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Personal profile
Particulars
I am a consultant endocrinologist and visiting scholar at Queen's University Belfast. I undertake clinical work in endocrinology and general internal medicine at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
I undertook my undergraduate medical degree at QUB and graduated in 2013 with one distinction. During this time I also undertook an intercalated MRes, graduating with distinction. I obtained my PhD in 2023 and this included time spent in Saint Bartholomew's Hospital London and Queen Mary University of London.
In 2025 I received a Society for Endocrinology Leadership and Development award which aims to recognise and nurture emerging talent in endocrinology to become the future leaders of the specialty
I am a member of the following professional societies:
Irish Endocrine Society
UK Society for Endocrinology
European Society of Endocrinology
Endocrine Society
Irish Medical Council
UK General Medical Council
Research Focus
I have research interest in pituitary neuroendocrine tumours, also referred to as pituitary adenomas, particularly familial pituitary disease and the role of the AIP gene in this condition.
I also have broader interests in neuroendocrinology. This includes adrenal tumours and tumours of the diffuse neuroendocrine system such as paragangliomas.
To date I have secured in excess of £400,000 in grants.
Teaching
At undergraduate level I have experience of undergraduate case based learning and undertook undergraduate medical student teaching in clinical inpatient and outpatient settings. I have experience of OSCE at QUB and Queen Mary University of London undergraduate medical student assessment.
I have supervised BSc, MSc and PhD and I regularly contribute to postgraduate teaching for medical and multidisciplinary team members.
I am keen to support medics who are earlier in their professional development and I was previously a mentor in Northern Ireland deanery mentornet initiative.
Other
Outside of medicine I was previously the Northern Ireland coordinator for the Pituitary Foundation, a charitable organisation supporting patients living with pituitary conditions.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
- R Medicine (General)
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Clinical impact of variations in laboratory measurements of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor I on the classification of acromegaly disease activity status in the United Kingdom
Loughrey, P. B., Ayuk, J., Bashir, B., Higham, C. E., Ho, J. H., Monaghan, P. J., Wark, G. & Adam, S., 05 Mar 2025, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 192, 3, p. L7-L11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conservatively managed non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas - cohort study from the UK Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma Consortium
Fountas, A., Lithgow, K., Loughrey, P. B., Bonanos, E., Shinwari, S. K., Mitchell, K., Mavilakandy, A., Ahsan, M., Matheou, M., Isand, K., Hamblin, R., McLaren, D. S., Ullah, H. Z., Grixti, L., MacFarlane, J., Jayasuriya, A., Bhatti, S., Wunna, W., Shah, S. & Hussein, Z. & 32 others, , May 2025, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 192, 5, p. 680-690 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction: Genome‑wide methylation profiling differentiates benign from aggressive and metastatic pituitary neuroendocrine tumors
Jotanovic, J., Boldt, H. B., Burton, M., Andersen, M. S., Bengtsson, D., Bontell, T. O., Ekman, B., Engström, B. E., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Heck, A., Jakovcevic, A., Jørgensen, J. O. L., Kraljevic, I., Kunicki, J., Lindsay, J. R., Losa, M., Loughrey, P. B., Maiter, D., Maksymowicz, M. & Manojlovic-Gacic, E. & 15 others, , 02 Jan 2025, In: Acta Neuropathologica. 149, 1 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Endocrine alterations in patients with pachydermoperiostosis
Stelmachowska-Banaś, M., Barry, S., Angurala, I., Rice, T., Magid, K., Carreira, A., Rai, A., Evans, A., Bollington, M., Kaur, V., Singhmar, S., Silaghi, C. A., Mandisodza, K., McGregor, A., Sahoo, J., Gupta, R., Behera, K. K., Roy, A., Carr, I. & Loughrey, P. B. & 2 others, , Oct 2025, In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reassessing the role of the p.(Arg304Gln) missense AIP variant in pituitary tumorigenesis
Loughrey, P. B., Mothojakan, N. B., Iacovazzo, D., Arni, A., Aflorei, E. D., Arnaldi, G., Barlier, A., Beckers, A., Bizzi, M., Chanson, P., Dal, J., Daly, A. F., Dang, M. N., David, A., Andrade, M. D. O., Else, T., Elston, M. S., Evans, A., Ferrau, F. & Fica, S. & 23 others, , Apr 2025, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 192, 4, p. 385–397 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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CAST DfE PhD Studentship Grant
Loughrey, B. (Recipient), James, J. (Recipient), McKnight, A. J. (Recipient) & Miskelly, J. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Medical Research Travel Grant
Loughrey, P. (Recipient), 27 Jan 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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HSC R and D Doctoral Fellowship
Loughrey, B. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Irish Endocrine Society: Summer Studentship
Loughrey, B. (Recipient) & Lockhart, S. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Other distinction
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Irish Endocrine Society: Summer Studentship - €2000
Craig, S. (Recipient) & Loughrey, B. (Recipient), 30 Jun 2022
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Endocrine-Related Cancer (Journal)
Loughrey, B. (Peer reviewer)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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European Journal of Endocrinology (Journal)
Loughrey, B. (Peer reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Endocrine-Related Cancer (Journal)
Loughrey, B. (Peer reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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European Journal of Endocrinology (Journal)
Loughrey, B. (Peer reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (Journal)
Loughrey, B. (Peer reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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Pituitary Life Patient Magazine - Introducing our Northern Ireland Area Coordinator
22/08/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Acromegaly: 'Giant gene' bond forged between US and Mid Ulster
08/06/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Thesis
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Clinical, genetic and molecular correlations in pituitary neuroendocrine tumours
Loughrey, P. B. (Author), James, J. (Supervisor), Craig, S. (Supervisor), Korbonits, M. (Supervisor) & Hunter, S. (Supervisor), Dec 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy