Our Team
Doctor Team
Dr Ray Power
Ray is founder of The Well. He qualified as a Medical Doctor from UCD in July 1989 and completed his General Practitioner Training in 1992. He spent a number of years working in Australia as a flying doctor and a General Practitioner and was appointed Assistant Director of the Western Australia Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine in 1993. On his return to Ireland in 1999, he set up Locumotion a medical recruitment company and in 2003, ‘The Well’. He is a passionate rugby fan and his special interests include Men’s Health, Health Promotion and Medical Education.
Dr Conor McLoughlin
Conor is the current Medical Director of The Well, a position he was appointed to June 2010. Before joining The Well, Conor lived and practiced in the United States of America for 32 years and has a special interest in Preventative Medicine.
Dr Chris Marais
Chris is a graduate of the Medical School at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He completed his internship at the Rustenburg Provincial Hospital in the North West Province and joined the South African Defence Force for two years National Service as a Medical Officer where he trained in Military Medicine and Aviation Medicine. When not on active duty as member of the Reaction Force, he worked extensively in Clinical Pathology, involved in Critical Care, screening of Senior Military Personnel and evaluating survival programmes for Special Forces. He joined the team at The Well in the beginning of 2005, bringing a wealth of more than 20 years experience, to practice his developed interests in Lifestyle Management, Work/Life Balance, Men's Health and Travel Medicine. He is currently the longest serving, full time member, of the Clinical Team and has carved a niche in the development of Executive Health Screening. He has a passionate interest in rugby and is a regular correspondent to the South African media.
Nursing team
Kerry Naismith
Clinical Nurse Manager
Kerry began her nurse training in 1995 in the old Adelaide Hospital in Dublin. In her last year of training three Dublin Hospitals, including The Adelaide hospital, merged together to form the now Tallaght hospital where she completed her training. Kerry worked in a variety of different wards in the hospital before taking time out to travel and work in Sydney Australia. On her return to Dublin, Kerry resumed working in Tallaght Hospital while training as a phlebotomist. Kerry joined our team in The Well two years ago and was appointed Clinical Co-ordinator. Since joining our team, Kerry has completed various training courses including the ACLS (advanced cardiac life support course) and Irish Cervical Screening smear takers course.
Deirdre McKenna
Deirdre is from Cork and trained in the Royal Free Hospital in London and qualified with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSC) in adult nursing. She worked in a number of different specialties in busy London Hospitals before moving to Brighton where she worked for BUPA Healthcare and for the Nuffield Private Hospital Group.
After training Deirdre worked in a gynaecological ward for two years. She has recently completed the National Cervical Screening Programme course and also a degree course in Nutrition. Deirdre spent the next couple of years travelling and working in Sydney, Darwin, Perth and Melbourne in Australia and in Auckland New Zealand before returning to Ireland. Following a period of working in her native Cork she joined our team at ‘The Well’ and brings a wealth of experience to our nursing team.
Elaine Corcoran
Elaine began her nurse training in St. James Hospital and graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Trinity College Dublin. Since then she has spent much of her nursing career working in the area of Oncology and Radiotherapy. She has recently returned from Australia, after living there for 3 years. While living there, she completed a course in sexual and women’s health and worked at the Canberra sexual health and family planning clinic. She also has a qualification in massage therapy. Elaine is a keen rugby supporter and she also likes to travel.
Counsellor
Ciarán Nolan
Ciarán is a fully qualified counsellor who undertook a three-year Professional Diploma course, which is accredited by The Irish Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists. He also has a foundation certificate in Counselling & Communications as well as a primary degree in Business. Ciarán is particularly interested in the area of personal development and he is currently co- facilitating a personal development course run by the HSE. Ciarán has been working therapeutically with clients in the voluntary sector while also maintaining private practice. His primary therapeutic orientation is person-centred while incorporating a psychodynamic approach to his counselling work.
Business Management and Administration team
Administration Team
Caroline Byrne - Practice Manager - carolinebyrne@thewell.ie
Fiona Quinn
Callum Paterson
Georgia Scott
Colin Harris
Marketing and Business Development Team
Anna-Lise Mion - Marketing Manager
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