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Dr. Willie Reardon

Clinical Geneticist

  • Dr. Reardon has over 30 years experience in Clinical and Medical Genetics, specialising at the world-renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital (1988 - 1999) and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (2007).

  • Dr. Reardon is currently based at Blackrock Clinic and the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.

  • Dr Reardon has acted as a medical expert witness in over 800 cases in Britian, Ireland, Austrialia, USA and Hong Kong.

WHAT I DO

CLINICAL GENETICS

Dr. Reardon was Lead Clinician and Head of Department of Clinical Genetics at Children's Health Ireland, before resigning in 2021, having worked at that institution for over 20 years. 

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MEDICO-LEGAL

Dr. Reardon has acted as an expert witness in Medico-Legal cases for over 25 years, both on behalf of defence and plaintiff.

He has given Expert evidence in several hundred cases, across several different juristictions.

GENETIC TESTING

Many patients attending other clinics, such as infertility clinics, may be advised to have “genetic tests” and it is a frequent reason for referral to Dr Reardon’s clinic. Such tests are routine in both Dr Reardon’s practice.

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PRENATAL & PERINATAL GENETICS

Dr Reardon was Consultant Clinical Geneticist at National Maternity Hospital 2001-2023 and in that capacity assisted expectant Mothers and their Clinicians when a Clinical Genetics opinion was required. He worked actively with Consultant Obstetricians, Fetal Medicine Specialists, Neonatologists, Perinatal Pathologists and other colleagues in identifying genetic disorders and in counselling patients and assisting them in securing a genetic diagnosis.

Career Highlights  

PRIZES & HONOURS

Dr. Reardon Prizes and honours include theDonald Patterson Prize in 1995, the Guthrie Medal 1996, the Graves Lecture & Medal 2000 and the RS McCrea Lecture & Medal 2002.

Career Overview

  • Dr. Reardon was Clinical Lead in Genetics & Head of Department of Clinical Genetics at Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin.  He led a department comprising Consultants, Genetic Counsellors, Scientists and Administrative staff, seeing over 3000 patients a year and undertaking almost 10,000 laboratory investigations and analyses. Under his guidance and leadership, the Laboratory is Crumlin achieved international accreditation credentials in 2021.

  • Dr Reardon was the Consultant Clinical Geneticist at the National Maternity Hospital from 2001 until 2023. In that capacity he saw very many patients with genetic forms of infertility, patients during pregnancy where there was a concern for possible fetal malformation or chromosomal disorder, Patients who had experienced stillbirth, as well as newborn patients with suspected genetic conditions.

  • Dr Reardon has acted as a medical expert witness in over 800 cases in Britain, Ireland, Austrialia, USA and Hong Kong.

  • Dr Reardon has published 2 highly rated textbooks with Oxford University Press, chapters relating to Clinical Genetics practice in several leading textbooks, in excess of 250 peer reviewed papers in medical journals as well as speaking at international conferences.

  • Dr Reardon is regularly consulted on issues relating to practices in clinical genetics, both as an expert opinion and in an advisory capacity.

  • Dr Reardon is a member of several international professional bodies, including the British Society of Genomic Medicine, the Clinical Genetics Society, the American Society of Human Genetics and has served on the Editorial Board of several international journals in his field.