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Professor Kieran Murphy MB BAO BCH FRCPC FSIR is a clinician, researcher, teacher and mentor, and an inventor of medical devices and techniques. Professor Murphy is a full-time physician and Interventional Neuroradiologist at Toronto Western Hospital.[1]
He graduated in 1986 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He initially pursued surgery, with a primary Fellowship in Surgery and BSc in Anatomy, before becoming interested in medical innovation and moving to a Radiology Residency at Albany Medical Center, Albany NY. He completed his Radiology residency and Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Interventional Neuroradiology fellowship at University of Geneva. He was then recruited by Johns Hopkins University to lead the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology from 1998 to 2008.[1]
In 2008 he was recruited by University of Toronto and University Health Network (UHN) as Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology and Deputy Chief of the UHN Dept of Medical Imaging. He launched and led UHN's international Health care program.[1]
From 2012 to 2018 he was Director of Clinical Faculty at the Techna Research Institute for the Advancement in Technology for Health.[2]
Prof. Murphy has filed 81 patents throughout his career. He has started eight medical device companies, authored 196 peer reviewed publications, and published several textbooks. His papers have been cited 7,720 times, and Research Gate has ranked him in the top 1 percent of their 15 million academic members. He has a H-index of 45.[3]
He develops techniques to treat spine fractures and has invented devices to successfully carry these procedures. He developed a unique 18 cm long needle that allows bilateral sacral fractures at the base of the spine to be infused with bone cement and avoid the need for invasive surgery.[4] His needles, bone cements, injection systems, and the modifications he has made to CT scanners and angiography are used by physicians around the world.
He has written about creativity and invention, the conditions that allow it to flourish, and the work and personalities that inspire him. His writing has been published in the Toronto Star,[5][6][7] and the National Post.[8] His first book, The Essence of Invention, will be published in June 2024 by Dundurn Press.[9]
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- ^ "Techna Institute". UHN Research. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Research Gate". Research Gate. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "US Patents". Justia patents. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Star, Toronto (14 July 2022). "Debunking the myth that creativity and usefulness decline with age". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Star, Toronto (27 August 2022). "Create opportunities for immigrants and amazing things can happen". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Star, Toronto (31 December 2022). "Canada's health-care system inhibits innovation by design. The result is medical mediocrity". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Post, National. "Canada should follow Ireland's path to a thriving economy". National Post. Post Media. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Press, Dundurn. "The Essence of Invention". Dundurn Press. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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