About
Videodoc

Dr. Brian McManus

Dr. McManus studied Medicine in UCD and qualified with an MB BCh BAO in 1996. He has worked in numerous Dublin hospitals and has particular experience in emergency medicine, general medicine, surgery, paediatrics, palliative care and anaesthetics. In 2002 he completed his specialist training in general practice and has worked as a GP for 13 years in Ireland and the UK. He is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and has certificates in geriatric medicine and minor surgery. In 2015 he started working as a Medical Advisor in Vhi Healthcare and working in the Medical Division and then moving into a role within the Strategy Division. During his time in Vhi he completed a Masters in Pharmaceutical Medicine and a Certificate of Professional Medical Insurance. In 2017, he was appointed Medical Director of VideoDoc.

“My primary goal as Medical Director of VideoDoc is to provide a safe, efficient service that can compliment General Practice in Ireland. I am particularly interested in developing guidelines and protocols to ensure the doctors working on the platform are practicing safe, evidence-based medicine. I am also interested in developing chronic disease management programmes via telemedicine that may alleviate some of the pressure on primary care and hospital outpatients.”

Medical Director for videoDoc. IMC
No. 020384

Dr. Lena Murphy

Lena Murphy is our Clinical Lead and works full-time for VideoDoc. She graduated from UCD in 2006 and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2008. She won the Ellard W Eppel Trophy in 2015, gaining 1st place in the MICGP Examinations. With over 11 years’ post-graduate medical experience, Lena is on the Specialist Register for General Practice in Ireland, the Register of General Practitioners in the UK and a member of the Medical Council in Malta.

Lena is an accomplished and experienced doctor who is well-regarded by colleagues and patients alike. She has presented on issues ranging from mental health to diabetes, and has shared her expertise with medical students through her teaching experience. Her special interests include travel medicine, tropical medicine, and healthcare for marginalised groups.

Clinical Lead for videoDoc.
IMC No. 271875

Dr. Conor O'Hanlon

Graduating from UCD in 1975 with a Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery, Conor qualified as a GP in 1980. He is a founding member of the Irish Council of General Practitioners, playing a pivotal role in making it the institution it is today. He was also co-founder of DubDoc, the out-of-hours GP service based in St. James’ Hospital in Dublin. Conor has over 40 years’ experience in General Practice and ran his own practice in Palmerstown for 37 years. Conor’s areas of special interest are paediatrics and surgery.

As the Medical Director of VideoDoc, Conor oversees the recruitment and training of all our doctors. He also manages VideoDoc’s clinical governance.

Clinical Director for videoDoc.
IMC No. 008009

Mary Harney

With a long political career characterised by a passion for reform, innovation, and enterprise, Mary was in government for 17 years and served as Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) for nine years. She was the first woman to lead a political party in Ireland and the longest serving female TD (Member of Parliament) in the state’s history. During her time in government, Mary held responsibility for Industrial Development and promoting Irish businesses abroad for seven years. She was also Minister for Health for seven years, initiating reforms in areas such as cancer services, care of the elderly and regulation of health professionals.

Mary has a deep knowledge of the interactions between business and government at National and European levels. Having retired from politics in 2011, she now puts her Economics qualification from Trinity College, Dublin to use focusing on private business interests.

Former Politician & Government Minister

James Hummer

Jim Hummer founded and led Whole Health Management, an innovative provider of direct contract, work-site employee health services to Fortune 500 companies, until it was merged into Walgreen Company in May of 2008. Upon the sale of Whole Health, Jim founded Luxemburg Capital, his family investment firm, and Redrock Ventures, his personal investment firm. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Endotronix and is a board member or advisor to several healthcare companies.

Before Whole Health, Jim co-founded and was President of the Ivy Medical Group, a pioneer in the urgent care field. Previously, he was Director of Planning and Human Resources at Martin Marietta Corporation’s Chemical Group. Earlier, Jim was with Deloitte & Touché, San Francisco, where he obtained his CPA. Jim has served on the Harvard Business School Alumni Board, the HBS Healthcare Alumni Association Board and currently serves on the Harvard University Healthcare Initiative Advisory Board, the Harvard School of Public Health Executive Leadership Council, the Qualcomm Life Advisory Board, and the Nanovic Institute Board at the University of Notre Dame.

Managing Partner, Redrock Ventures. President, Luxemburg Capital

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly currently heads H.I.G.’s LBO fund in Chicago. Joining in 2007 as a founding partner of H.I.G. Europe, he has been responsible for all aspects of the investment process across multiple sectors – most notably Healthcare, Consumer and Business Services. With more than $19 billion of capital under management, H.I.G. specialises in acquiring controlling stakes in medium sized companies with attractive growth potential and distressed turnaround situations. H.I.G.’s companies have combined worldwide sales in excess of $30 billion. Prior to H.I.G., Mark held positions as Chief Operations Officer of Brakes Group, Europe’s largest foodservice company, and Chief Executive Officer of Pauley’s Foods. His career has also featured positions with Merrill Lynch (Hg) Capital, Bain & Company’s private equity group in San Francisco and London and the Jefferson Smurfit Group PLC (now Smurfit Kappa). Mark holds a BSc (Hons) and an MA from Trinity College, Dublin and an MBA from Harvard University.

Managing Director & Partner with H.I.G. Capital