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The Irish Thoracic Society Award for Outstanding Contribution to Respiratory Medicine.

About the award

The award recognises ITS members who have made an outstanding contribution to respiratory medicine and healthcare in Ireland, or to the development of the Irish Thoracic Society.

Award recipients

Professor Walter McNicholasAward recipientProfessor Walter McNicholasRead more about Professor Walter McNicholas → Professor Lorcan McGarveyAward recipientProfessor Lorcan McGarveyRead more about Professor Lorcan McGarvey → Professor Tim McDonnellAward recipientProfessor Tim McDonnellRead more about Professor Tim McDonnell → Professor Patrick FinneganAward recipientProfessor Patrick FinneganRead more about Professor Patrick Finnegan → Professor Shane O’NeillAward recipientProfessor Shane O’NeillRead more about Professor Shane O’Neill → Professor Luke ClancyAward recipientProfessor Luke ClancyRead more about Professor Luke Clancy → Professor JJ GilmartinAward recipientProfessor JJ GilmartinRead more about Professor JJ Gilmartin → Dr Cathal BredinAward recipientDr Cathal BredinRead more about Dr Cathal Bredin → Professor Muiris X FitzGeraldAward recipientProfessor Muiris X FitzGeraldRead more about Professor Muiris X FitzGerald →

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