenori Arai, Prasert Assantachai, José Alberto Avila Funes, Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, Siobhan Casey, Liang-Kung Chen, Gary Cheung, Jugdeep Dhesi, Fiona Ecarnot, Leon Flicker, Tamàs Fülöp, Ashish Goel, Adam L. Gordon, Radhouane Gouiaa, Celia L. Gregson, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo, José Ricardo Jauregui, Marina Kotsani, J"rat" Macijauskien", Stefania Maggi, Finbarr C. Martin, Tahir Masud, Reshma A. Merchant, Jean-Pierre Michel, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Patricia Morsch, Thomas Münzer, Balakrishnan Kichu Nair, José F. Parodi, Grace M.E. Pearson, Mirko Petrovic, Karolina Piotrowicz, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Cornel C. Sieber, Gregor Sneddon, Maw Pin Tan, Nathalie van der Velde, Rohan Wee, Michael Vassallo, M. Cristina Polidori, Global education and training in geriatrics: mapping transnational initiatives and their complementarities, European Geriatric Medicine, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray; Clíona Ní Cheallaigh; Roman Romero-Ortuno; Julie Broderick, Exploring the impact of the LEAP-W trial, a targeted exercise intervention for women experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. A mixed-methods feasibility study, BMJ Open, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Rufus O. Akinyemi, Oladotun Victor Olalusi, Gabriel Ogunde, Tolulope Akinyemi, Joseph Yaria, Olabode Oguntiloye, Ayotomiwa Fagbemi, Eniola Cadmus, Femi Popoola, Mayowa Ogunronbi, Dorcas Olujobi, Olaoluwa Famuyiwa, Joshua Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Adesola Ogunniyi, Raj Kalaria, Brian Lawlor, HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AMONGST OLDER AFRICANS IN NIGERIA, PLOS One, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Dihogo Gama de Matos, Jefferson Lima de Santana, Felipe J. Aidar, Stephen M. Cornish, Gordon G. Giesbrecht, Albená Nunes-Silva, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Todd A. Duhamel, Rodrigo Villar, Can progressive strength training counteract frailty and improve short-term autonomic compensatory responses during active standing orthostatic stress? A pilot study, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Irene Bufano, Camilla Volpi, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Medical specialty access in EU/EEA countries, Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Romero-Ortuno, R., The evolution of geriatric day hospitals in Ireland, Nature Aging, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
  

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Silvin P. Knight, Jose Refojo, Louise Newman, Rossella Rizzo, Hugh Tinney, Roman Romero-Ortuno, "Dancing with Atoms": A tribute to Sheila Tinney, Research Square, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Eoin Duggan, Glenn Jennings, Ann Monaghan, Lisa Byrne, Feng Xue, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Characterising the Blood Pressure Response to Physical Counterpressure Manoeuvres Using Surface Electromyography in Adults with Long Covid, TechRxiv, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Ann Monaghan, Nollaig Bourke, Aisling O'Halloran, Mark Ward, Feng Xue, Glenn Jennings, Rose Anne Kenny and Roman Romero-Ortuno, New self-reported exhaustion during the COVID-19 Pandemic, TILDA Report, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Aisling O'Halloran, Roman Romero-Ortuno, How can frailty impact access to health and social care services?, HRB Open Research Blog, November, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Oscanoa TJ, Vidal X, Carvajal A, Romero-Ortuno R, Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a meta-analysis, Research Square (Preprint), 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Aisling O'Halloran, Christine McGarrigle, Siobhan Scarlett, Lorna Roe, Roman Romero-Ortuno and Rose Anne Kenny, TILDA Report on Population Estimates of Physical Frailty in Ireland to Inform Demographics for Over 50s in Ireland during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Roman Romero-Ortuno, Peter May, Minjuan Wang, Siobhan Scarlett, Ann Hever, Rose Anne Kenny, TILDA Nursing Home Data: A short report to inform COVID-19 responses for our most vulnerable, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Romero-Ortuño R and Kennelly SP, COVID-19 deaths in Irish Nursing Homes: exploring variation and association with the adherence to national regulatory quality standards, LTCcovid.org, International Long-Term Care Policy Network,, CPEC-LSE, June, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Aisling O'Halloran, Christine McGarrigle, Siobhán Scarlett, Lorna Roe, Mary O'Shea, Roman Romero-Ortuno and Rose Anne Kenny, Living with Frailty in Ireland 2018, TILDA, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Roman Romero-Ortuno, Peter May, Minjuan Wang, Siobhán Scarlett, Ann Hever and Rose Anne Kenny, TILDA Participants in Nursing Homes, TILDA, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
School Award for Teaching Excellence 2024
Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin 24 April 2023
Master in Arts (jure officii), Trinity College Dublin 2022
President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Award 2018
Count of Cartagena Award of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain 2017
First Prize of the Catalan Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2016
British Geriatrics Society Rising Star Award 2015
Elizabeth Brown Prize of the British Geriatrics Society 2010
Trainee Prize, Royal Society of Medicine (Geriatrics and Gerontology Section) 2008
Presidential Medal of the Irish Gerontological Society 2008
Loch Exhibition, University of London 2003
Titmuss Examination Prize (Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science) 2003