Ms. Catherine de Blacam MD FRCSI (Plast)
Speciality: Paediatric Plastic Surgery
Secretary: Melissa
Clinic Times: Tuesday morning
Telephone: 0833376140
Fax: (01) 4162568
Email: deblacamprivatesec@stjames.ie or catherine.deblacam@healthmail.ie
Special Interests
Paediatric plastic surgery
Cleft Surgery
Research Interests
Psychological wellbeing and educational attainment in children with clefts
Standardisation of outcomes recording after speech surgery
Development of an enhanced recovery programme for cleft palate repair
Incidence, diagnosis and management of airway distress in infants with cleft palate
Current Membership
Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland, FRCSI (Plast)
Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons
British Association of Plastic Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgeons
Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland
American Cleft Palate Association
Professional Profile
Catherine de Blacam is a plastic surgeon with special interest in cleft surgery and paediatric plastic surgery. A graduate of UCD, she completed her specialist training in plastic surgery in Ireland as well as an Aspire fellowship in cleft surgery at the Dublin Cleft Centre.
In addition to her clinical work, Catherine has a keen interest in patient-reported outcomes and clinical research. She was awarded a MD in molecular biology from RCSI and completed a clinical research fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston.