Committee Members

President - Dr. Breffini Anglim O'Regan

Breffini Anglim O'Regan
Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, The Coombe Hospital.

Breffini Anglim O'Regan is an obstetrician gynaecologist and subspecialist in urogynaecology and pelvic floor reconstructive surgery in the Coombe Hospital, Dublin. She did her specialist training in Ireland and her fellowship in the University of Toronto, Canada. Breffini has been working in the Coombe Hospital since 2022.

Breffini has an extensive research background and was awarded her Medical Doctorate from University College Dublin and Masters of Science from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. She is a Clinical Professor at University College Dublin. Her areas of special interest include pelvic floor dysfunction in pregnancy and postnatally, exercise in pregnancy, and menopause

Treasurer - Dr. Fadi Salameh

Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, The Rotunda Hospital.

Fadi is a consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist, subspecialist urogynaecologist. He is based in the Rotunda Hospital and Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. Fadi is the lead for the urogynaecology service in the Rotunda and the current clinical director for the gynaecology services.

After completing his general obstetrics and gynaecology training. Fadi gained the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and European Urogynaecologic Association, EBCOG/EUGA, certificate for successfully completing an accredited subspecialty fellowship in Urogynaecology at Cork University Maternity Hospital. Fadi has presented research work both nationally and internationally and Is involved in numerous research projects in the field of pelvic floor dysfunction and bladder pain syndrome amongst others.

He has a passion for teaching. He is a faculty member for numerous training courses for obstetrics and gynaecology trainees in addition to being an honorary senior lecturer with the Royal College of Surgeons.

Secretary - Ms. Lisa Smyth

Lisa Smyth
Consultant Urologist, Tallaght University Hospital & St James Hospital.

Lisa Smyth is a Consultant Urological Surgeon with a special interest in urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and reconstructive surgery in Tallaght University Hospital and St. James's Hospital. She undertook her basic and higher Surgical training through the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

In 2017, Lisa was awarded the BAUS Subspecialty Fellowship in Female Urology, she then worked as a Consultant Urologist in the Female, Functional and Reconstructive Urology department of University College London Hospital.

Lisa has presented research and been a faculty member both nationally and internationally. She has been the lead co-ordinator of the RCSI Functional and Reconstructive Urology Masterclass and a EGURS committee member. She is a member of ISU, EAU, SUFU, BUAS and ICS.

Physiotherapy Representative - Ms. Leah Bryans

Leah Bryans Physiotherapy,
Kilcock, Co. Kildare.

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