Orla Hardiman

Orla Hardiman (BSc MB BCh BAO MD FRCPI FAAN) is an Irish consultant neurologist. She is a HRB Clinician Scientist, Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Dublin and a Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Center of Ireland at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Hardiman has become a prominent advocate for neurological patients in Ireland, and for patients within the Irish health system generally. She is co-Founder of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, and Doctors Alliance for Better Public Healthcare. Hardiman is current Dean of the Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience. In the past, she established the bi-annual Diaspora Meeting, a forum for Irish neurologists based overseas to present and discuss their research findings with neurologists working in Ireland.