Draft:Kieran Murphy (physician)

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Professor Kieran Murphy MB BAO BCH FRCPC FSIR is a clinician, researcher, teacher and mentor, and an inventor of medical devices and techniques. Professor Murphy is a full-time physician and Interventional Neuroradiologist at Toronto Western Hospital.[1]

From 2012 to 2018 he was Director of Clinical Faculty at the Techna Research Institute for the Advancement in Technology for Health.[2]

Prof. Murphy has filed 81 patents throughout his career. He has started eight medical device companies, authored 196 peer reviewed publications, and published several textbooks. His papers have been cited 7,720 times, and Research Gate has ranked him in the top 1 percent of their 15 million academic members. He has a H-index of 45.[3]

He develops techniques to treat spine fractures and has invented devices to successfully carry these procedures. He developed a unique 18 cm long needle that allows bilateral sacral fractures at the base of the spine to be infused with bone cement and avoid the need for invasive surgery.[4] His needles, bone cements, injection systems, and the modifications he has made to CT scanners and angiography are used by physicians around the world.

He has written about creativity and invention, the conditions that allow it to flourish, and the work and personalities that inspire him. His writing has been published in the Toronto Star,[5][6][7] and the National Post.[8] His first book, The Essence of Invention, will be published in June 2024 by Dundurn Press.[9]

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  1. ^ "UHN Research". Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Techna Institute". UHN Research. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Research Gate". Research Gate. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "US Patents". Justia patents. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ Star, Toronto (14 July 2022). "Debunking the myth that creativity and usefulness decline with age". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ Star, Toronto (27 August 2022). "Create opportunities for immigrants and amazing things can happen". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ Star, Toronto (31 December 2022). "Canada's health-care system inhibits innovation by design. The result is medical mediocrity". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ Post, National. "Canada should follow Ireland's path to a thriving economy". National Post. Post Media. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ Press, Dundurn. "The Essence of Invention". Dundurn Press. Retrieved 26 February 2024.