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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Geraldine O’Sullivan Address : 60 St. Alphonsus Road, Dublin 9 Ireland Telephone/fax : 353-1-8301689 e-mail : [email protected] Nationality : Irish Qualifications : BA (hons) in English and German, University College Dublin, 1972 MB, BCh, BAO, University College Dublin, 1981 (basic medical degree) FRCSEd, 1988 (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – postgraduate qualification in surgery) Diploma in Translation of the Institute of Linguists, London, 1993, with distinction in technical paper (German-English) Relevant experience 1973-1975 : Residence in Flensburg, Germany, where the jobs I had included teaching English in high school and working in a bank 1981 - 1988 Working in Irish hospitals mainly in the area of general surgery, with periods in orthopaedics, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and paediatric surgery 1988 – June 1992 Working in Accident and Emergency in the UK and Ireland, including 2 years as registrar (senior resident) in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4 July 1992 – present General practice/family medicine (part-time) Jan 1999 – June 2001 Registrar (part-time) with the Breast Clinic, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4 (this was the first and, for a long time, the only specialist breast clinic in Ireland). Other professional activity Self-employed professional translator since the late 1980s, specialising in medical and related subjects, from German, French, Spanish and Italian. My work in this field has been very varied, encompassing patient’s medical records, pharmaceutical literature, technical and clinical information on products used in orthopaedic and other branches of surgery, translation of clinical research articles in areas as diverse as cardiology and neurosurgery, infectious diseases and dentistry. I have also translated a lot of literature on the subject of herbal medicines, including technical data on their manufacture. Other interests Literature, music (mainly classical), history, gardening and (and corresponding horticulture, veterinary medicine. translation capability)