News

• Haematuria Referral Guidelines updated

  February 5th 2013

  Following consultation, the new 2 week wait referral form has been updated and can be accessed here. These guidelines incorporate the new surgical threshold policy document for the assessment of haematuria, this can be accessed... Read more

  
  

• New courses added

  February 5th 2013

  Please refer to the courses section for an update on new urology courses available at Addenbrookes throughout... Read more

  
  

• 2 new substantive consultants join the department

  October 23rd 2012

  We are very pleased to welcome two new consultants to the department. Sami Hayek, who trained in Bristol and USA, specialises in stone disease. Jim Armitage, who trained in East Anglia, will specialise in general urology and benign prostatic... Read more

  
  

• Further dates for your diary for urology courses

  August 28th 2012

  Please see Courses section for updates on upcoming Ureteroscopy and Emergency Urology... Read more

  
  
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  New Substantive Consultant joins the department

  March 19th 2012

  Suzanne Biers has joined our department as a Consultant Urologist with a specilaist interest in incontinence, bladder dysfunction and reconstruction. Having graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School in London, her training has taken her to Churchill Hospital in Oxford and specialist registrar training in the Wessex region, which includes hospitals in Southampton, Portsmouth,... Read more

  
  

• Ureteroscopy courses

  March 8th 2012

  Please see the courses section to learn about two new live surgery and hands on ureteroscopy courses at Addenbrookes Hospital later this... Read more

  
  

• Live Surgery Ureteroscopy Course

  October 21st 2011

  There will be a Live Surgery Course on Rigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy on December 5th and 6th 2011 at Addenbrookes Hospital. Faculty members Mr Nimish Shah, Mr Oliver Wiseman, Mr Will Finch and Mr Ben Hughes will run a two day course to cover all aspects of rigid and flexible ureteroscopy,... Read more

  
  

• New consultant appointments

  October 4th 2011

  Alexandra Colquhoun has joined the department as a Substantive Consultant. Her subspecialist interest is Uro-oncology focusing on invasive and non-muscle bladder cancer. Steven Connolloy has also joined the Department as Honorary Consultant & Lecturer in Urology. He will be specialising in Renal... Read more

  
  
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  4th Emergency Urology Course

  September 23rd 2011

  A course on Emergency Urology has been arranged on Thursday 20th October 2011 in the Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital. Previous courses have received very positive feedback from attendees. This interactive course, covering all aspects of caring for emergency urology patients in the acute setting, is aimed at Foundation/ST1 doctors in... Read more

  
  

• Live Surgery Flexible Ureteroscopy Course October 2011

  May 9th 2011

  There will be a Live Surgery Course on Flexible Ureteroscopy on Monday 3rd October 2011 at Addenbrookes Hospital. Faculty members Mr Stuart Irving, Ms Kay Thomas, Mr Nimish Shah and Mr Oliver Wiseman will run a one day interactive course to cover all aspects of flexible ureteroscopy, including 4 live... Read more

  
  
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  3rd Emergency Urology Course

  February 28th 2011

  A course on Emergency Urology has been arranged on Saturday 26th March 2011 in the Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital. Previous courses have received very positive feedback from attendees. This interactive course, covering all aspects of caring for emergency urology patients in the acute setting, is aimed at Foundation/ST1 doctors in... Read more

  
  
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  Launch of new Primary and Secondary Care collaborative pathways

  February 14th 2011

  We are working with all regional health organisations to provide a high quality community urology and continence service convenient for all patients. So far, we are able to support care in the community for patients with female incontinence, male lower urinary tract symptoms and prostate (PSA) monitoring. Further information for patients... Read more

  
  

• Live Surgery Ureteroscopy Course May 2011

  February 11th 2011

  There will be a Live Surgery Course on Rigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy on May 23rd and May 24th 2011 at Addenbrookes Hospital. Faculty members Mr Matt Bultitude, Mr Junaid Masood, Mr Nimish Shah and Mr Oliver Wiseman will a two day course to cover all aspects of rigid and flexible... Read more

  
  
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  BAUS Information Leaflets

  December 1st 2010

  The British Association of Urological Surgeons is the national organisation for urologists. It exists to promote the highest standards of practice in urology, for the benefit of patients, by fostering education, research and clinical excellence. They have a full list of Information leaflets about urological procedures, disorders or investigations for... Read more

  
  
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  New Consultant Appointment

  May 6th 2010

  Mr Christof Kastner has been appointed as Consultant Urologist with a specialist interest in service re-design.Christof has been working within the department as a locum and was recently successful at obtaining a substantive post.His other areas of interest include holmium laser surgery and prostate... Read more

  
  
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  Emergency Urology Course

  May 5th 2010

  A course on Emergency Urology has been arranged on Saturday 18th September 2010 in the Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital. The first course in February received very positive feedback from attendees. This second course course is designed to cover all aspects of emergency urology and is aimed at Foundation/ST1 doctors in... Read more

  
  
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  New Consultant

  December 22nd 2009

  Mr Frank O'Brien has now taken up his post as Honorary Consultant & Lecturer in Urology. He will spend his first couple of months setting up various research projects and will not commence clinical duties until the New Year.Frank received his training in Ireland and then spent three years in... Read more

  
  
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  Locum Consultant

  October 1st 2009

  Mr Kattedath Madhavan joined us at the beginning of October to fill a locum post pending the appointment of a new Consultant with an interest in management of invasive bladder... Read more

  
  
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  Changes in Consultant Staff

  February 2nd 2009

  Mr Christof Kastner has been appointed to a locum Consultant post for the next 12 months following the departure of Mr John Kelly to the Chair of Urology at University College,... Read more

  
  
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  Additional Consultant appointments

  December 19th 2008

  Mr Nikesh Thiruchelvam has now been appointed to a new Consultant post with a special interest in continence, reconstruction & female urology. In March 2009, he took over from Mr Vishwambhar Nath who has now returned to... Read more

  
  
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  New Consultant staff

  April 18th 2008

  On 1 April 2008, Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam joined the staff as a Lecturer and Honorary Consultant. Mr Rob Brierly, Consultant Urologist at Ipswich Hospital, has also joined us on a part-time basis to help with the management of bladder cancer... Read more

  
  
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  A new textbook of urology

  December 4th 2007

  A new textbook of urology, designed to integrate text and illustrations in a visually-appealing manner, is now available in bookshops.Urology: An Illustrated Colour Text has been written by Nigel Bullock, Andrew Doble & Bill Turner, with a contribution on paediatric urology from Peter Cuckow (a former surgical trainee in the... Read more

  
  
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  A new lithotripter

  October 10th 2007

  The Department has now obtained a new Wolf Piezolith 3000 lithotripter to replace its ageing Storz Modulith SLX. The new Wolf machine produces better stone clearance rates and is less painful so the need for opiate analgesia during treatment is reduced. This means that we will be able to treat... Read more

  
  
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  New Consultant

  September 3rd 2007

  On 3 September 2007, Oliver Wiseman joined us as a Consultant Urologist. Oliver trained in London & Sweden and has a sub-specialty interest in stone disease. He is a permanent replacement for Mehmood Akhtar, locum Consultant Urologist, who has now left to take up a Consultant post in Craigavon, Northern... Read more

  
  
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  New LUTS clinic

  May 1st 2007

  A Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Clinic has now been set up for men with prostatic symptoms who have not responded to treatment with alpha-blockers and/or Finasteride.We ask that patients with mild LUTS are commenced initially on oral therapy in primary care for a minimum period of 3 months. Only... Read more

  
  
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  Holmium laser surgery

  April 19th 2007

  The 100 Watt Holmium:YAG laser allows laser treatment of prostatic enlargement by enucleating the prostate. It is also used to treat urothelial cancer, ureteric & renal stones and urethral strictures.Laser prostate surgery is short stay and may even be accomplished on a day-case basis. Its other main advantage is a... Read more