Geraldine McCarthy MD, FRCPI is Consultant Rheumatologist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin and Full Clinical Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine University College Dublin, Ireland. Her research has focused on the biological effects of calcium-containing crystals and has been funded by many sources including the National Institutes of Health, Arthritis Foundation, American Federation for Aging Research, US Department of Defence, and the Wellcome Trust. She is the author of over 170 publications. In 2021, she received the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI) Institute of Medicine Bryan Alton Medal in recognition of her contribution to clinical and academic medicine. She has received a Lifetime Achievement award from G-CAN (Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network) and designation of Master at the American College of Rheumatology. She served as President of the Irish Society for Rheumatology for four years, from 2020 to 2023.