Patrick Treacy Explained

Patrick Treacy is an Irish doctor,[1] specializing in aesthetic medicine. He provided treatment to Michael Jackson when Jackson lived in Ireland for a number of months in 2006.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Treacy was born in Garrison, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland where his parents ran a shop, garage, and filing station.[4] He attended Queens University in Belfast in the early days of the Troubles and has stated in interviews that his legs were broken by paramilitaries in retaliation for a student prank,[5] after which he transferred to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin to study medicine.[6]

Career

In 1987, while working in a hospital in Dublin, a needle he had used to draw blood from a patient with HIV jabbed him in the leg, resulting in an area being cut out of his leg. He did not develop the condition.[7] After that incident he moved to New Zealand in 1988 to work as a respiratory and cardiology registrar with Dunedin Hospital.[7] He was a ship's surgeon in Florida during the 1990s.[8] In the late 1990s, Treacy worked as a flying doctor in Broken Hill N.S.W. with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.[4]

In 2000, he founded the Ailesbury Clinic in Dublin and another Ailesbury Clinic in Cork in 2005. In 2003, Treacy won the professional medical media category at the GlaxoSmithKline Medical Media Awards.[9] In his memoir, The Needle and the Damage Done, he details how the Irish recession affected his business, and that of many of his patients.[10] In April 2016, following the recession, Treacy made a €137,897 settlement with the Irish Revenue as a result of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties.[11]

Affiliation with Michael Jackson

Treacy states that Michael Jackson sought him for cosmetic treatment after reading about his charitable work in Africa.[12] He was Jackson's doctor during his time in Ireland, treating him 5 or 6 times, and asserts that he developed a friendship with the singer.[4] Treacy states that Jackson invited him to organise "a big concert in Rwanda for all the children suffering from HIV".[3] In 2009, Treacy was on the special witness list for the trial of Conrad Murray, but was not called to testify.[4] In 2011, he told Drew Pinsky on CNN that he had arranged for an anaesthetist to administer propofol twice to Jackson during aesthetic procedures.[13]

Bibliography

Treacy is the author or editor of a number of books.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medical Council Registration for Patrick Treacy. Medical Council. 29 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Dr. Drew exclusive: Cosmetic doc says he also used propofol on MJ. Dr. Drew. 29 September 2011. HLN. 28 February 2016. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307170151/http://drdrew.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/29/. dead.
  3. Web site: Fermanagh surgeon reveals how he became Michael Jackson's confidante. Deidre Reynolds. 28 September 2015. Belfast Telegraph. 28 February 2016. 6 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106081746/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/fermanagh-surgeon-reveals-how-he-became-michael-jacksons-confidante-31558982.html. live.
  4. Web site: Michael Jackson’s former doctor, Dr Patrick Treacy, reflects on his life so far. Richard Fitzpatrick. 3 October 2015. Irish Examiner. 28 February 2016. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124090549/http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/michael-jacksons-former-doctor-dr-patrick-treacey-reflects-on-his-life-so-far-357083.html. live.
  5. Web site: Confessions of Michael Jackson's Irish surgeon. Cahir O'Doherty. 20 November 2015. Irish Central. 28 February 2016. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216181157/http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/Confessions-of-Michael-Jacksons-Irish-surgeon-.html. live.
  6. Web site: Cosmetic doctor to the stars Patrick Treacy tells about his travels, his famous clients and his tell-all book. Joanna Kiernan. 12 August 2015. Herald.ie. 28 February 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304182413/http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/michael-jackson-was-very-vulnerable-and-people-took-advantage-of-him-we-bonded-31444847.html. live.
  7. Web site: Unmasking Dr Treacy – Michael Jackson's former doctor. Donal Lynch. 23 November 2015. Independent.ie. 28 February 2016. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307004615/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/unmasking-dr-treacy-michael-jacksons-former-doctor-34220207.html. live.
  8. Web site: Realising the potential for cosmetic medicine at sea. Greg Baxter. 18 May 2015. Irish Medical Times. 28 February 2016. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010852/http://www.imt.ie/opinion/guests/2010/05/realising-the-potential-for-cosmetic-medicine-at-sea.html. live.
  9. Web site: 3 April 2003 . 'Irish Times' correspondent wins award for medical journalism . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074915/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irish-times-correspondent-wins-award-for-m-edical-journalism-1.354365 . 4 March 2016 . 28 February 2016 . The Irish Times.
  10. Web site: Cosmetic surgeon Patrick Treacy tells how his wealthy clients were driven to suicide by economic crash . Eugene Masterson. Sunday World. 20 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Consultants settle for €46.5m in tax. Peter O'Dwyer. 8 June 2016. Irish Examiner. 8 June 2016. 13 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713071612/http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/consultants-settle-for-465m-in-tax-403678.html. live.
  12. Web site: Michael Jackson’s Irish doctor releases memoir. Rebecca Maher. 9 October 2015. Irish Examiner. 28 February 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000931/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/michael-jacksons-irish-doctor-releases-memoir-358363.html. live.
  13. Web site: Cosmetic doc gave MJ propofol twice. Dr Drew. CNN/.

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