Mr David Moore elected as RCSI Council’s nominee for Vice President
 
 

Mr Moore is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, Tallaght University Hospital and Blackrock Health. With over two decades of dedicated service in surgical practice, education and leadership, he is deeply committed to enhancing training programmes, advocating for surgical research and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration within the surgical community.  

 

He has driven these priorities through his leadership roles including his current role as Chair of the Expert Group on Best Practice in Clinical Governance in Surgery, which earlier this month launched 'A Framework for Surgical Clinical Governance', a comprehensive national framework designed to strengthen patient safety, accountability and quality improvement across surgical services in Ireland. 

 

Mr Moore is Clinical Lead for Spinal Surgery at Children’s Health Ireland, where he is at the forefront of implementing vital care pathways that reflect the latest clinical standards while responding effectively to the evolving needs of Ireland's healthcare system. 

 

Mr Moore has held a number of leadership roles in his specialty including Past President of the Irish Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Past President of the Irish Paediatric Orthopaedic Society and inaugural Joint Clinical Lead in the National Trauma and Orthopaedic Programme.  

 

Since his election to the Council of RCSI in 2012, Mr Moore has contributed as a member and chair of several RCSI and national committees. He has chaired RCSI’s Academic Council for two terms, the Medicine and Health Sciences Board, the Irish Surgical Postgraduate Training Committee, the Audit and Risk Committee and the Governance and Nominations Committee.  

 

At an international level, he represented RCSI at the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations and at the Joint Committee on Surgical Training. 

 
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