Dr Nuala Healy is a consultant radiologist working at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. She completed her undergraduate medical training at the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2006. Following two years of basic surgical training she completed a lab based M.D. entitled ‘Investigation of microRNA expression patterns as novel biomarkers for breast cancer’, part of which was undertaken at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. During this time, she also completed a Masters in Clinical Education from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
In 2012 she commenced her radiology training at St. James’ hospital, Dublin, Ireland and in 2016 went on to do a Breast Imaging fellowship at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. In 2017 she moved to the Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK as a clinical fellow and was appointed as a consultant breast and oncology radiologist in 2018.
Dr Healy has an interest in breast research and has presented research nationally and internationally, with multiple peer-reviewed published articles. She is research lead for the British Society of Breast Radiology (BSBR).