Michael Daly

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About Michael Daly

Dr Michael Daly is an academic and non-invasive cardiologist whose interests include multimodality cardiovascular imaging, electrocardiography, biomechanical modelling of structural heart disease, medical humanities, and healthcare education. In addition to international accreditation in cardiac CT and echocardiography, Dr Daly also holds an MA in Creative Writing focusing on drama, an MD by research in Medical Education with Simulation, and a PhD in Cardiology. In 2022, he was named 'Most Innovative Teacher of the Year' at the Times Higher Education Awards in London, UK, for his post-doctoral work that improved medical students’ clinical acumen in cardiology through whole-task hybrid simulations. In 2023, he was awarded both a Fulbright Scholarship to Stanford University’s Centre for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) in California, USA, to explore how narratology might augment the development of simulated clinical experiences, and the Silver Award in the 'Breakthrough Technology Innovation in Education' category at the global QS Reimagine Education Awards in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr Daly is currently an elected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Royal College of Physicians in London; he is also the Viewpoint Editor of JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology) Case Reports, is on the Advisory Board of JACC Journals, and is an accredited member of the Writers Guild of Ireland. Screenwriting credits and awards: