Dr. Iseult Sheehan is the Clinical Director at Allergy Ireland. She earned her medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), holds an Honours Degree in Biochemistry and Immunology from Trinity College Dublin, and completed a Master’s Degree in Allergy (with Distinction) at the University of Southampton, where she received the Dean's List honour for academic excellence and the AAIR Charity Sir Stephen Holgate Award for excellence in research. Her background also includes research at the prestigious Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, and she was a named author on the subsequent publication in Nature Chemical Biology.
After training across large teaching hospitals in Dublin, Dr. Sheehan spent five years in Australia, expanding her expertise in allergic, dermatological, and respiratory conditions. While practicing in Tropical North Queensland, she completed her Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and gained Membership in the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP).
Dr. Sheehan spent several years lecturing and examining medical students at RCSI. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) which she earned through the University of Southampton. A member of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), she regularly presents at medical conferences and features across broadcast and print media as an expert voice in allergy medicine.
Dr. Sheehan is passionate about her work and much loved by patients.