Surgeon Profile

Dr. Collins is Clinical Director and Team Principal of Hair Restoration Blackrock.  He was educated at Belvedere College Dublin and did his undergraduate medical studies at University College Dublin. After graduating as a doctor he trained in general surgery and received his Fellowship (F.R.C.S.I.) in this specialty from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.  Dr. Collins then undertook specialist surgical training in Ear, Nose & Throat surgery and was awarded a Fellowship (F.R.C.S.) from the Royal College of Surgeons in London.  He subsequently received a further Fellowship (F.R.C.S.Ed.) in Head & Neck Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.  He has practised as a Consultant Surgeon in The Blackrock Clinic for the past 20 years.

Dr. Collins interest in hair transplant surgery started seven years ago and he has trained and studied internationally in this specialist subject with some of the best experts in the world.  Dr. Collins and his team regularly attend, and participate in, the annual conferences of The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and The European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.  Dr. Collins contributes to the ISHRS Hair Transplant Forum International bi-monthly newsletter and was named Surgeon of the Month in May/June 2007.

Dr. Collins has invited colleagues from around the world to HRBR in Dublin and has also attended numerous workshops in hair transplant surgery in both Europe and the United States. His knowledge and expertise on the subject of hair restoration surgery is recognised internationally. As Ireland's only qualified surgeon practising hair restoration medicine, he is regularly asked to comment on related subjects in the media.  Dr. Collins has appeared on RTE's Late Late Show in addition to numerous radio features.

On a personal level, Dr. Collins' interests include flying (he is a qualified helicopter pilot), hill walking, climbing (he has climbed Mont Blanc and Kilimanjaro), cycling and men's health issues. He is proud to be the great nephew of General Michael Collins. To see historical footage please click here.

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