Professor Martina Hennessy
Assoc Prof Consultant MedicalEducation, Medical Education
Assoc Prof Consultant MedicalEducation, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Biography
Prof Martina Hennessy is a practicing clinical pharmacologist and consultant physician in St James's Hospital Dublin with expertise in hypertension and cardiovascular risk. In addition, she is Associate Professor in Medical Education in the School of Medicine. Prof Hennessy was the first Fottrell post appointed as part of the HEA curricular reform process in 2007 and was responsible for directing reform of the undergraduate curriculum in medicine. Prof Hennessy is the Director of the Wellcome-HRB Clinical Research Facility in St James's Hospital, Dublin. The CRF is a collaborative partnership between St James's Hospital and Trinity College. Prof Hennessy is also the Director of Internship in The School of Medicine. In January 2023, Prof Hennessy took up the role of Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the Dublin Midlands hospital Group (DMHG). The DMHG is composed of 7 hospitals, St James's Hospital Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital Dublin, The Coombe Women's Hospital Dublin, St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network at St James's Hospital, Naas General Hospital, Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore and Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. The CAO is responsible for developing a structured and integrated approach to research, innovation, education and training for all healthcare professionals in the DMHG. The DMHG which includes its Academic Partner Trinity College Dublin (TCD), is one of the largest of 7 hospital groups established as a key transitional step in a Government initiative to reorganise the Public Health System.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Elaine Burke, Catherine Darker, Isabelle Molly Godson-Treacy, Columb Kavanagh, David Mockler, Natasha Slattery, Martina Hennessy, Gender equality in academic medicine before, during and after COVID-19: A systematic review., The Clinical Teacher, 2024
Elaine Burke, Declan Byrne, Mark Donegan, Oisin Hannigan, Julie O'Grady, Alice Waugh, Martina Hennessy, PlayDecide Teamwork: A discussion game for junior doctors to explore workplace bullying and harassment, BMC Medical Education, 2024
Ó Domhnaill, A. O'Mahony, M., Broderick, B., Hennessy, M., Donnelly, A., Naughton, O., Hurley, E., Carthy, P., Nolan, A., Moriarty, F. and Lyons, S., Impact of Nitrogen Dioxide on Health with Particular Emphasis on Vulnerable Groups, Environmental Protection Agency, 2023, p1 - 48
Kennedy, Cormac, Hayes, Peter, Salama, Sulafa, Hennessy, Martina, Fogacci, Federica, The Effect of Semaglutide on Blood Pressure in Patients without Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, (3), 2023, p772
Carter M, Tobin A, Coy L, McDonald D, Hennessy M, O'Rourke D, Room to improve: The diagnostic journey of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 42, 2023, p42 - 46
Sheill G., Hennessy M., Devenney K., Reynolds S., Towns J., Gill M., Guinan E., A hospital to community exercise referral pathway: results of a pilot project., Irish Journal of Medical Science., 2022
Kennedy, Cormac, Ali, Osama, Farnan, Richard, Stinson, John, Gabr, Ahmed, Hall, Mary, O"Connor, Patricia, Hennessy, Martina, Barry, Michael, Clinical characteristics of two groups commonly referred to an Irish hypertension service"patients with resistant hypertension and young adults with hypertension, Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 191, (6), 2022, p2549-2557
Cormac Kennedy and Osama Ali and Richard Farnan and John Stinson and Ahmed Gabr and Mary Hall and Patricia O'Connor and Martina Hennessy and Michael Barry, Clinical characteristics of two groups commonly referred to an Irish hypertension service"patients with resistant hypertension and young adults with hypertension, Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 2022
McElvaney O.J, McEvoy N.L, Boland F, McElvaney O.F, Hogan G, Donnelly K, Friel O, Browne E, Fraughen D.D, Murphy M.P, Clarke J, Choileáin O.N, O'Connor E, McGuinness R, Boylan M, Kelly A, Hayden J.C, Collins A.M, Cullen A, Hyland D, Carroll T.P, Geoghegan P, Laffey J.G, Hennessy M, Martin-Loeches I, McElvaney N.G, Curley G.F, A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous alpha-1 antitrypsin for ARDS secondary to COVID-19, Med, 3, (4), 2022, p233 - 248.e6
Kamarajah, S.K. and Evans, R.P.T. and Nepogodiev, D. and Hodson, J. and Bundred, J.R. and Gockel, I. and Gossage, J.A. and Isik, A. and Kidane, B. and Mahendran, H.A. and Negoi, I. and Okonta, K.E. and Sayyed, R. and van Hillegersberg, R. and Vohra, R.S. and Wijnhoven, B.P.L. and Singh, P. and Griffiths, E.A. and Kamarajah, S.K. and Hodson, J. and Griffiths, E.A. and Alderson, D. and Bundred, J. and Evans, R.P.T. and Gossage, J. and Griffiths, E.A. and Jefferies, B. and Kamarajah, S.K. and McKay, S. and Mohamed, I. and Nepogodiev, D. and Siaw-Acheampong, K. and Singh, P. and van Hillegersberg, R. and Vohra, R. and Wanigasooriya, K. and Whitehouse, T. and Gjata, A. and Moreno, J.I. and Takeda, F.R. and Kidane, B. and Guevara Castro, R. and Harustiak, T. and Bekele, A. and Kechagias, A. and Gockel, I. and Kennedy, A. and Da Roit, A. and Bagajevas, A. and Azagra, J.S. and Mahendran, H.A. and MejÃa-Fernández, L. and Wijnhoven, B.P.L. and El Kafsi, J. and Sayyed, R.H. and Sousa, M. and Sampaio, A.S. and Negoi, I. and Blanco, R. and Wallner, B. and Schneider, P.M. and Hsu, P.K. and Isik, A. and Gananadha, S. and Wills, V. and Devadas, M. and Duong, C. and Talbot, M. and Hii, M.W. and Jacobs, R. and Andreollo, N.A. and Johnston, B. and Darling, G. and Isaza-Restrepo, A. and Rosero, G. and Arias-Amézquita, F. and Raptis, D. and Gaedcke, J. and Reim, D. and Izbicki, J. and Egberts, J.H. and Dikinis, S. and Kjaer, D.W. and Larsen, M.H. and Achiam, M.P. and Saarnio, J. and Theodorou, D. and Liakakos, T. and Korkolis, D.P. and Robb, W.B. and Collins, C. and Murphy, T. and Reynolds, J. and Tonini, V. and Migliore, M. and Bonavina, L. and Valmasoni, M. and Bardini, R. and Weindelmayer, J. and Terashima, M. and White, R.E. and Alghunaim, E. and Elhadi, M. and Leon-Takahashi, A.M. and Medina-Franco, H. and Lau, P.C. and Okonta, K.E. and Heisterkamp, J. and Rosman, C. and van Hillegersberg, R. and Beban, G. and Babor, R. and Gordon, A. and Rossaak, J.I. and Pal, K.M.I. and Qureshi, A.U. and Naqi, S.A. and Syed, A.A. and Barbosa, J. and Vicente, C.S. and Leite, J. and Freire, J. and Casaca, R. and Costa, R.C.T. and Scurtu, R.R. and Mogoanta, S.S. and Bolca, C. and Constantinoiu, S. and Sekhniaidze, D. and BjeloviÄ , M. and So, J.B.Y. and GaÄ evski, G. and Loureiro, C. and Pera, M. and Bianchi, A. and Moreno Gijón, M. and MartÃn Fernández, J. and Trugeda Carrera, M.S. and Vallve-Bernal, M. and CÃtores Pascual, M.A. and Elmahi, S. and Halldestam, I. and Hedberg, J. and Mönig, S. and Gutknecht, S. and Tez, M. and Guner, A. and Tirnaksiz, M.B. and Colak, E. and Sevinç, B. and Hindmarsh, A. and Khan, I. and Khoo, D. and Byrom, R. and Gokhale, J. and Wilkerson, P. and Jain, P. and Chan, D. and Robertson, K. and Iftikhar, S. and Skipworth, R. and Forshaw, M. and Higgs, S. and Gossage, J. and Nijjar, R. and Viswanath, Y.K.S. and Turner, P. and Dexter, S. and Boddy, A. and Allum, W.H. and Oglesby, S. and Cheong, E. and Beardsmore, D. and Vohra, R. and Maynard, N. and Berrisford, R. and Mercer, S. and Puig, S. and Melhado, R. and Kelty, C. and Underwood, T. and Dawas, K. and Lewis, W. and Al-Bahrani, A. and Bryce, G. and Thomas, M. and Arndt, A.T. and Palazzo, F. and Meguid, R.A. and Fergusson, J. and Beenen, E. and Mosse, C. and Salim, J. and Cheah, S., The influence of anastomotic techniques on postoperative anastomotic complications: Results of the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 164, (3), 2022, p674-684.e5
Michael Patrick O'Shea and Cormac Kennedy and Eileen Relihan and Kieran Harkin and Martina Hennessy and Michael Barry, Assessment of an electronic patient record system on discharge prescribing errors in a Tertiary University Hospital, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21, (1), 2021
Kennedy C., Ali O., Farnan R., Hall M., Stinson J., O'Connor P., Hennessy M., Barry M., Is it time to reconsider the treatment paradigm for obese patients with hypertension?, Journal of Human Hypertension, 2021
McEvoy N.L, Clarke J.L, Mc Elvaney O.J, Mc Elvaney O.F, Boland F, Hyland D, Geoghegan P, Donnelly K, Friel O, Cullen A, Collins A.M, Fraughen D, Martin-Loeches I, Hennessy M, Laffey J.G, Mc Elvaney N.G, Curley G.F, A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot trial of intravenous plasma purified alpha-1 antitrypsin for SARS-CoV-2-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial, Trials, 22, (1), 2021
Cormac Kennedy and Richard Farnan and John Stinson and Mary Hall and Linda Hemeryck and Patricia O'Connor and Martina Hennessy and Michael Barry, Referrals to, and characteristics of patients attending a specialist hypertension clinic, Journal of Human Hypertension, 2021
Ridge K, Conlon N, Hennessy M, Dunne P.J, Correction to: Feasibility assessment of an 8-week attention-based training programme in the management of chronic spontaneous urticarial (Pilot and Feasibility Studies, (2021), 7, 1, (103), 10.1186/s40814-021-00841-z), Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, (1), 2021
Hennus, Marije P., Young, John Q., Hennessy, Martina, Friedman, Karen A., de Vries, Bas, Hoff, Reinier G., O"Connor, Enda, Patterson, Aileen, Curley, Gerard, Thakker, Krima, van Dam, Marjel, van Dijk, Diederik, van Klei, Wilton A., ten Cate, Olle, Supervision, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Patient Safety in Intensive Care Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ATS Scholar, 2021, pats-scholar.202
Sheill G., Hennessy M., O'Neill L., Reynolds S., Towns J., Gill M., Guinan E., Exercise and chronic health conditions in the community: A qualitative Study of Patients and Fitness instructors, Health and Social Care in the Community, 2021
Kamarajah, S.K. and Nepogodiev, D. and Bekele, A. and Cecconello, I. and Evans, R.P.T. and Guner, A. and Gossage, J.A. and Harustiak, T. and Hodson, J. and Isik, A. and Kidane, B. and Leon-Takahashi, A.M. and Mahendran, H.A. and Negoi, I. and Okonta, K.E. and Rosero, G. and Sayyed, R.H. and Singh, P. and Takeda, F.R. and van Hillegersberg, R. and Vohra, R.S. and White, R.E. and Griffiths, E.A. and Alderson, D. and Bundred, J. and Gossage, J. and Jefferies, B. and McKay, S. and Mohamed, I. and Siaw- Acheampong, K. and Vohra, R. and Wanigasooriya, K. and Whitehouse, T. and Gjata, A. and Moreno, J.I. and Guevara, C.R. and Kechagias, A. and Gockel, I. and Kennedy, A. and Da Roit, A. and Bagajevas, A. and Azagra, J.S. and MejÃa-Fernández, L. and Wijnhoven, B.P.L. and El Kafsi, J. and Sousa, M. and Sampaio, A.S. and Blanco, R. and Wallner, B. and Schneider, P.M. and Hsu, P.K. and Gananadha, S. and Wills, V. and Devadas, M. and Duong, C. and Talbot, M. and Hii, M.W. and Jacobs, R. and Andreollo, N.A. and Johnston, B. and Darling, G. and Isaza-Restrepo, A. and Arias- Amézquita, F. and Raptis, D. and Gaedcke, J. and Reim, D. and Izbicki, J. and Egberts, J.H. and Dikinis, S. and Kjaer, D.W. and Larsen, M.H. and Achiam, M.P. and Saarnio, J. and Theodorou, D. and Liakakos, T. and Korkolis, D.P. and Robb, W.B. and Collins, C. and Murphy, T. and Reynolds, J. and Tonini, V. and Migliore, M. and Bonavina, L. and Valmasoni, M. and Bardini, R. and Weindelmayer, J. and Terashima, M. and Alghunaim, E. and Elhadi, M. and Medina-Franco, H. and Lau, P.C. and Heisterkamp, J. and Rosman, C. and Beban, G. and Babor, R. and Gordon, A. and Rossaak, J.I. and Pal, K.M.I. and Qureshi, A.U. and Naqi, S.A. and Syed, A.A. and Barbosa, J. and Vicente, C.S. and Leite, J. and Freire, J. and Casaca, R. and Costa, R.C.T. and Scurtu, R.R. and Mogoanta, S.S. and Bolca, C. and Constantinoiu, S. and Sekhniaidze, D. and BjeloviÄ , M. and So, J.B.Y. and GaÄ evski, G. and Loureiro, C. and Pera, M. and Bianchi, A. and Moreno, G.M. and MartÃn Fernández, J. and Trugeda Carrera, M.S. and Vallve-Bernal, M. and CÃtores Pascual, M.A. and Elmahi, S. and Halldestam, I. and Hedberg, J. and Mönig, S. and Gutknecht, S. and Tez, M. and Tirnaksiz, M.B. and Colak, E. and Sevinç, B. and Hindmarsh, A. and Khan, I. and Khoo, D. and Byrom, R. and Gokhale, J. and Wilkerson, P. and Jain, P. and Chan, D. and Robertson, K. and Iftikhar, S. and Skipworth, R. and Forshaw, M. and Higgs, S. and Nijjar, R. and Viswanath, Y.K.S. and Turner, P. and Dexter, S. and Boddy, A. and Allum, W.H. and Oglesby, S. and Cheong, E. and Beardsmore, D. and Maynard, N. and Berrisford, R. and Mercer, S. and Puig, S. and Melhado, R. and Kelty, C. and Underwood, T. and Dawas, K. and Lewis, W. and Al-Bahrani, A. and Bryce, G. and Thomas, M. and Arndt, A.T. and Palazzo, F. and Meguid, R.A. and Fergusson, J. and Beenen, E. and Mosse, C. and Salim, J. and Cheah, S. and Wright, T. and Cerdeira, M.P. and McQuillan, P. and Richardson, M. and Liem, H. and Spillane, J. and Yacob, M. and Albadawi, F. and Thorpe, T. and Dingle, A. and Cabalag, C. and Loi, K. and Fisher, O.M. and Ward, S. and Read, M. and Johnson, M. and Bassari, R. and Bui, H. and Sallum, R.A.A. and da Rocha, J.R.M. and Lopes, L.R. and Tercioti, V. and Coelho, J.D. and Ferrer, J.A.P., Mortality from esophagectomy for esophageal cancer across low, middle, and high-income countries: An international cohort study, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2021
Burke, E., HEennessy, M, Evaluation of an early career clinical academic training programme using the CIPP model, BMJ Open , 11, (11), 2021
O'Shea M, Kennedy C, Relihan E, Harkin K, Hennessy M, Barry M, Assessment of an Electronic Patient Record System on Discharge Prescribing Errors in a Tertiary University Hospital, 2021
Kennedy C., O'Dea E., Reidy D., Towns J., Pigott M., Kevans D., O'Rourke D., Hennessy M., Challenging times: Delivering gene therapies and an opportunity for shared learning, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021
Philip Carthy, Aonghus Ó Domhnaill, Margaret O'Mahony, Anne Nolan, Frank Moriarty, Brian Broderick, Martina Hennessy, Aoife Donnelly, Owen Naughton, Sean Lyons, Local NO2 concentrations and asthma among over-50s in Ireland: A microdata analysis, International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, (6), 2020, p1899 - 1908
Carthy, P., O'Domhnaill, A., O'Mahony. M., Broderick, B.M., Hennessy, M., Donnelly, A., Naughton, O. and Lyons, S, Local NO2 concentrations and asthma among over-50s in Ireland: a microdata analysis, International Journal of Epidemiology , 49, (6), 2020, p1899 - 1908
Delaney H., Devane D., Hennessy M., Parker A., Murphy L., Cronin P., Smith V. , Limited evidence exists on the effectiveness of education and training interventions on trial recruitment; a systematic review, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 113, 2019, p75 - 82
O"Shea MP, Harkin K, Sulaiman HM, Hennessy M, Barry M, Kennedy C., More Teaching Not More Exams: Interns Views in Improving Prescribing Safety, Irish medical journal, 112, (5), 2019, p943
Burke E, Teeling M, Hennessy M, Introduction of an academic Internship in Ireland: views of undergraduate medical students, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2018
, Push and stay factors affecting Irish medical student migration intentions., Irish journal of medical science, 2017
Orikiiriza J, Nakawesi J, Kikaire B, Turitwenka D, Schlech W, Kambugu A, Lamorde M, Normark J, Hennessy M, Musiime V, Rujumba J, Ndeezi G, Tumwesigye NM, Doherty DG, Achan J, Unmet needs persist in pediatric HIV programs: lessons from selected case studies in Uganda. , AIDS , 31, 2017, p1196 - 1199
Patterson, M., Sharek, D., Hennessy, M., Phillips, M., and Schofield S., Medical humanities: A closer look at learning, Medical Humanities, 42, (2), 2016, p115 - 120
Gouda, P., Kitt, K., Evans, D.S., Goggin, D., McGrath, D., Last, J., Hennessy, M., Arnett, R., O"Flynn, S., Dunne, F., O"Donovan, D., Irish medical students" understanding of the intern year, Irish Medical Journal, 109, (4), 2016
R Woods, T Subramaniam, A Patterson, M Hennessy, C Timon, Validation and evaluation of new assessments for the otolaryngology undergraduate medical clerkship., The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2015, p1 - 6
Morris MC, Hennessy M, Conlon KC, Ridgway PF., Evaluation of a "Subintern" Role: Action Over Observation For Final-Year Medical Students in Surgery., J Surg Educ, 72, (5), 2015, p862 - 867
Donohoe C.L, Conneely J.B, Zilbert N, Hennessy M, Schofield S, Reynolds J.V, Docemur Docemus: Peer-Assisted Learning Improves the Knowledge Gain of Tutors in the Highest Quartile of Achievement but Not Those in the Lowest Quartile, Journal of Surgical Education, 72, (6), 2015, p1139 - 1144
, Investigating the Irish brain drain: factors influencing migration intentions among medical students., BMC proceedings, 2015
Gouda, P., Kitt, K., Evans, D.S., Goggin, D., McGrath, D., Last, J., Hennessy, M., Arnett, R., O'Flynn, S., Dunne, F., O'Donovan, D., Ireland's medical brain drain: Migration intentions of Irish medical students, Human Resources for Health, 13, (1), 2015
Kennedy A, Petrasca A, Doherty DG, Hennessy M, Spiers JP, HIV-1 Tat clade-specific cytokine induction in monocytes/macrophages is not evidenced in total or V"9V"2 T lymphocytes., AIDS (London, England), 28, (1), 2014, p131-3
Laragh Stevens, Maureen Kelly, Martina Hennessy, Jason Last, Fidelma Dunne, Siun O'Flynn , Medical Student Views on Selection Tools for Medicine- A mixed methods study. Accepted by Irish Medical Journal , Irish medical Journal , 2014, p229 - 231
Stevens, L., Kelly, M.E., Hennessy, M., Last, J., Dunne, F., O"Flynn, S., Medical students views on selection tools for medical school " A mixed methods study, Irish Medical Journal, 107, (8), 2014
Svärd J, Blanco F, Nevin D, Fayne D, Mulcahy F, Hennessy M, Spiers JP, Differential interactions of antiretroviral agents with LXR, ER and GR nuclear receptors: potential contributing factors to adverse events., British journal of pharmacology, 171, (2), 2014, p480-97
Morris, M.C., Gillis, A.E., Smoothey, C.O., Hennessy, M., Conlon, K.C., Ridgway, P.F., An alternative certification examination ("ACE") in surgery, Journal of Surgical Education, 71, (6), 2014, p779-789
Hennessy , Quinn, Annual Report: Development Studies Association of Ireland , Trinity College Dublin , 2014
Alan Kennedy, HIV-1 Tat clade-specific cytokine induction in monocytes/macrophages is not evidenced in total or Vγ9Vδ2 T lymphocytes, AIDS, 28(1):131-3, (1), 2014, p131 - 133
Morris MC, Gillis AE, Smoothey CO, Hennessy M, Conlon KC, Ridgway PF, An Alternative Certification Examination ("ACE") in Surgery., Journal of surgical education, 2014, p779-789
Kennedy, A. Doherty , D.G Petrasca, A. Hennessy, M. Spiers, J.P., HIV-1 Tat clade-specific cytokine induction in monocytes/macrophages is not evidenced in total or Vγ9Vδ2 T lymphocytes, AIDS, 28, 2014, p131 - 133
, Medical students' views on selection tools for medical school--a mixed methods study., Irish medical journal, 2014
Woods R, Ramasubbu B, Donohoe C, Hennessy M, Near-peer bedside clinical teaching: example of a successful programme., The clinical teacher, 11, (6), 2014, p472-7
Morris M, Donohoe G, Hennessy M, O Ciardha C, Pro forma: impact on communication skills?, The clinical teacher, 10, (5), 2013, p318-22
O' Flynn S, Power Susan, Hennessy M, Mills A, Lapthorne S. , 'Guidance Counsellors perspectives on revised entry and selection mechanisms to medicine and the HPAT', Institute of Guidance Counsellors, 2013, - 7-10
HPAT Research group , National research group evaluating revised entry mechanisms to medicine, IUA/ CDFMSI, 2013, 24 pp
M Phillips, M Hennessy, A Patterson, Power and its Applications: a new module in the medical curriculum at Trinity College Dublin, Medical Humanities, 2013
, Pro forma: impact on communication skills?, The clinical teacher, 2013
Rietz, A. Volkov, Y. Davies, A. Hennessy, M. Spiers, J., Okadaic acid induces MMP-9 expression in fibroblast: Crosstalk between protein phosphatase inhibition and β-adrenoceptor signalling, British Journal of Pharmacology, 165, 2012, p274 - 288
Rietz, A., Volkov, Y., Davies, A., Hennessy, M., Spiers, J.P., Okadaic acid induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in fibroblasts: Crosstalk between protein phosphatase inhibition and ß-adrenoceptor signalling, British Journal of Pharmacology, 165, (1), 2012, p274-288
Abulhul E, McDonald K, Martos R, Phelan D, Spiers JP, Hennessy M, Baugh J, Watson C, O'Loughlin C, Ledwidge M, Long-Term Statin Therapy in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure and Normal Cholesterol: Effects on Elevated Serum Markers of Collagen Turnover, Inflammation, and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide., Clinical Therapeutics, 34, (1), 2012, p91 - 100
Kennedy A, Hennessy M, Bergin C, Mulcahy F, Hopkins S, Spiers JP, Ribavirin and interferon alter MMP-9 abundance in vitro and in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients., Antiviral therapy, 16, (8), 2011, p1237-47
Phillips M, Pilkington R, Patterson A, Hennessy M, Death and dignity through fresh eyes., The clinical teacher, 8, (4), 2011, p241-244
Svärd J, Spiers JP, Mulcahy F, Hennessy M, Nuclear receptor-mediated induction of CYP450 by antiretrovirals: functional consequences of NR1I2 (PXR) polymorphisms and differential prevalence in whites and sub-Saharan Africans., Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 55, (5), 2010, p536-49
McMahon CJ, Hennessy M, Boyle G, Feely J, Meaney JF, Prevalence of renal artery stenosis in flash pulmonary oedema: determination using gadolinium-enhanced MRA., European journal of internal medicine, 21, (5), 2010, p424-8
Molloy D, Molloy A, O'Loughlin C, Falconer M, Hennessy M, Inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors., Irish journal of medical science, 179, (1), 2010, p73-5
Hennessy, M.; Spiers, J.P., A primer on the mechanics of P-glycoprotein the multi drug transporter, Pharmacological Research, 55, 2007, p1 - 15
Song,G.; Hennessy,M.; Zhao,Y.L.; Li,Q.; Han,W.D.; Qi,Y.; Zhao,W.N.; Silke,B.; Barry,M.; Doyle,R.; Spiers,J.P., Adrenoceptor blockade alters plasma gelatinase activity in patients with heart failure and MMP-9 promoter activity in a human cell line (ECV304), Pharmacological Research, 54, 2006, p57 - 64
Hopkins S, Lambourne J, Farrell G, McCullagh L, Hennessy M, Clarke S, Mulcahy F, Bergin C, Role of individualization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy duration in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals., HIV medicine, 7, (4), 2006, p248-54
Hopkins S, Lambourne J, Farrell G, McCullagh L, Hennessy M, Clarke S, Mulcahy F, Bergin C., Role of individualization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy duration in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals., HIV Med. , 7, (4), 2006, p248-54.
Spiers,J.P.; Kelso,E.J.; Fong,S.; Edge,G.; Song,G.; McDermott,B.J.; Hennessy,M., Alterations in vascular matrix metalloproteinase due to ageing and chronic hypertension: effects of endothelin receptor blockade, Journal of Hypertension, 23, 2005, p1717 - 1724
Hennessy,M.; Clarke,S.; Spiers,J.P.; Kelleher,D.; Mulcahy,F.; Hoggard,P.; Back,D.; Barry,M., Intracellular accumulation of nelfinavir and its relationship to P-glycoprotein expression and function in HIV infected patients, Antiviral Therapy, 9, 2004, p115 - 122
Hennessy M, Clarke S, Spiers JP, Kelleher D, Mulcahy F, Hoggard P, Back D, Barry M, Intracellular accumulation of nelfinavir and its relationship to P-glycoprotein expression and function in HIV-infected patients., Antiviral therapy, 9, (1), 2004, p115-22
Hennessy M, Clarke S, Spiers JP, Mulcahy F, Kelleher D, Meadon E, Maher B, Bergin C, Khoo S, Tjia J, Hoggard P, Back D, Barry M, Intracellular indinavir pharmacokinetics in HIV-infected patients: comparison with plasma pharmacokinetics., Antiviral therapy, 8, (3), 2003, p191-8
Hennessy,M.; Clarke,S.; Spiers,J.P.; Mulcahy,F.; Kelleher,D.; Meadon,E.; Maher,B.; Bergin,C.; Tjia,J.; Hoggard,P.; Back,D.; Barry,M., Intracellular indinavir pharmacokinetics in HIV infected patients: comparison with plasma pharmacokinetics, Antiviral Therapy, 8, 2003, p191 - 198
M. Hennessy, S. Clarke, J. P. Spiers, F. Mulcahy, D. Kelleher, E. Meadon, B. Maher, C. Bergin, S. Khoo, J. Tjia, P. Hoggard, D. Back and M. Barry, Intracellular indinavir pharmacokinetics in HIV-infected patients: comparison with plasma pharmacokinetics, Antiviral therapy, 8, (3), 2003, p191-8
Hennessy M., Clarke S., Spiers J.P., Kelleher D., Mulcahy F., Hoggard P., Back D., Barry M., Intracellular accumulation of Nelfinavir and its relationship to P-glycoprotein Expression and function in HIV infected patients, Antivir Ther., 8, (3), 2003, p191 - 198
M. Hennessy, D. Kelleher, J. P. Spiers, M. Barry, P. Kavanagh, D. Back, F. Mulcahy and J. Feely, St Johns wort increases expression of P-glycoprotein: implications for drug interactions, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 53, (1), 2002, p75-82
Mahmud A, Hennessy M, Feely J, Effect of sildenafil on blood pressure and arterial wave reflection in treated hypertensive men., Journal of human hypertension, 15, (10), 2001, p707-13
A. Mahmud, M. Hennessy and J. Feely, Effect of sildenafil on blood pressure and arterial wave reflection in treated hypertensive men, Journal of Human Hypertension, 15, (10), 2001, p707-13
A.Mahmud, M. Hennessy, J. Feely, Effect of sildenafil on blood pressure and arterial wave reflection in treated hypertensive men, Journal of Human Hypertension, 15, 2001, p707 - 713
Hennessy M, Merry C, Mahmud A, Ryan M, Feely J, Interaction Of Sildenafil And Indinavir When Co-Administered To HIV Positive Patients, European Association Of Clinical Pharmacology And Therapeutics, Jerusalem, 1999
Hennessy M, Barry M, Drug interactions of clinical significance. , Irish Medical Times , 1999
Merry C, Barry MG, Ryan M, Tjia JF, Hennessy M, Eagling VA, Mulcahy F, Back DJ, Interaction of sildenafil and indinavir when co-administered to HIV-positive patients., AIDS (London, England), 13, (15), 1999, pF101-7
Hennessy M, Feely J. , Understanding Drug Interactions. , Modern Medicine in Ireland , 1998
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Martina Hennessy, Dawn Quinn , TIDI Impact report , Trinity College Dublin , July , 2014
Martina Hennessy, Dawn Quinn, TIDI Impact Report , Trinity College Dublin , July , 2013
Uduma, Hennessy , A Report on North South Experiences of Doctoral Training for Development in Africa, Trinity College dublin , November , 2012
Uduma, Hennessy , Building Research Capacity in Higher Education Institutes through Partnerships with African Universities, Trinity College Dublin , November , 2012
Feely J, Hennessy M, Sheehan O, 'Hypertension and Health a Patient Guide. ', Dept of Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics , 2000, -
Elaine Burke, Play/Decide: Teamwork. A card-based discussion game for junior doctors to address workplace bullying and harassment, -
Research Expertise
Projects
- Title
- NOURISH :development of an irish-Ugandan HIV/ Nutrition research cluster Irish Aid / HEA
- Funding Agency
- Irish Aid / Hea
- Date From
- 2012
- Date To
- 2016
- Title
- Doctoral training for Development in Africa
- Funding Agency
- irish Aid/ HEA
- Date From
- 2008
- Date To
- 2014
- Title
- Establishment of a Dublin HIV Cohort Database
- Funding Agency
- HRB
- Date From
- 2005
- Date To
- 2010
- Title
- Role of the nuclear receptors (PXR and CAR) and thymidine kinase polymorphisms on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral therapy in HIV disease
- Summary
- Funding Agency
- European Clinical Aids Society
- Date From
- 2006
- Date To
- 2010
- Title
- Proposal to Expand and consolidate the Development Studies Association of Ireland in collaboration with TIDI
- Funding Agency
- Irish Aid
- Date From
- 2012
- Date To
- 2016
- Title
- Medicine 2 Research - Led teaching in Medicine
- Summary
- Thematic priority Research Led Teaching
- Funding Agency
- MEDINE 2 Network for Medical Education in Europe
- Date From
- 2009
- Date To
- 2012
- Title
- Development of an e-repository of integrative case studies
- Summary
- Funding Agency
- Trinity College Dublin
- Date From
- 2008
- Date To
- 2010
- Title
- Curricular Reform of Medical Education in ireland
- Summary
- Non Peer Reviewed HEA funding for curricular reform and development of Academic Clinician Posts
- Funding Agency
- HEA
- Date From
- 2007
- Date To
- 2014
- Title
- Proposal for the establishment of a Medication Safety Team for St James's Hospital, Dublin
- Summary
- Funding Agency
- HSE
- Date From
- 2003
- Date To
- Ongoing
- Title
- Development of interactive web based Continual assessment for pharmacology
- Funding Agency
- Trinity College
- Date From
- 2005
- Date To
- 2007
- Title
- Effect of ß-Adrenoceptor Antagonism on Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Oxidative State in Stable Heart Failure.
- Funding Agency
- Baggot Street Fund
- Date From
- 2001
- Date To
- 2004
- Title
- Nourish extension project
- Summary
- to build on previous nourish work b supporting the PhD students in the early post doctoral phase
- Funding Agency
- HEA/ Irish AID
- Date From
- 2018
- Date To
- 2020
Recognition
Representations
Member,Education sub-committee Medical Council representing University
Chair,Medication safety committee St James's Hospital
Member. Patient Safety committee Tallaght Hospital
Member Board of Governance of Clinical Research Facility ST James's Hospital
Member European Academic alliance in Global Health
Internship oversight committee - representing the Trinity Network of Interns (123)
member of Eurolife International health committee representing university
HEA Clinical Skills development advisory group
Irish University Medical School Consortium
Awards and Honours
UCL Teaching Award, Royal Free and University College Medical School Academic
Glaxo-Wellcome CPS Oral Communications Prize British Pharmacological Society, 2001. The role of the multi-drug transporter P-glycoprotein in HIV disease
Bristol Myers Squibb Travel Scholarship Award British HIV Association, April 2001 The Clinical Implications of P-glycoprotein Expression and Function in HIV Positive Patients.
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Registrars prize (2nd) April 2001 The Role of P-glycoprotein Expression and Function in HIV Positive Patients.
Glaxo-Wellcome Oral communications Prize British Pharmacological Society, Jan 2000 The Pharmacokinetics of Nelfinavir Administered Twice Versus Three Times Daily in HIV positive Patients.
The Irish Association of Pharmacologists Oral communications prize, Nov 2000 A Role for P glycoprotein Expression and Function in Drug Interactions with St John's Wort.
Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Ireland Oral communications Prize April 2000. The Clinical Implications of Intracellular Protease Inhibitor Concentrations in HIV Patients.
Professors prize in Paediatrics
1st honours Medical Jurisprudence 5th medical year.
Overall honours 2nd and 3rd medical years combined
Distinction in Pharmacology 3rd medical year.
Memberships
Fellow Royal college of Physicians in Ireland
Fellow Royal college of Physicians London
British Hypertension society initially as a student
British Pharmacological Society
Eurolife Network of Universities
Development Studies Association of Ireland
London Clinical Pharmacology group
British HIV Association