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Professor Sylvia Alison O'Keeffe

Clinical Associate Professor (Surgery)

 syokeeff@tcd.ie

 

Clinical Associate Professor (School Office - Medicine)


Representations

Details Date
Breastcheck Interval Cancer Implementation Group. The group chaired with implementing the recommendations from the expert group on the management of interval cancers in the Breastcheck screened population. 2021
Member of the Committee for development and reform of Symptomatic Breast Key Performance Indicators. National Cancer Control Programme Subgroup. 2012
E-medi was an innovative internet-based e-learning programme for trainee breast radiologists. 2004
Training Programme Coordinator on the Faculty of Radiology Training Committee 2012
External Examiner FFR RCSI Part 1 2015

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
French Fluent Fluent Fluent

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member Faculty of Radiology 2007 Present
Member Royal College of Radiologists 2008 Present
Member European Society of Radiology 2008 Present
Member European Society of Breast Radiology 2010 Present
Member British Society of Breast Radiology 2010 Present
Boland M.R., Nugent T., Nolan J., O'Mahony J., O'Keeffe S., Gillham C.C., Maguire A., Geraghty J., McCartan D., Evoy D., Prichard R.S., McDermott E.W., Alazawi D., Boyle T.J., Connolly E.M., Fibromatosis of the breast: a 10-year multi-institutional experience and review of the literature, Breast Cancer, 28, (1), 2021, p168 - 174, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Mihalco SP, Keeling SB, Murphy SF, O'Keeffe SA, Comparison of the utility of clinical breast examination and MRI in the surveillance of women with a high risk of breast cancer., Clinical Radiology, 75, (3), 2020, p194 - 199, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Canniff E, Courtney M, O'Keeffe SA, Harte S, Rare ovarian germ cell tumours. Facts, figures and followup. What the radiologist needs to know., European Congress of Radiology , Vienna , March 2020, 2020, Notes: [https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2020/C-06426], Poster, PUBLISHED
Metaxa L, Healy NA, O'Keeffe SA., Breast microcalcifications: the UK RCR 5-point breast imaging system or BI-RADS; which is the better predictor of malignancy?, The British journal of radiology, 92, (1103), 2019, p20190177 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Shokuhi P , McGarrigle SA, Sullivan CJ, Boyle T, Alazawi D, O'Keeffe S, Kennedy J, Connolly EM, Breast density, metabolic syndrome and body composition in breast cancer. , Cancer Research, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; , San Antonia, Texas, USA, December 5-9, 2017, 78 (Suppl 4), 2018, Notes: [DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS17-P1-02-07], Poster, PUBLISHED
R. M. Heaney, M. L. Bambrick, S. A. O'Keeffe, MRI evaluation of response to radical chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer: mimics and masquerades, European Congress of Radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2018, 2018, Notes: [10.1594/ecr2018/C-1744], Poster, PUBLISHED
Longman CF, Campion T, Butler B, Suaris TD, Khanam A, Kunst H, Tiberi S, O'Keeffe SA., Imaging features and diagnosis of tuberculosis of the breast., Clinical radiology, 72, (3), 2017, p217-222 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Buckley A, Healy N, Quinn A, O'Keeffe SA., The value of routine screening mammography in women aged 35-39 years in a symptomatic breast unit., Clinical radiology, 72, (6), 2017, p517.e7-517.e12 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Courtney M, O'Keeffe SA, Maguire A, Doyle A, MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy: A Series Review with Histologic Correlation, Breast Cancer Research , British Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, November 2017, 19, (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23, Notes: [DOI 10.1186/s13058-017-0903-9], Poster, PUBLISHED
Welaratne I, Ni Leidhin C, O'Keeffe S, Harte S, The augmented and reconstructed breast on cross sectional imaging: what EVERY radiologist needs to know, Breast Cancer Research , Breast Society of Breast Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, Nov 2017, 19 (Suppl 1:116), 2017, pp1 - 23, Notes: [DOI 10.1186/s13058-017-0903-9], Poster, PUBLISHED
  

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Sylvia O'Keeffe, MRI for evaluation of the dense breast, Imaging in Dublin 2022, Dublin, Ireland, 2022, Invited Talk, APPROVED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Radiological management for women on neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, NCCP annual meeting, Cork University Hospital, Oct 2017, 2017, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Dr Nuala Healy, Dr Angela O'Brien, Dr Sylvia O'Keeffe, Professor Fidelma Flanagan, Breast screening - lessons from the past, Rad Magazine, 43, (502), 2017, p24 - 25, Notes: [ ], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast Cancer Screening. Lessons from the past, Combined Spring Meeting. Faculty of Radiology, Limerick, 08/04/2016, 2016, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Staging of Cervical Cancer, Faculty of Radiology ASM, Dublin, Ireland, September 2016, 2016, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, MRI of Adnexal Masses, Faculty of Radiology MRI Meeting, Kilkenny, Ireland, 24/01/2015, 2015, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Symptomatic Breast Disease and High-Risk Women. How to Manage in General Practice, GP Study Day, Dublin, Ireland, September 2013, 2013, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast MRI, Irish Breast Cancer Nurses Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 2012, 2012, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Sylvia O'Keeffe, Breast MRI in patients on neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Cambridge Breast Conference, Cambridge, UK, March 2011, 2011, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Fielding Medal Faculty of Radiology (Supervisor) 2018
Faculty of Radiology Gold Medal 2007
Department of Paediatrics Gold Medal 2002
Board of Governors Prize National Children's Hospital 2002
Professors Prize in the School of Physic TCD, Psychiatry 2002
TCD Exhibitioner Scholarship 1996
Open University Scholarship Department of Education 1996
Annual Examinations Book Prize TCD. 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001. 1997-2001