Dr Lisa F Kiely

Lisa graduated from Medicine in 2016 from the University of Limerick. She holds an honours Bachelor Degree (BSc) in physiology from University of Galway and a Master’s in clinical education from Queens University Belfast. She is a Dermatology Specialist Registrar with Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) and Fellow of the Irish Clinical and Academic Training (ICAT) programme.

PhD Title: IMAGINE: Imaging Morphea – Advancements for DiAGnosis and INtensive Evaluation

IMAGINE is a multi-centre longitudinal observational study of both adult and paediatric patients with Morphea (Localised scleroderma). Monitoring disease progression remains a key clinical challenge. Lisa’s PhD aims to explore novel objective methods of monitoring activity in Morphea using clinical scoring, cytokine analysis, multispectral imaging and machine learning techniques.

Career Profile:

• 2023 – Current: ICAT Fellow/PhD Student, INFANT, UCC
• 2022 – Current: Dermatology Specialist Registrar, RCPI
• 2020 – 2023: MSc Clinical Education, Queens University Belfast
• 2020: Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• 2019-2021: Basic Specialist Training, General Internal Medicine, RCPI
• 2012 – 2016: BM BS (Hons), University of Limerick
• 2008 – 2012: BSc Physiology (Hons)  , University of Galway