Niamh Peters

Biography

Dr Niamh Peters qualified from University College Cork in 2012 with a First class Honours Degree. She completed her Higher Specialist in Medical Oncology in Ireland.
Dr Peters has worked in Medical Oncology throughout various hospitals in Ireland and previously worked in New Zealand. She recently completed a two-year fellowship in Experimental Cancer Medicine in The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester. She is also interested in medical education and has lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Dr. Peters was awarded travel bursaries for her research from the Irish Society of Medical Oncology in 2019 and 2020. She was also awarded the Ainsworth Scholarship from University College Cork in 2020.
Dr. Peters is a member of the European Society of Medical Oncology, American society of Clinical Oncology and a member of Cancer trials Ireland. She also sits on the experts committee for the Health Products Regulatory Authority in Ireland. She previously sat on the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee in the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
She is a keen researcher and has published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She has also presented her research at a national and international level. She recently completed a Masters in Public Health through University College Cork where her dissertation focused on Irish men’s awareness of penile cancer.
Dr Peters is now working as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at HSE Mid West.
She has an avid interest in GAA and previously acted a secretary for Fullen Gaels Camogie Club Manchester. She also enjoys keeping fit and travelling.
Areas of Interest include Prostate cancer, Penile cancer, Clinical Trials , Cancer Prevention, Advancing health equity in cancer care.

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