DrMichael Daly
Senior Lecturer
Department of Medicine
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Michael Daly is an academic and non-invasive cardiologist whose interests include multimodality cardiovascular imaging, electrocardiography, biomechanical modelling of structural heart disease, medical humanities, and healthcare education. In addition to international accreditations in cardiac CT and echocardiography, Dr Daly also holds an MA in Creative Writing focusing on drama, an MD by research in Medical Education, and a PhD in Cardiology. Currently, he is a Consultant Cardiologist in Dublin, Senior Lecturer at RCSI, and Visiting Professor at Ulster University. In 2022, he was named the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards in London, UK, for his post-doctoral work that improved medical students’ clinical cardiology acumen through whole-task hybrid simulations. In 2023, he was awarded both a Fulbright Scholarship to Stanford University’s Centre for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) to explore how narratology might augment simulated clinical experiences, and the Silver Award in the Breakthrough Technology Innovation in Education category at the global QS Reimagine Education Awards. Dr Daly is currently an elected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Royal College of Physicians in both Ireland and London; he is also Associate Editor at Academic Medicine and JACC Case Reports, is on the Editorial Board of BMJ Medical Humanities and Advisory Board of JACC Journals, and is an accredited member of the Writers Guild of Ireland.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Honorary Lecturer in MedicineQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom2011 - 2015
- Lecturer in CardiologyRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland2019 - 12 May 2024
- Research Supervisor - MSc in Medical Education for Healthcare ProfessionalsUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom21 Nov 2022 - 14 Feb 2024
- Clinical Lead - Cardiovascular Module (DEM Year 1)Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland21 Nov 2022
- Fulbright Scholar | Visiting ProfessorStanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States8 Jun 2023 - 21 Dec 2023
- Module Developer and Lead - Narrative Medicine: lessons from Irish writers and storytellersRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland19 Feb 2024
- Visiting Professor - Faculty Fellowship in Medical HumanitiesStanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States21 Feb 2024
- Senior LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medicine, Dublin, Ireland13 May 2024
- Module Developer and Lead - Travellers TalkingRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland7 Apr 2025
- Module Developer and Lead – Who is this person? Improving empathy and patient-centred communication through contemporary danceRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland20 Oct 2025
- Module Developer and Lead – Disrupting Disabilities through ArtRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland2 Mar 2026
- Research Supervisor - MSc in Population Health LeadershipRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland1 Apr 2025 - 1 Sep 2026
- Research Supervisor - MD in Medical EducationRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland14 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2027
- Research Supervisor - DProf in Healthcare SciencesRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland1 Aug 2025
- Research Supervisor - PhD in Cardiovascular MedicineRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, IrelandNov 2025
- Visiting ProfessorUlster University, School of Medicine, United Kingdom1 Mar 2026
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Consultant CardiologistConnolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland1 May 2023
- Consultant CardiologistMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland1 May 2024
- Associate EditorJACC Case Reports, Viewpoint Editor, United States2 Apr 2024
- Editorial Board MemberBMJ Medical Humanities, United Kingdom6 Jun 2024
- Executive Board MemberSix Dance Collective, Ballet Company, Belfast, Northern Ireland30 Sep 2024
- Advisory Group MemberJACC Journals, Washington, DC, United States14 Feb 2025
- Consultant CardiologistBon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Ireland1 Aug 2025
- ESC Council on Valvular Heart DiseaseEuropean Society of Cardiology, Antibes, France5 Aug 2025
- Assistant EditorAcademic Medicine (AAMC), United States1 Jan 2026
DEGREES
- MB BCh BAOQueen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom1999 - 2004
- PhDQueen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom2015 - 2017
- MAQueen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom2018 - 2019
- MDRCSI, Dublin, Ireland2020 - 2022
CERTIFICATIONS
- Membership of the Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom2008
- Cardiac CTSociety of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography14 Apr 2021 - 15 Apr 2024
- Adult Transoesophageal EchocardiographyThe European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging3 Oct 2022 - 4 Oct 2027
- Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Medicine in IrelandRoyal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland2022
- Fellowship of the Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom2023
- Fellowship of the American College of CardiologyAmerican College of Cardiology, Washington D.C., United States2023
- Fellowship of the European Society of CardiologyEuropean Society of Cardiology, Antibes, France3 Dec 2024
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of IrelandRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, IrelandOct 2025
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- HST CardiologyNorthern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Northern Ireland3 Aug 2011 - 4 Aug 2015
- Senior Registrar in Cardiology / Academic CardiologyHSE Ireland / RCSI, Ireland5 Aug 2019 - 30 Dec 2022
- Consultant CardiologistRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland17 Jan 2023
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- FrenchCan speak and understand
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Simulation
- Biomechanics
- Medical Education
- Higher Education Practice
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Neuroscience
- Psycho-social Aspect of Health
- Patient Outcomes
- Psychology
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education
- 5 Gender Equality
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions