Rate My Professor Martin Corbally

Professor Martin Corbally is Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at RCSI Medical University of Bahrain, Chief of Staff at King Hamad University Hospital, and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon. He joined RCSI Bahrain in 2011 after serving at RCSI Dublin as Associate Professor in Paediatric Surgery from 2003 to 2011 and Senior Lecturer from 1999 to 2003. Corbally holds an MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) from University College Galway (1978), FRCSI (1982), MD from New York State University (1987), MCh from University College Galway (1988), Paediatric Surgery Intercollegiate Fellowship FRCS (Paed Surgery) and Completion Certificate of Surgical Training CCST (Paed Surgery) (1991), MRCPI (1999), Honorary FRCSEd (2001), and Graduate Diploma in Health Care and Risk Management from University College Dublin (2011).

His expertise includes neonatal surgery, paediatric hepatobiliary surgery, paediatric surgical oncology, surgical education and training, patient safety, hospital administration, risk management, and global health development. At King Hamad University Hospital, he has introduced clinical governance models such as informed consent, risk management, an in-house online incident reporting system, and the WHO Universal Protocol for interventional procedures. He chairs committees on risk management, quality, and patient safety, and plays a leading role in JCI accreditation preparations. Corbally serves as an examiner for FRCSI since 1996, MRCSI since 2001, and Intercollegiate FRCS (Paed Surgery) since 2005. He has been on the basic surgical training committee, faculty for basic surgical skills, ATLS, and CrISP courses, and represented RCSI on the Inter-Collegiate Board of Examiners in Paediatric Surgery (2005-2011) and Specialist Advisory Committee (2004-2008). As Program Director of Operation Childlife, he leads outreach for paediatric surgery skills enhancement in Vietnam since 2003 and Tanzania since 2007. Key publications include "Alpha glutathione S-transferase: a potential marker of ischemia-reperfusion injury of the intestine after cardiac surgery?" (Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2006), "The Transhepatic Central Venous Catheter for Long-Term access in Paediatric Patients" (Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2008), "Vascular Complications of Neuroblastoma Resection" (Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2008), and "Parental Involvement in the Preoperative Surgical Safety Checklist is welcomed by both parents and staff" (International Journal of Paediatrics, 2014). Awards include Medical Research Council Student Fellowship (1973), Ainsworth Fellowship (1985), American Cancer Society In-House Award (1987), Medal of Health from Ho Chi Minh People's Committee (2007), Irish Aid Grant for Surgical Training (2007-2010), and Sir Peter Freyer State of the Art Medal (2017).