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Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon honoured by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

21 February 2011

Mr Edward Kiely, who alongside Professor Agostino Pierro led the successful separation of conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, has been awarded an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Major surgical procedures, like the separation of twins, involve many experts across a wide range of specialities and show the hospital working at its best.

Mr Kiely, consultant paediatric surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital said: “I am delighted to have been awarded this honorary fellowship. Carrying out successful surgery is certainly not just down to me but to the whole team at the hospital who provide families with consistently high levels of care and expertise.”

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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is the country’s leading centre for treating sick children, with the widest range of specialists under one roof.

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