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Liz O'Riordan

January 01, 1970

Elizabeth Louise O'Riordan (née Ball; born 1974) is a British retired breast surgeon, known for her work in breast cancer awareness by openly discussing her personal experiences in being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.

Liz O'Riordan
Born
Elizabeth Louise Ball

1974 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
Other namesLiz Ball
OccupationSurgeon
Known forBreast cancer awareness
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Wales College
Thesis"Molecular mechanisms of human thyroid tumorigenesis" (2008)
Academic work
InstitutionsIpswich Hospital
Main interestsBreast-conserving surgery
Notable works
Websiteliz.oriordan.co.uk

O'Riordan trained in oncoplastic breast surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. In 2015 she was appointed consultant in oncoplastic surgery at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk. Two years into that post she was diagnosed with breast cancer and since then regularly blogs, tweets, creates podcasts, and in 2016 delivered a TED Talk. In addition, having experienced being a patient, she talks to physicians about it.

Her self-help book completed with professor of primary care Trisha Greenhalgh, titled The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer, was published in 2018. That year, a statue of her showing her topless was unveiled in her home town of Bury St Edmunds. Around the same time she retired from her surgical job following a recurrence of the disease and further treatment that resulted in an inability to properly use her left arm.

Her memoir Under the Knife was released in July 2023, around the same time as discovering she had breast cancer for the third time. O'Riordan was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily.[1]

Early life and education edit

Elizabeth Louise O'Riordan née Ball, was born in 1974 to surgeon and general practitioner Keith Ball and his wife Isobel, a nurse.[2][3][4] She has one brother.[5]

After observing colorectal surgery during sixth form work experience, she decided she wished to be a surgeon.[3][6] She gained admission to the University of Wales College of Cardiff and subsequently received her medical degree in 1998.[7]

Surgical career edit

O'Riordan completed her early surgical training in South Wales, where her first junior post was in paediatric surgery.[7][8] Under the supervision of David Wynford-Thomas at Cardiff University, she studied the molecular genetics of thyroid cancer, completed her doctoral thesis and received her PhD in 2008.[7][9] In 2011 she was granted a fellowship in oncoplastic surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London.[7] During her time there, she began a master's in that same specialty at the University of East Anglia.[7] Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk, subsequently appointed her consultant surgeon in oncoplastic surgery in 2013.[7][10]

Breast cancer edit

In 2015, O'Riordan was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.[11][12] She had previously had two harmless breast cysts in 2010 and 2014, and thought this third lump would be the same.[11][13] Tests revealed a cancer, following which she completed chemotherapy and underwent a mastectomy.[14]

Throughout her treatment and recovery, O'Riordan turned to exercise and started raising awareness about breast cancer.[12][15] She began engaging in public speaking, and delivered a TED Talk in Germany, titled "The Jar of Joy", in 2016.[12] She also took to blogging and Twitter, posting about breast cancer, among other topics.[12] Having experienced being a patient, she also talks to physicians about it.[12] Following treatment, she returned to work in November 2017.[16]

In 2018, due to local recurrence of the cancer, she required further surgery followed by radiotherapy.[17] Having been called "incredible" for her efforts in breast cancer awareness, she decided to attend her last radiotherapy session dressed as Elastigirl, also known as Mrs Incredible, a character from the film The Incredibles.[17] In an interview for the BBC, she noted that, as she walked through the hospital in her outfit, children attending their cancer treatments looked at her and laughed. She said:

...it was the scariest thing I've ever done, walking through Addenbrooke's from the car park, through the concourse past all these strangers – it was really daunting, but felt amazing knowing people were thinking, 'who is she, what's she doing and where is she going?[17]

O'Riordan retired later the same year, due to an inability to properly use her left arm as a result of cancer treatment.[10][18] After retirement, she has continued to speak in public.[10] The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer, authored by O'Riordan and professor of primary care Trisha Greenhalgh, was published in 2018.[2] Her podcast "Don't Ignore The Elephant" was created in 2020.[19] Her memoir Under the Knife was released in 2023.[20]

In 2023, O'Riordan was diagnosed with breast cancer for the third time.[21]

Awards and honours edit

O’Riordan was nominated for two awards in 2016; a ‘Woman of the Year’ award, and the Health Education England Patient Leadership award. In 2017, the UK Blog Awards highly commended her for her blog ‘Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer’. In the same year she was nominated one of Medscape's best physicians of the year.[16][22]

In 2018 O’Riordan unveiled a statue of herself in her hometown of Bury St Edmunds.[23] It was created by Non zero one following her mastectomy, and shows her topless, holding a cyclist's helmet and wearing a triathlon medal.[23]

Personal and family edit

O'Riordan is married to consultant surgeon Dermot O'Riordan.[24] Following her mother's diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent death due to spread of the disease, O'Riordan has campaigned to raise awareness of more rare cancers.[5][25]

Selected publications edit

Books edit

  • The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer. Random House. 2018. ISBN 978-1-4735-5702-4. (Co-author)
  • Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e: A Revision Guide. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2021. ISBN 978-1-000-20419-3. (Co-author)
  • Under the Knife. Unbound Publishing. 2023. ISBN 978-1-80018-242-4.

Articles edit

  • Ball, E. L.; Walsh, S. R.; Tang, T. Y.; Gohil, R.; Clarke, J M F. (December 2010). "Role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis". The British Journal of Surgery. 97 (12): 1765–1771. doi:10.1002/bjs.7252. ISSN 1365-2168. PMID 20799290. S2CID 31285535. (Co-author)
  • Ball, E. L.; Sanjay, P.; Woodward, A. (April 2006). "Comparison of buffered and unbuffered local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: a prospective study". Hernia: The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery. 10 (2): 175–178. doi:10.1007/s10029-005-0058-y. ISSN 1265-4906. PMID 16424994. S2CID 25453912. (Co-author)
  • O'Riordan, Elizabeth Louise (2019). "Reflections from a breast surgeon with breast cancer on how to improve cancer care". ecancermedicalscience. 13: 983. doi:10.3332/ecancer.2019.983. ISSN 1754-6605. PMC 6974364. PMID 32010207. (Co-author)
  • Rojas, Kristin; Spring, Laura M.; o'Riordan, Liz; Weiss, Anna (26 July 2023). "Endocrine Therapy for Surgeons: Practical Pearls for Managing Menopausal, Bone Loss and Sexual Adverse Effects". Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30 (10): 5951–5961. doi:10.1245/s10434-023-13907-4. ISSN 1534-4681. PMID 37495843. S2CID 260201378. (Co-author)

References edit

  1. ^ "100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2023". OncoDaily.
  2. ^ a b . Wellcome Collection. Wellcome. 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2". Under the Knife. Unbound Publishing. 2023. ISBN 978-1-80018-242-4.
  4. ^ Day, Suzanne (9 October 2022). . Suffolk News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b (PDF). Connect. sarcoma.org.uk. 2022. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ Williams, Rachel (24 July 2023). . The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Tang, Tjun; O'Riordan, Elizabeth; Walsh, Stewart (2021). Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e: A Revision Guide. Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. xv–xvi. ISBN 978-1-000-20419-3.
  8. ^ O'Riordan, Liz (11 July 2023). . Newsweek. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ Ball, Elizabeth Louise (30 September 2007). "Molecular mechanisms of human thyroid tumorigenesis". Cardiff University. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Walker, Peter (11 July 2023). . BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b Schmitz, D. Kathryn (2021). "1. It starts with a phone call". Moving Through Cancer. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 20–23. ISBN 978-1-7972-1026-1.
  12. ^ a b c d e Mulcahy, Nick (5 December 2017). . medscape.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. ^ Dean, Rosamund (3 July 2023). . The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. ^ . Nuffield Trust. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  15. ^ Smith, Monica J. (20 October 2021). "In a Patient's Shoes". www.generalsurgerynews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b Brooks, Megan (18 December 2018). . medscape.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b c . BBC News. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  18. ^ Bavin, Wayne; Prickett, Katy (11 August 2023). . BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  19. ^ . Value in Health. Welsh Value in Health Centre. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  20. ^ Farooki, Roopa (20 July 2023). . The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  21. ^ O'Riordan, Liz (24 August 2023). . inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  22. ^ O’Riordan, Elizabeth Louise (1 October 2021). "It Is the Little Things That Matter". Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28 (10): 5473–5476. doi:10.1245/s10434-021-10498-w. ISSN 1534-4681. PMID 34286405. S2CID 236146476.
  23. ^ a b "Breast cancer surgeon Dr Liz O'Riordan unveils statue of herself". BBC News. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  24. ^ Oxtoby, Kathy (14 December 2015). "Love on the wards: relationships between doctors". British Medical Journal. 351: h6726. doi:10.1136/bmj.h6726. ISSN 0959-8138. S2CID 80215965.
  25. ^ Day, Suzanne (7 December 2022). . Suffolk News. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

Further reading edit

  • Rimmer, Abi (29 July 2019). "How can I polish my CV?". BMJ. 366: l4903. doi:10.1136/bmj.l4903. ISSN 0959-8138. PMID 31358506. S2CID 198985073.

External links edit

  • "The Jar of Joy" Liz O'Riordan, TEDxStuttgart (2016) on YouTube
  • O'Riordan speaks about being both doctor and patient at St Luke's Symposium (2017) on YouTube
  • . GlobalData. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

January 01, 1970
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Elizabeth Louise O Riordan nee Ball born 1974 is a British retired breast surgeon known for her work in breast cancer awareness by openly discussing her personal experiences in being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer Liz O RiordanBornElizabeth Louise Ball1974 age 49 50 NationalityBritishOther namesLiz BallOccupationSurgeonKnown forBreast cancer awarenessAcademic backgroundEducationUniversity of Wales CollegeThesis Molecular mechanisms of human thyroid tumorigenesis 2008 Academic workInstitutionsIpswich HospitalMain interestsBreast conserving surgeryNotable worksThe Complete Guide to Breast Cancer 2018 Under the Knife 2023 Websiteliz wbr oriordan wbr co wbr uk O Riordan trained in oncoplastic breast surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital London In 2015 she was appointed consultant in oncoplastic surgery at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk Two years into that post she was diagnosed with breast cancer and since then regularly blogs tweets creates podcasts and in 2016 delivered a TED Talk In addition having experienced being a patient she talks to physicians about it Her self help book completed with professor of primary care Trisha Greenhalgh titled The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer was published in 2018 That year a statue of her showing her topless was unveiled in her home town of Bury St Edmunds Around the same time she retired from her surgical job following a recurrence of the disease and further treatment that resulted in an inability to properly use her left arm Her memoir Under the Knife was released in July 2023 around the same time as discovering she had breast cancer for the third time O Riordan was also recognized as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Surgical career 3 Breast cancer 4 Awards and honours 5 Personal and family 6 Selected publications 6 1 Books 6 2 Articles 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksEarly life and education editElizabeth Louise O Riordan nee Ball was born in 1974 to surgeon and general practitioner Keith Ball and his wife Isobel a nurse 2 3 4 She has one brother 5 After observing colorectal surgery during sixth form work experience she decided she wished to be a surgeon 3 6 She gained admission to the University of Wales College of Cardiff and subsequently received her medical degree in 1998 7 Surgical career editO Riordan completed her early surgical training in South Wales where her first junior post was in paediatric surgery 7 8 Under the supervision of David Wynford Thomas at Cardiff University she studied the molecular genetics of thyroid cancer completed her doctoral thesis and received her PhD in 2008 7 9 In 2011 she was granted a fellowship in oncoplastic surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital London 7 During her time there she began a master s in that same specialty at the University of East Anglia 7 Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk subsequently appointed her consultant surgeon in oncoplastic surgery in 2013 7 10 Breast cancer editIn 2015 O Riordan was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 11 12 She had previously had two harmless breast cysts in 2010 and 2014 and thought this third lump would be the same 11 13 Tests revealed a cancer following which she completed chemotherapy and underwent a mastectomy 14 Throughout her treatment and recovery O Riordan turned to exercise and started raising awareness about breast cancer 12 15 She began engaging in public speaking and delivered a TED Talk in Germany titled The Jar of Joy in 2016 12 She also took to blogging and Twitter posting about breast cancer among other topics 12 Having experienced being a patient she also talks to physicians about it 12 Following treatment she returned to work in November 2017 16 In 2018 due to local recurrence of the cancer she required further surgery followed by radiotherapy 17 Having been called incredible for her efforts in breast cancer awareness she decided to attend her last radiotherapy session dressed as Elastigirl also known as Mrs Incredible a character from the film The Incredibles 17 In an interview for the BBC she noted that as she walked through the hospital in her outfit children attending their cancer treatments looked at her and laughed She said it was the scariest thing I ve ever done walking through Addenbrooke s from the car park through the concourse past all these strangers it was really daunting but felt amazing knowing people were thinking who is she what s she doing and where is she going 17 O Riordan retired later the same year due to an inability to properly use her left arm as a result of cancer treatment 10 18 After retirement she has continued to speak in public 10 The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer authored by O Riordan and professor of primary care Trisha Greenhalgh was published in 2018 2 Her podcast Don t Ignore The Elephant was created in 2020 19 Her memoir Under the Knife was released in 2023 20 In 2023 O Riordan was diagnosed with breast cancer for the third time 21 Awards and honours editO Riordan was nominated for two awards in 2016 a Woman of the Year award and the Health Education England Patient Leadership award In 2017 the UK Blog Awards highly commended her for her blog Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer In the same year she was nominated one of Medscape s best physicians of the year 16 22 In 2018 O Riordan unveiled a statue of herself in her hometown of Bury St Edmunds 23 It was created by Non zero one following her mastectomy and shows her topless holding a cyclist s helmet and wearing a triathlon medal 23 Personal and family editO Riordan is married to consultant surgeon Dermot O Riordan 24 Following her mother s diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent death due to spread of the disease O Riordan has campaigned to raise awareness of more rare cancers 5 25 Selected publications editBooks edit The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer Random House 2018 ISBN 978 1 4735 5702 4 Co author Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e A Revision Guide Boca Raton CRC Press 2021 ISBN 978 1 000 20419 3 Co author Under the Knife Unbound Publishing 2023 ISBN 978 1 80018 242 4 Articles edit Ball E L Walsh S R Tang T Y Gohil R Clarke J M F December 2010 Role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis The British Journal of Surgery 97 12 1765 1771 doi 10 1002 bjs 7252 ISSN 1365 2168 PMID 20799290 S2CID 31285535 Co author Ball E L Sanjay P Woodward A April 2006 Comparison of buffered and unbuffered local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair a prospective study Hernia The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery 10 2 175 178 doi 10 1007 s10029 005 0058 y ISSN 1265 4906 PMID 16424994 S2CID 25453912 Co author O Riordan Elizabeth Louise 2019 Reflections from a breast surgeon with breast cancer on how to improve cancer care ecancermedicalscience 13 983 doi 10 3332 ecancer 2019 983 ISSN 1754 6605 PMC 6974364 PMID 32010207 Co author Rojas Kristin Spring Laura M o Riordan Liz Weiss Anna 26 July 2023 Endocrine Therapy for Surgeons Practical Pearls for Managing Menopausal Bone Loss and Sexual Adverse Effects Annals of Surgical Oncology 30 10 5951 5961 doi 10 1245 s10434 023 13907 4 ISSN 1534 4681 PMID 37495843 S2CID 260201378 Co author References edit 100 Influential Women in Oncology Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2023 OncoDaily a b The complete guide to breast cancer how to feel empowered and take control Wellcome Collection Wellcome 2018 Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b 2 Under the Knife Unbound Publishing 2023 ISBN 978 1 80018 242 4 Day Suzanne 9 October 2022 The one arm bandit spreading message of positivity after rare cancer diagnosis Suffolk News Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b The one armed bandit and Sarcoma UK Ambassador living life to the full PDF Connect sarcoma org uk 2022 pp 12 13 Archived from the original PDF on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Williams Rachel 24 July 2023 The breast surgeon who had breast cancer I used to say Don t Google it First thing I did Google it The Guardian Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b c d e f Tang Tjun O Riordan Elizabeth Walsh Stewart 2021 Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e A Revision Guide Boca Raton CRC Press pp xv xvi ISBN 978 1 000 20419 3 O Riordan Liz 11 July 2023 I was paralyzed Could I actually cut into a child Newsweek Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Ball Elizabeth Louise 30 September 2007 Molecular mechanisms of human thyroid tumorigenesis Cardiff University Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b c Walker Peter 11 July 2023 Former surgeon wants NHS MeToo movement for sexual harassment BBC News Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b Schmitz D Kathryn 2021 1 It starts with a phone call Moving Through Cancer San Francisco Chronicle Books pp 20 23 ISBN 978 1 7972 1026 1 a b c d e Mulcahy Nick 5 December 2017 An Awakening Surgeon Liz O Riordan s Story medscape com Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Dean Rosamund 3 July 2023 I m a breast cancer surgeon this is what surviving cancer myself taught me The Telegraph Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Dr Liz O Riordan Nuffield Trust Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Smith Monica J 20 October 2021 In a Patient s Shoes www generalsurgerynews com Retrieved 29 August 2023 a b Brooks Megan 18 December 2018 Physicians of the Year 2017 Best and Worst medscape com Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 a b c Superhero breast cancer doctor dons Incredibles outfit BBC News 22 August 2018 Archived from the original on 30 August 2023 Retrieved 28 August 2023 Bavin Wayne Prickett Katy 11 August 2023 Former Ipswich cancer surgeon treated for disease for third time BBC News Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 Dr Liz O Riordan Value in Health Welsh Value in Health Centre Archived from the original on 26 August 2023 Retrieved 26 August 2023 Farooki Roopa 20 July 2023 Under the Knife by Dr Liz O Riordan review cancer from both sides The Guardian Archived from the original on 24 August 2023 Retrieved 23 August 2023 O Riordan Liz 24 August 2023 I have had breast cancer three times 8 things I wish I d known at the start inews co uk Archived from the original on 26 August 2023 Retrieved 26 August 2023 O Riordan Elizabeth Louise 1 October 2021 It Is the Little Things That Matter Annals of Surgical Oncology 28 10 5473 5476 doi 10 1245 s10434 021 10498 w ISSN 1534 4681 PMID 34286405 S2CID 236146476 a b Breast cancer surgeon Dr Liz O Riordan unveils statue of herself BBC News 10 September 2018 Retrieved 24 August 2023 Oxtoby Kathy 14 December 2015 Love on the wards relationships between doctors British Medical Journal 351 h6726 doi 10 1136 bmj h6726 ISSN 0959 8138 S2CID 80215965 Day Suzanne 7 December 2022 We miss her terribly Family pay tribute to incredible campaigner Isobel Suffolk News Archived from the original on 6 September 2023 Retrieved 5 September 2023 Further reading editRimmer Abi 29 July 2019 How can I polish my CV BMJ 366 l4903 doi 10 1136 bmj l4903 ISSN 0959 8138 PMID 31358506 S2CID 198985073 External links edit The Jar of Joy Liz O Riordan TEDxStuttgart 2016 on YouTube O Riordan speaks about being both doctor and patient at St Luke s Symposium 2017 on YouTube GlobalData reveals top 20 oncology influencers in Twitter during H1 2023 GlobalData 31 July 2023 Archived from the original on 6 September 2023 Retrieved 6 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liz O 27Riordan amp oldid 1217699287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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