Qualifications
- Medical School: University of Cambridge Medical School
- Qualification: MB BChir
- Date of award: 1989
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Qualification: FRCS - Fellow Royal College of Surgeons
- Date of award: 1992
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Qualification: FRCS(Urology)
- Date of award: 1998
- Other degree or qualification: University of Cambridge
- Qualification: MD - Doctor of Medicine
- Date of award: 1999
- Other degree or qualification: University of Cambridge
- Qualification: MA - Master of Arts
- Date of award: 1989
- Other degree or qualification: University of Cambridge
- Qualification: BA - Bachelor of Arts
- Date of award: 1986
Awards and Prizes
2000, 2001, 2007: British Urological Foundation Clinical Visit Award
2000: BAUS Section of Oncology Presentation Prize
1998: Sir Walter Langdon-Brown Prize (Cambridge University)
1998: European Association of Urology Thesis Award
1996: British Journal of Urology Prize
1996: European Society of Residents in Urology Prize
1995: RCS England Research Fellowship
1989: St Thomas' Hospital Senior Surgical Prize
Professional profile
I was appointed as consultant urologist in 2001. Whilst I offer a general urological service my main interest is urological cancer and I have a subspecialist interest in the management of haematuria and diagnosis and management of bladder cancer.
I am Cancer Lead and Bladder Cancer Lead for Urology in Oxford
I have specialist Urological Training in the surgical management of bladder cancer at
1]The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hosiptal, New York
2] The Berne Institute of Urology, Switzerland
3] The Mansoura Department of Urology and Nephrology, Egypt.
I have performed over 100 cystectomies as a Consultant and I am presently performing over 20 cystectomies per year (my results are available on request).
Hospital and Trust activities
WIthin the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust I undertake the following management posts / roles
1] Bladder Cancer Lead
2] Urological Cancer Lead
3] Haematuria Lead
4] Lead for Urology at The Horton Hospital, Banbury
5] Chairman of the Urology Multidisciplinary Cancer Team Meeting
6] Chairman of The Churchill Hospital Theatre Service Delivery Unit
7] Oxford representative on the Urology Cancer Network
8] Oxford representative on the Urology Surgical Training Committee
Clinical Excellence Award
Local: Level 6
Professional affiliations and memberships
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- Section of Oncology of The British Association od Urological Surgeons
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Medical Association
- Medical Defense Union
Research interests
My research interests include
1] Molecular pathways in bladder cancer
2] Clinical trials in Bladder cancer
3] Management of haematuria
Volumes
- Radical Cystectomy - 20 (Calender year 2006/07)
Audit / Outcomes
Outcomes routinely recorded:
Patient assessed outcome measures
Mortality
- SF36 or other Short Form measure : No
- HRQOL : No
- Locally produced questionnaire : No
- (Please specify) : Review in outpatients
- Peri-operative infection rate : Yes
- Late infection rate : Yes
- Peri-operative : Yes
- 30 day : Yes
- Longer term : Yes
- Time period : followed indefinitely
- Complication rates : Yes
- Data recorded for all patients or only summary statistics?
: Patients
- Information held electronically or on paper? : Electronic
- Data benchmarked against other surgeons or centres using the same methodology? : No
- Data regularly reviewed or analysed by department?
: Yes
