Personal Information Summary | |
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Name | Dr. Doireann O’Leary (maiden name Doireann O’Driscoll) |
Mother / Mom | Not Known |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2024, she is around 36 years old. An August 2020 interview in Evoke, a website for Irish females, had mentioned her age as 32. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 1 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | Irish |
Where did Dr Doireann O Leary go to school? | Doireann OLeary, MB ChB BAO MICGP, graduated from UCC medical school in 2011. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Dr Doireann O’Leary is a General Practitioner and Medical Expert from Cork, Ireland.
- Intelligent and confident, Dr O’Leary has worked very hard to establish herself as a reputable medical professional despite having to constantly deal with gender-based discrimination and harassment both in her field and by online trolls.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Doireann grew up on the Model Farm Rd in Cork, Ireland as the daughter of a self-employed businessman and his teacher wife. Her father passed away in April 2019, shortly before Doireann learned that she herself had cervical cancer.
- Doireann has a brother and a late sister named Elaine, who was also her best friend. In 2011, Elaine O’Leary was killed in a road traffic crash in Australia, 2 weeks before Doireann’s medical internship at the Irish College of General Practitioners was set to begin. Elaine was free and artistic, quite opposite nature wise to Doireann, who is more meticulous and studious.
- As a child and even now, Doireann has always been obsessed with clothes and fashion. In an interview, she revealed that she would sometimes change her outfits thrice a day!
- Since the last few years, Doireann has been married to a surgeon named Peter. The two grew up across the road but started dating quite later in life when Doireann became a part of Dr Peter’s team. The couple often posts pictures of themselves on Dr Doireann’s social media accounts.
- In 2019, Dr O’Leary found out she had cervical cancer after a routine pap smear. She underwent surgery and chemotherapy and posted about her diagnosis on social media after the treatment.
- As a GP, Dr O’Leary advocates for good female health and regularly encourages her patients to get vaccines for HPV.
- In March 2020, Dr O’Leary spent time in isolation after her spouse, Dr. Peter, showed symptoms of COVID-19.
- In February 2023, she joyfully announced the arrival of her first baby via Instagram. The post featured a snapshot of her pushing a golden-grey pram, exuding glamour in a navy trench coat, bright blue shoes, and matching sunglasses. Her caption expressed the sentiment that motherhood was worth the wait.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Dr O’Leary obtained her MICGP in General Practice from the Irish College of General Practitioners before graduating with an MB in Medicine from the University College Cork in 2011.
- She has a Certificate in Family Planning which she earned from the Irish Family Planning Association. She has been an active member of the Irish College of General Practitioners since July 2015.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- At one point in time, Doireann had actually considered working in fashion. She even tried her hand in a couple of boutiques, but soon realised it wasn’t going to be her full-time career.
- Dr. O’Leary’s medical career began in July 2011 when she joined the Cork University Hospital as an intern.
- One year later, she moved to the Waterford Regional Hospital and interned for seven months in the Pathology department before spending another six months in the Paediatric department of the Mercy University Hospital.
- In July 2013, Dr Doireann returned to Cork University Hospital and became the Senior House Officer of Medicine, a position she held for one year before leaving in July 2014 to become the Medical Registrar at the Kerry General Hospital.
- The year 2015 marked the beginning of her tenure as a Health Service Executive starting at Cork University Hospital, where she was promoted to a full-time GP trainee in July 2015.
- After one year, she was able to practice as a full-time General Practitioner, and O’Leary began her journey at the Mallow Primary Healthcare Center.
- In late 2019, she joined VideoDoc as a General Practitioner but moved to My Cork GP after just six months.
- Currently, she splits her time between My Cork GP and the Irish College of General Practitioners working as a General Practitioner.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- After starting her Instagram page in 2018, Dr O’Leary has quickly gathered over 200K followers on her account. She loves to post pictures of her husband and family there.
- A total lark, Dr Doireann prefers waking up early in the morning to finish off her work.
- If she could reincarnate as someone else for a day, Dr Doireann would like to be singing sensation, Taylor Swift.
- Garretstown beach is one of her favourite places on earth.
- Dr O’Leary’s biggest lesson thus far has been to be ready for whatever comes her way, as one never knows what’s around the corner.
- Dr Doireann has been recognised as a fashionista on social media and had to ward off criticism from others in her industry who deemed her social media pages unprofessional. Once as a younger doctor, a patient had even called her ‘Blondie’ in an offensive tone. Despite the criticism, however, the majority of her peers and followers support her creative handling of social media.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
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