Dr. David Coghlan is a 
He
runs independent clinics at the NCH in Dublin 24 and the Charlemont Clinic
in Dublin 2. He qualified from
UCD in 1992. Paediatrics and the care of children is a
rapidly changing specialty. The majority of children are treated as day
cases or for short overnight stay to minimise time away from home. This
model of care is the way of the future and treating children
in their own home is not too far away. This is his philosophy also and something he feels
quite strongly about as a doctor and a parent.
paediatrician
appointed to the National Children’s Hospital (NCH), Tallaght and Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin (OLHC).
He
runs independent clinics at the NCH in Dublin 24 and the Charlemont Clinic
in Dublin 2. He qualified from
UCD in 1992. Paediatrics and the care of children is a
rapidly changing specialty. The majority of children are treated as day
cases or for short overnight stay to minimise time away from home. This
model of care is the way of the future and treating children
in their own home is not too far away. This is his philosophy also and something he feels
quite strongly about as a doctor and a parent.
Dr. Coghlan specialises in the following conditions...
| Asthma | Epilepsy | Recurrent Infections |
| Allergy/Anaphylaxis | Failure to Thrive | Penicillin Allergy |
| Convulsions (Fits/Seizures) | Food Allergy | Urinary Tract Infections |
| Cough | Food Difficulties | Vaccine Reactions |
| Early Development | Headache | International Adoption |
| See below for explanations of each specialty... | ||
Specialities
For complete list of the conditions and some more detailed information, please click here.
Clinics
We run two morning clinics... Monday mornings in Tallaght Hospital and
Tuesday mornings in Charlemont. Clinics
run from 8:30 am to 12:30 am.More detailed information is here.
GP News & Updates
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article relates to how risk factors for SIDS have changed since the Back-to-Sleep Campaign.
Parent’s Tip - [More Tips...]
Do School Bans Lower Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption?
In studies bans did lower consumption in school but not overall consumption. In other words children drank less
sugar laden drinks in school but continued to drink such beverages at home
or outside of school. There is general agreement across the medical
profession concerning risks of dental disease and obesity risks with such consumption.