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Kieran graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin and completed his pre-registration training in St. James' Hospital, Dublin. He then went on to complete his residency training at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, while also completing his diploma in general pharmacy practice. He then completed a number of general and specialist rotations and since 2018, he has worked as a highly specialist hepatology pharmacist. He completed his independent prescribing qualification specialising in hepatitis B, and independently manages a large cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis B. He also leads and manages the provision of a hepatitis C treatment clinic in a local drug and alcohol centre. He champions the role of specialist pharmacists in providing specialist care and using our skills and knowledge to promote safe access to medicines and to improve patient experience. His interests lie in patient safety, novel service delivery, tackling health inequalities and improving access to specialist medicines.