Our Team
DR FIONA MAGEE MB BCh BAO BMedSc MRCPI(Child Health) MICGP MSc DCH DOWH
Dr Fiona has over 10 years’ experience working in General Practice in Dublin and several years’ hospital experience prior to that. She is on the specialist register for General Practice and is a member of the Irish College of General Practitioners. Her particular areas of special interest are Paediatrics (baby & child health) and women’s health. She enjoys all aspects of General Practice, including dealing with complex medical problems as well as mental health difficulties.
She graduated from UCD medical school in 2004 with honours. After an internship at St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin, she undertook basic specialist training in Paediatrics, which involved posts mostly in Crumlin Hospital. She was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in Child Health and later completed a Diploma in Child Health. She maintains her interest in child health, in particular asthma, allergy and eczema, and was first author on a guide for GPs on Food Allergy in Children, published recently by the Irish College of General Practitioners.
As part of her GP training, she spent several years working in hospital posts ranging from Adult Medicine and Emergency Medicine to Psychiatry and Obstetrics/ Gynaecology. She holds a Diploma in Obstetrics and Women’s Health and carries out special services in women’s health, including long-acting contraception.
Dr Fiona holds an MSc in Medical Education, which is her other love. She is a lecturer at UCD School of Medicine since 2012. At postgraduate level, she teaches in child health to GPs at the Irish College of General Practitioners. She is equally passionate about educating her patients about their own health, so that they are empowered to optimize it.
In her spare time she loves practicing yoga, keeping fit and hillwalking in her local area with her husband and 2 young daughters.
DR JULIE MCHUGH
MB BCh BAO MRCPI(Child Health) MICGP
Dr Julie McHugh graduated from UCD in 2004. She was awarded the Intern Medal in 2005 following her internship at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. She has special expertise in Paediatrics, having worked for a number of years in this area, including at Paediatric Registrar level in Temple Street Children’s Hospital. She achieved Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in Child Health, before embarking on her specialist training as a GP in 2009. During her GP training, she gained extensive experience in many adult hospitals, working in the emergency department, Medicine for the Elderly, Psychiatry, Obstetrics/ Gynaecology, Dermatology and Palliative Care.
Dr Julie also brings the broad experience she gained, working as a doctor overseas, to her practice of medicine. She spent time working in New Zealand in adult hospital medicine and later gained experience in Malawi, where she also had responsibilities in medical education. She subsequently worked as a GP in Vancouver, Canada, where she gained valuable experience of the Canadian primary care system to bring back home.
Dr Julie has a special interest in Women’s Health. She is a qualified provider of LARC (long-acting contraception) and holds an advanced certificate in contraception. She provides special services in dermatology, including cryotherapy of skin lesions. She is also a strong advocate of Lifestyle Medicine.
She shares her knowledge and experience by educating the next generation of doctors and is a tutor with UCD School of Medicine. She is on the specialist register for General Practice, and holds membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners
Dr Julie loves the variety that working as a GP brings, meeting patients of all ages- no two days are ever the same.
She loves sports and being active and has tried her hand at most sports at some point. She plays hockey, swims and loves being in the outdoors with her 3 young children.
Dr Juan Fernandez
Dr Zelda O’Brien:
Nurse Ciara Bergin:
Admin team:
We are delighted to welcome Dr Fernandez to our team. Originally from Spain, Dr Fernandez comes to us with 10 years of experience working in a busy NHS practice in London. He has a special interest in cardiovascular disease and chronic disease management, and carries out minor procedures including joint injections and cryotherapy.
Dr Zelda will be working with us for a year. She joins us as part of the UCD GP training scheme and works with us 4 days a week.
Nurse Ciara is our Practice Nurse here at Tully Family Practice. In addition to phlebotomy, routine immunisations and injections, Ciara is an integral part of our Chronic Disease Management programme.
Our reception and admin team is comprised of Vicki Carnegie, Yvonne O’Connor, Sarah Meany and Louise MacNicholas.
Our Story
Dr Fiona and Dr Julie met whilst studying medicine at UCD, from where they both graduated in 2004. They later crossed paths again when they worked together in a busy paediatric hospital. After each undergoing specialist training as GPs and gaining several years’ valuable experience working in a variety of General Practice settings separately, they joined forces again and started to consider the possibility of setting up their own practice together.
They shared a vision for the type of practice they would develop - high-quality primary healthcare, delivered in a modern clinic setting, by caring and dynamic doctors and nurses, with well-established links to other healthcare professionals and hospital specialities. They identified a geographical area in south Dublin in need of a GP practice, as other practices in nearby suburbs were mostly full or oversubscribed.
The plan for Tully Family Practice was formed!