Geraldine Anne Farrelly
Pediatrician
3930 20th Street Southwest Calgary Alberta, T2T4Z9About
Geraldine Anne Farrelly, LRCPI, LRCSI, DCH(Irel), D.OBSTt, FRCP(C), is a noted behavioral and ADHD expert on children all around the world. She is medical director of the Calgary Learning Centre and medical director of the Treatment Resistant ADHD Clinic. Devoting her service to those children with ADHD, she is well known in the CHAAD community (she is on the Advisory Board) and was inducted into their hall of fame. CHAAD is a supportive community for children and adults with ADHD. In addition to running the Learning Centre, she is an associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Calgary. She is also a Board Certified in surgery in Ireland by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, where she also first received her MD. In the past, Dr. Farrelly was President of the Calgary Medical Society and the Calgary Pediatric Society. A speaker at many international conferences on ADHD, she is also author of a chapter of a book on adolescents with ADHD, in addition to many articles written in pediatric medical journals.
Education and Training
The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Board Certification
Pediatrics
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Lectures on all aspects of ADHD mainly for peers and multi-disciplinary professionals -
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Calgary -
Awards
- CHAAD Hall of Fame, 2007
Internships
- Medicine and Surgery
Fellowships
- Alberta children's Hospital (Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Professional Society Memberships
- Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance, CHADD Parental Support Group, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Alberta Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association
What do you attribute your success to?
Her belief in the importance of helping patients with ADHD, their parents and families.
Hobbies / Sports
- Cooking, Walking her Dogs, Skiing, Gardening, Reading
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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