Prof. Gerry Loftus M.B.,B.CH.,B.A.O.,D.C.H.,M.R.C.P.I.
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Gerard Loftus has been Professor of Paediatrics at NUI Galway since 1988. He was an undergraduate at UCD and undertook postgraduate training in paediatrics in Dublin and London, including research in Paediatric respiratory disease. The topic of his MD thesis was Asthma in Pre-School Children .His areas of clinical and research interest are diabetes and respiratory disease, particularly Asthma. He has over 40 scientific articles published in peer reviewed journals, 70 abstracts, 1 book and several review articles. Current research interests include the influence of atmospheric pollution on acute asthma in children.
Professor Loftus has served on Comhairle na nOspideal, The National Task Force on Medical Staffing, and as chair of the Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board, the Health Services Expert Advisory Group on Children, and the National Steering group on implementation of Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis. He is a member of Governing Authority, and is serving his third term as Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science at NUI Galway. |
Books
| Prof Brendan Gerard Loftus (1995) Pathways in Paediatrics B G Loftus Edward Arnold London. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Loftus BG (1994) 'Breathing problems' In: Check up Children. Dublin: Town House. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Gill DG, Loftus BG (1983) 'Prescribing for Children'. Irish Medical Journal, 76 :506-508. [Details] |
| Loftus B G , Price JF (1985) 'treatment of Asthma in Pre-school children with slow release theophylline'. Arch Dis Child, 15 :770-772. [Details] |
| Loftus B G, O'Carroll T (1985) 'Lumbar Herniation and Tibial Absence in Infants of Diabetic mothers'. Diabetic Medicine, 2 :283-285. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Price JF, Heaton RW, Costello J (1985) 'Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Pre-school asthma'. Clinical Allergy, 15 :465-471. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Meenan FOC, O'Loughlin S,Gorman W, Gill DG (1985) 'Rothmund Thomson Syndrome- a report of two cases'. Irish Journal Of Medical Science, 154 :83-86. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Price JF (1985) 'Home Nebulisers'. Lancet, 1 . [Details] |
| Greenough A,Loftus BG, Pool J, Price JF (1986) 'Response to brochodilators assessed by lung mechanics'. Arch Dis Child, 61 :1020-1023. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Barry W,Price JF (1987) 'Transcutaneous Oxygen measurement in paediatric respiratory disease'. Respiratory Medicine, 81 :128-132. [Details] |
| Greenough A,Loftus BG, Pool J, Price JF (1987) 'Abnormalities of lung mechanics in young asthmatic children'. Thorax, 42 :500-505. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Price JF (1987) 'Long term placebo controlled trail of ketotifen in preschool asthma'. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology, 79 :350-355. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Lobo-Yeo A, Price JF, Vergagni D (1988) 'IgG subclass deficiency in asthma'. Arch Dis Child, 1988 :1434-1437. [Details] |
| Loftus BG. (1989) 'Sudden Infant Death Syndrome'. Journal Of The Irish College Of Physicians And Surgeons, . [Details] |
| Barry W, Loftus BG, Price JF. (1989) 'Once or twice daily theophylline in childhood asthma'. Respiratory Medicine, . [Details] |
| Gleeson JGA, Loftus BG, Price JF. (1990) 'Placebo controlled trial of systemic corticosteroids in acute childhood asthma'. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal Of Paediatrics, . [Details] |
| Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG. (1992) 'Paediatric Asthma Admission in Galway 1985-1989'. Irish Medical Journal, . [Details] |
| Aziz MA, Loftus BG. (1993) 'Cryptosporidiosis - A cause of gastroenteritis in children'. Journal Of The Irish College Of Physicians And Surgeons, . [Details] |
| Memon IM, Loftus BG. (1993) 'Spectrum of Asthma in Galway School Children'. Irish Medical Journal, . [Details] |
| Memon IM, Loftus BG. (1993) 'Prevalence of Asthma in Galway School Children'. Irish Medical Journal, . [Details] |
| Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG. (1993) 'Childhood Asthma - Can Hospital Admissions be Avoided?'. Ir. Med. Jour, 86 :22-23. [Details] |
| Kemply S, Bennett S, Loftus BG, Cooper D, Gamsu HR. (1993) 'Randomised study of umbilical arterial catheter position'. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal Of Paediatrics, . [Details] |
| Leen G, Kelleher CC, O'Connor T, Mitchell EB, Loftus BG. (1994) 'Asthma and the indoor environment'. Irish Medical Journal, . [Details] |
| Noone P, King M, Loftus BG. (1995) 'Neonatal sleep myoclonus'. Irish Medical Journal, 88 :172-172. [Details] |
| Walsh SV, Cooke R, Mortimer G, Loftus BG. (1996) 'Massive Thymic Haemorrhage in a Neonate: An Entity Revisited'. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery, 31 :1315-1317. [Details] |
| Loftus BG. (1996) 'Hospital Paediatric Care in Ireland - the Future'. Journal Of The Irish College Of Physicians And Surgeons, . [Details] |
| Gumaa SN, McNicholl B, Egan-Mitchell B, Connolly K, Loftus BG. (1997) 'Coeliac disease in Galway 1971-1990'. Irish Medical Journal, 90 :60-61. [Details] |
| Loh RN, Kelleher CC, Long SV, Loftus BG. (1997) 'Can we increase breastfeeding rates?'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 90 :100-101. [Details] |
| Loh RN, Kamalanathan, M, Loftus BG. (1998) 'Hospital admission with childhood asthma - recent trends'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 91 :215-215. [Details] |
| Wickramasinghe SN, Vora AJ, Will A, Winfield D A, Hughes RG, Sekhar M, Loftus BG. (1998) 'Transfusion-dependent congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia with non-specific dysplastic changes in erythroblasts'. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 60 :140-142. [Details] |
| Defresne P, Meyer L, Tardieu M, Scalais E, Nuttin C, De Bont B, Loftus BG, Landrieu P, Sebire G. J. (2001) 'Efficacy of high dose steroid therapy in children with severe acute transverse myelitis'. Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 71, 71 :272-274. [Details] |
| Cahill P, Finan E, Loftus BG. (2002) 'Management of bronchiolitis: Current practices in Ireland'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 95 :167-169. [Details] |
| Finucane P, Loftus BG, O'Callaghan B. (2005) 'Medical Graduates of the National University of Ireland in 1978: Who and Where are they?'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 98 :20-21. [Details] |
| McNally P., Loftus B.G. (2005) 'Knowledge of statistical methods and their implications for clinical practice: a survey of Paediatricians'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 98 :240-242. [Details] |
| C Murrin, A Segonds-Pichon, UB Fallon,F Hannon, G Bury, BG Loftus, AW Murphy, JJ Morrison, S Daly, CC Kelleher (2007) 'Self-Reported Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Body Mass Index and Infant Birthweight'. Irish Medical Journal (Supplement), 100 :20-23. [Details] |
| Shabu A., Flanagan O., Dineen B., Loftus B.G. (2007) 'Prevalence of Asthma in Galway Schoolchildren 2004'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 100 (10):491-493. [Details] |
| Prendiville T.,Williamson M., Cahill P., Loftus B.G. (2007) 'Access of Asylum Seeker children to Acute Paediatric Services'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 100 (7):362-363. [Details] |
| Shabu A., Carr M., Crushell E., Loftus B.G. (2007) 'Patterns of Asthma Admissions in Children'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 100 (10):407-409. [Details] |
| Savage T, Khan A, Loftus BG. (2007) 'Acetone free nail polish remover, toxicity in a 9 month old'. Arch Dis Child 92, :371-371. [Details] |
| N Fitzsimon, UB Fallon, D O'Mahony, BG Loftus, G Bury, AW Murphy, CC Kelleher (2007) 'Mothers’ Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy and the Risk of Asthma Symptoms in Children at 3 Years'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 100 (8):27-32. [Details] |
| Savage T., Clarke A., Costigan C., Loftus B.G., Cody C. (2008) 'Services for Children with Diabetes'. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 101 (1):15-17. [Details] |
| Savage T, Loftus BG, Tormey V, McDermott MF, Moylett E. (2008) 'TNF-Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome or familial Hibernian fever: Presentation in a Four-Day old Infant'. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 14 (6):342-345. [DOI] [Details] |
Other Journals
| Loftus BG (1992) 'Bronchodilators for Childhood asthma' Irish Doctor :27-30. [Details] |
| Loftus BG, Expert panel (1994) 'Clinical Development of drugs against asthma' Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine 3 :117-253. [Details] |
| Altaf A, Loftus BG (1994) 'Immunodeficiency and Asthma' American Journal of Asthma and Allergy for Pediatricians 7 :135-140. [Details] |
| Loftus BG (2001) 'Review of Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim-rapid response' Pediatrics in Review . [Details] |
Abstract
| Loftus A, O'Muircheartaigh I, Jennings SG, Loftus BG. (2009) Air pollution and seasonal acute childhood asthma. Ir J Med Sci, 2009, 178, S11, 468. (Winner of Prize for best Paediatric Paper, Irish Thoracic Society). Abstract [Details] |
| B G Loftus, A E Loftus, I O Muircheartaigh, SG Jennings. (2010) Acute Childhood asthma in Galway city, West of Ireland from 1985-2005: Relationship to Air Pollution and Climate. ERS Barcelona Sept 2010; abstract ERJ 2010, 36.S54. Abstract [Details] |