The Irish Institute of Orthopaedic Surgeons was formed in 1972. Its functions included determining the need for new orthopaedic appointments, involvement in the replacement of those retiring, and a commitment to develop a training program in line with that being established in the UK under the auspices of the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Joint Committee of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons.
March 2021
Mr Robert Piggott has been appointed consultant upper limb and orthopaedic surgeon at St James’s and Tallaght hospitals.
May 2021
Mr Sam Lynch has been appointed consultant spine surgeon at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital .
