Professor Barry O'Reilly is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Pelvic floor reconstructive surgery with more than 25 years of clinical, academic and surgical experience. He joins the Institute of Dermatologists to bring expertise in women's intimate health and cosmetic/ aesthetic gynaecology.

He graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1991 and trained at Guy’s & St Thomas' Hospitals in London. He completed a research Doctorate in Medicine, followed by a subspecialty fellowship in Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery in Melbourne, where he was appointed Consultant and Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Returning to Cork in 2004, he is a Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and

Gynaecology at UCC and consultant at Cork University Maternity Hospital and, Mater Private Hospital, and developed one of Europe's first accredited training programmes in Urogynaecology. He is on the executive board of EUGA and is
dedicated to the integration of cosmetic gynaecology in urogynaecology.

He is a pioneer in transvaginal laser and radiofrequency therapies for vaginal rejuvenation in Europe as well as expertise in minimally invasive cosmetic/aesthetic gynaecological surgery.