Kerrigan McCarthy

Kerrigan McCarthy is a highly experienced pathologist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), where responsibilities include surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory diagnostics for various infectious diseases, as well as leading a wastewater surveillance team for SARS-CoV-2. Previously, Kerrigan served as Head of Outbreak Response at NICD, providing technical expertise for outbreak management, and as a Consultant Doctor specializing in TB/HIV at Nazareth House. Additional roles include coordinating the XTEND Trial for tuberculosis diagnosis at Aurum Institute and conducting research and operational science in TB/HIV integration at WRHI. Kerrigan holds multiple degrees, including a PhD in Public Health and Fellow of College of Pathology in Medical Microbiology.