Meet the Team
Cork Neurology is led by two experienced consultant neurologists with specialist expertise across a wide range of neurological conditions.
Dr Peter Kinirons
Dr Kinirons graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1998, awarded the Professor's Prize in Medicine. He completed a PhD in human genetics focusing on genetic predisposition to neurological disorders and pharmacogenetics, followed by specialised fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He returned to Cork in 2009 to take up his appointment at Bon Secours Hospital and Cork University Hospital, where he is also a Senior Lecturer at University College Cork.
Specialist Interests
Dr Hatice Kurucu King
Dr Kurucu King graduated with distinction from Istanbul University and completed specialist neurology training in 2018. She was awarded a research fellowship by the European Academy of Neurology and conducted research at the University of Edinburgh. She has held senior clinical roles in UK-wide motor neuron disease (MND) trials, and has published extensively with nearly 200 citations in peer-reviewed literature.
