Cormac McCarthy, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPI

Dr. Cormac McCarthy is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at St Vincent’s University Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at University College Dublin (UCD), where he is Director of the UCD Lung Centre and Director of the Academic Centre for Rare Diseases. He also serves as Co-Clinical Lead of the National Rare Disease Office and as Vice Coordinator of the ERN-LUNG (European Commission), his two most recent appointments, and has held a number of earlier academic and clinical appointments over the course of his career. Dr. McCarthy’s clinical and translational research focuses on interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), and diffuse cystic lung diseases, with a particular emphasis on biomarker discovery, disease mechanisms, and translational therapeutics. His work bridges mechanistic science with clinical research and clinical trials to advance diagnostics, treatment strategies, and patient outcomes in rare and complex respiratory diseases.

Dr. McCarthy serves on the editorial boards of several respiratory journals, including as Co-Chief Editor of Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Associate Editor of Respirology and of Breathe (European Respiratory Journal).