Professor Ronan O'Connell was born and raised in Dublin and still lives there today with his wife Pauline.

He became a colorectal surgeon almost by chance during a research fellowship and then rose to the very top in everything he touched - Chair of Surgery, President of RCSI and ESA, Editor of the world's most successful surgery textbook.

In this interview he describes a life journey from an intellectual start discussing linguistics with his parents at home, through medical school before reaching the very top of the profession.

And then he became President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland when Covid struck!! Challenges aplenty for sure!

You can also watch this episode on @YouTube of course

https://people.ucd.ie/ronan.oconnell

https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/library/collections/heritage-collections/presidents-of-rcsi/p-ronan-oconnell

https://www.escp.eu.com/news/education/2601-the-importance-of-mentorship-and-coaching