Meet The Teams

St. Vincent’s University Hospital
MD – Site PI
Ed McKone
Ed is a Consultant Respiratory Physician in the National Referral Center for Adult Cystic Fibrosis, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he completed his initial respiratory training including MD thesis in St. Vincent’s University Hospital. He subsequently completed fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle followed by 4 years on faculty as an attending physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. In 2006, he was appointed to St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin where he is currently a consultant respiratory physician with clinical and research interests in the areas of cystic fibrosis, clinical genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.
Research Nurse
Brenda Grogan
Brenda has been the Study Coordinator/Research Nurse for Cystic Fibrosis at St Vincents University Hospital since 2010. She has been involved in numerous clinical trials. Brenda has qualified in both General and Paediatric nursing. RGN, RSCN. She has also completed a postgraduate certificate in Clinical Research at RCSI in 2012.