Team

Mr Asam Ishtiaq

President

Asam Ishtiaq is one of the founding board members of MDCA. He is a consultant surgeon in full time independent practice since 2006 at Whitfield Clinic Waterford. He was appointed to the role of Clinical Director in 2011 and continues to serve as Medical Director of now UPMC Whitfield as head of clinical governance.

He has held numerous national leadership, regulatory and advisory roles in the past three decades. He was actively involved in Irish Medical Organisation as council member since 1999, NCHD chair in 2002, Vice President 2004 and President 2005-2006.

He was elected as NCHD Member of The Medical Council 2004 to 2007 and served on Fitness to Practice, Registration, Education & Training Registration and Medical Schools Accreditation Committee.

He was Ministerial Nominee to the Steering Group of National Task Force on Medical Staffing 2002 to 2003 and Member of National Joint Steering Group on NCHD Working Hours established by Minister of Health & Children 1999 to 2000.

He also served as elected Professional Member of South Eastern Health Board 2001 to 2004 and was member of General Hospitals Committee.

He is a medical graduate of class of 1990 from Punjab Medical College Faisalabad, University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan. He moved to Ireland in 1991 to pursue a career in surgery and obtained fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1995.

Prof Robert Kelly

Vice President

• Associate Professor Robert Kelly MD MBA FRCPI FACC FESC FSEM
• Consultant Cardiology & Lifestyle Medicine
• Associate Professor Clinical Medicine UCD
• Senior Lecturer Clinical Medicine RCSI
• Beacon Hospital Dublin
• Author, TEdX & Keynote Speaker
• Medical School RCSI
• Class of 1992