Niall Hogan

Niall Hogan is an Irish orthopaedic surgeon who was also an international rugby union player, born on 20 April 1971. He graduated in medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1995 and in 2005 was conferred with the Intercollegiate Board Specialty Diploma in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. He serves as Honorary Secretary to the Irish Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. As a player he was a scrum-half for Ireland from 1995 to 1997, winning thirteen caps, appearing in three matches at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and serving as captain of the national team. His brother Brian Hogan is a radiologist who also graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.