Other Services


Other Services
Doctors / Nursing Staff specialising in this area:
Dr. John McManus

Dr. John McManus

Doctor


As one of the founding members of Carlton Clinic, Dr John McManus is one of the most experienced GPs currently operating in Ireland. He established the Well Man health screening programme at Carlton Clinic, and also specialises in joint injections.

Dr. Geraldine Holland

Dr. Geraldine Holland

Doctor


Dr. Geraldine Holland grew up in Shankill and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1986. She started working at Carlton Clinic in 1990 and became a Partner in 1995.

While Geraldine enjoys all aspects of General Practice, over the years she has developed a special interest and a broad skill base in all areas of Women's Health. In particular, Geraldine has a special interest in longer lasting contraception(Coils, Injections and Implants) and the management of period problems across all age groups.

She is part of a ground breaking initiative where a small group of GPs in collaboration with the National Maternity Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital, run a GP led, hospital based clinic practising these skills and teaching GPs in training and established GPs who would like to develop such skills. Geraldine is happy to accept referrals from local GPs to provide prompt treatment and avoid hospital referral if possible.

Geraldine is a former Assistant National Director of the ICGP (Irish College of General Practitioners) Women's Health Program,  and a current Family Planning Tutor and LARC Tutor at ICGP.

Geraldine has a keen interest in Teenage Health, Palliative Care and Asthma management.

Geraldine is mum to four daughters including teenage twins. She enjoys reading, walking and singing in her spare time.

Dr. Melanie Piercy

Dr. Melanie Piercy

Doctor


Dr Melanie Piercy graduated from Bristol University Medical School in 1994. She completed her GP training with St George’s Hospital, London and subsequently moved to Ireland. Dr. Piercy joined the Carlton Clinic in 2005. Like her colleagues Melanie enjoys all aspects of family medicine but with a special interest in dermatology.

She is involved with the training of medical students within the practice.

Qualifications: MB ChB, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP, DPD.

 

Dr. Mairead Cassidy

Dr. Mairead Cassidy

Doctor


Dr Mairead Cassidy graduated from University College Galway in 1999. She completed her GP training with with Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin in 2006 and was also the highest achieving candidate in GP exams that year.

She enjoys all aspects of General Practice & has a special interests in women's health, young people's and adolescent health - including contraception and sexual health screening.

Dr Cassidy is also a mother to three young children.

Dr. Eoin Spillane

Dr. Eoin Spillane

Doctor


Dr Eoin Spillane graduated from Royal College of Surgeons in 1997. He joined the Carlton Clinic in 2008. He has special interest in dermatology and men's health, particularly sexual health / STI screenings. Dr Spillane also manages a weekly Minor Surgery clinic removing skin lesions such as moles, warts, skin cysts and lumps, and ingrown toenails. Cryotherapy treatment for warts, verrucas and sun damaged skin is also offered.

Qualifications: MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP & SI, AFRCSI, MRCGP, DPD.

Dr. David Coffey

Dr. David Coffey

Doctor


Dr. David Coffey joined Carlton Clinic in 2011 and is now a GP Partner at the Practice. Dr. Coffey attended university in Dublin and trained as a GP in Scotland and England in the late 1990's. In addiition to working in Australia and New Zealand, Dr. Coffey also worked in Afghanistan for 9 months looking after patients with infectious diseases in Kandahar in the south of the country. His special interests include men's health, children's health and travel medicine.

In his spare time Dr. Coffey is a keen cyclist and cross-country runner. Carlton Clinic is delighted to have Dr. Coffey in the role of managing partner of the Carlton Clinic since 2016.

Dr. Dara Owens

Dr. Dara Owens

Doctor


Dr Owens joined the Carlton Clinic in June 2016. He has a special interest in headaches and is part of the migraine team in St Vincent's University Hospital. Dr Owens has proven himself very popular with patients young and old and is a great addition to the team here at Carlton Clinic.

Dr. Lisa Devine

Dr. Lisa Devine

Doctor


Dr Lisa Devine graduated from University College Dublin in 2008. She worked extensively within hospital medicine after graduating before training as a General Practitioner.

Lisa has special interests in musculoskeletal medicine, palliative care, chronic disease management and contraceptive medicine. In her spare time she enjoys horseriding, hiking and cycling.

Home Visits

Home visits are reserved for eldery immobile patients. Other than in the case of an extreme emergency, all requests for home visits should be made by telephoning before 10.30 am. Please do not ask the doctor to make a home visit if you are well enough to come to the surgery.

The receptionist will ask a few details to allow the doctor to assess the urgency of your call and help you in the most appropriate way. Please remember that several patients can be seen at the surgery in the time it takes to make a home visit.

Only the doctor can judge if a home visit is necessary.

Repeat Prescriptions

Repeat prescriptions may be issued for regular medication as arranged by your doctor.

The request form is available at the reception desk and can be left in the post box in reception when completed, or you can use our online ordering system.

We require 48 hours to process your request for repeat medication.

Please ensure you order your repeat prescription well in advance of running out of your medication to ensure treatment is continuous. It is important that you are regularly reviewed by the doctor if you are on medication to ensure it is working effectively and that you are not experiencing unwanted side effects. This may require physical examination or sometimes blood tests.

If you have not been seen recently or requests for non-repeat prescriptions will be passed to the doctor for attention as all your medications & your previous medical notes will need to be reviewed. A fee may apply.

Test Results

You can request to have your results delivered to you by text message or by email. If you wish to contact the clinic by phone, dial our main phone number and request to be put through to the results department. If you wish to see a doctor regarding your results, it is highly advised that you make a follow-up appointment for approximately two weeks following your test.

If you wish to have someone else receive test results on your behalf, you must provide prior written permission to the clinic.