Patrick Treacy

Patrick Treacy
Born
Garrison, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish, British
EducationQueens University Belfast, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
OccupationDoctor
Years active1987-present
Known forTreating Michael Jackson

Patrick Treacy is an Irish doctor,[1] specialising 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.[4] He attended Queens University in Belfast, before transferring to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin to study medicine.[5]

Affiliation with Michael Jackson

Treacy states that Michael Jackson attended him for cosmetic treatment on 5 or 6 occasions after reading about his charitable work in Africa,[6][7] and that he twice arranged for an anaesthetist to administer propofol to Jackson for procedures.[7] He claims to have developed a friendship with the singer[4] and that Jackson asked him to help 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]

Bibliography

Treacy's published works include:

  • Behind the Mask, Liberties Press (2015, written with Frances Kenny) ISBN 978-1910742044
  • Prevention and Management of Aesthetic Complications, Edizioni Minerva Medica (2022) ISBN 9788855321433

References

  1. ↑ "Medical Council Registration for Patrick Treacy". Medical Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Dr. Drew (29 September 2011). "Dr. Drew exclusive: Cosmetic doc says he also used propofol on MJ". HLN. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deidre Reynolds (28 September 2015). "Fermanagh surgeon reveals how he became Michael Jackson's confidante". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Richard Fitzpatrick (3 October 2015). "Michael Jackson's former doctor, Dr Patrick Treacy, reflects on his life so far". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Joanna Kiernan (12 August 2015). "Cosmetic doctor to the stars Patrick Treacy tells about his travels, his famous clients and his tell-all book". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Rebecca Maher (9 October 2015). "Michael Jackson's Irish doctor releases memoir". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dr Drew. "Cosmetic doc gave MJ propofol twice". CNN.