He is a clinical senior lecturer in the Department of Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin. He was awarded a PhD from Trinity College in 2010. He is a chief and principle investigator in several international clinical trials in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, and he was co-principle investigator on the first Irish National Audit of Dementia (INAD) care in acute hospitals. He is a member of the clinical and research advisory panel for the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland.