Our Team

Dr Deirdre Burns qualified from UCC in 1989. She completed vocational training in general practice in Cork. She set up in practice in Ballyvolane in 1996 and moved to a purpose-built surgery in Blackpool in 2000.

Her areas of special interest are Women's Health and Children's Health, as well as providing full general practice services.

Dr Ronan Boland qualified from UCC in 1987. He completed vocational training in general practice in Cork. Having worked in rural GP for 4 years he set up practice in Blackpool in 1995 and later moved to a purpose-built surgery in Blackpool in 2000.

His areas of special interest are Men's Health, Sports Medicine and Child Health and he provides a full general practice services

MB, BCH, BAO, MICGP, MRCPI

Dr Michelle Martin graduated from the UCC School of Medicine in 2014. She then spent several years working in hospitals throughout Munster whilst completing her Basic Specialist Training in Adult General Internal Medicine. In 2020, she joined the Cork Specialist General Practitioner Training programme and qualified in July 2024. Dr Martin is a member of both the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. 

Dr Martin has undertaken diplomas in Obstetrics and Women's Health, Paediatrics and Dermatology via the Royal College of Physicians Ireland. She holds a European Certificate in Palliative Care and certification in holistic dementia care. She also carries out cervical smear sampling, contraception counselling and Implanon removals/insertions.