Karina Butler

Karina Butler
Born	Karina Mary Butler
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	University College Dublin
Occupation(s)	Doctor, academic
Years active	1978–present
Employer	University College Dublin
Known for	Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee

Karina Mary Butler is an Irish professor of paediatrics and was chair of Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Butler graduated with a degree in medicine from University College Dublin (UCD) in 1978. She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1996. ^[3]

Career

Butler is a specialist consultant in paediatrics and infectious disease at Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street and Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin. She is a Clinical Professor in Paediatrics at UCD. ^{[3] [1] [4] [5]}

Butler was the chair of NIAC and sat on the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) from January 2021 until it disbanded in February 2022. ^{[6] [5]}

References

1. "Prof Karina Butler – Keynote Speakers – IDSI". www.idsociety.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
2. "National Immunisation Advisory Committee | HIQA". www.hiqa.ie. Archived from the original on 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
3. "Search Results – Karina Mary Butler". medicalcouncil.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
4. "Consultants A-Z". www.olchc.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
5. "UCD Professor, Karina Butler, Appointed to NPHET | College Tribune". collegetribune.ie. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
6. Horgan-Jones, Jack (5 January 2021). "Nphet gets three new members to boost infectious disease, scientific resources". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2022.