Professor Carroll is a Consultant ORLHNS Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Dublin. She is an elected member of the RCSI Council (2016 - 2026), a Surgeon Educator, Trainer and Mentor at RCSI. Her education and assessment profile includes high level positions with the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Ireland and Great Britain, as an ICBSE Assessor, an Executive Member of the European Examinations Board for ORLHNS  and a Specialist Member of the AMEE Surgical Track, in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons.  She is involved in the Global Surgery mentorship program with Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), COSECSA and Women in Surgery Africa (WiSA).  

 

Professor Carroll has engaged  with the Surgical Community Nationally and Internationally in the domain of “Climate Change and Health” over the past 4 years. 

 

In 2022, Professor Carroll was appointed as the RCSI Chair for Sustainability in Surgery and as the Health Service Executive (HSE)  Co-Chair for the Green Theatre Agenda.  

 

In February 2024, she launched the RCSI Document “Sustainability Principles and Practice in Surgery” and the NDTP / HSE “eLearning Sustainability in Surgery Module” for NCHDs.  

 

Professor Carroll was appointed as the RCSI Council Ambassador for Sustainability in 2024 for a 2 year term of office and currently is developing an NDTP/HSE funded Sustainability Training Programme for the extended surgical team, which will be piloted in the “Surgical Hub” setting in collaboration with the HSE, over the coming year.  

 

At the February 2025 launch of the UK and Ireland “Green Theatre Checklist”, 

Professor Carroll said -  

 

“As Surgeons, we have a duty to safeguard both human and planetary health, recognising that the well-being of our patients is intrinsically linked to the health of our planet.  

By integrating sustainability into surgical practices, we can drive systemic change, foster resilience in healthcare systems and align surgical excellence with environmental stewardship”.