The urology department deal with diseases of the urinary / reproductive tracts in men and with urinary disease in women.
About the department
Our team have a wide range of specialist skills, with the department and urology as a whole having a deep history behind them.
The department is staffed by 3 lecturers and 18 NHS consultants in adult urology, each with their own sub-specialist areas of interest:
- Mr Tevita Aho
- Mr James Armitage
- Miss Suzanne Biers
- Miss Alexandra Colquhoun
- Mr Laurian Dragos
- Mr Christof Kastner
- Ms Niyati Lobo
- Mr Saiful Miah
- Professor David Neal
- Mr Adam Nelson
- Miss Felicity Reeves
- Mr Antony Riddick
- Mr Kasra Saeb-Parsy (Clinical Lead)
- Mr Nimish Shah
- Mr Nikesh Thiruchelvam
- Mr David Thurtle
- Professor Maxine Tran
- Mr Oliver Wiseman
- Professor Vincent Gnanapragasam
- Mr Thomas Mitchell
- Professor Grant Stewart
Together, the consultant staff now provide a full range of urological expertise.
Piloting a new voice technology in Urology services
Urology services at CUH are piloting a new voice technology (Ambient Voice Technology) that aims to help your clinician to focus more on their conversation with you during your outpatient appointment, instead of typing and trying to make notes.
The new technology works in the background by listening to spoken words, with your permission, and then producing a summary of what has been said. This summary is converted into notes in your patient record which is held in the Trust's electronic patient record system. It can also support with the writing of letters.
Your clinician will check everything to make sure it is correct.
For more information, visit our new voice technology pilot page.
Urological training
Urological trainees within the Department are part of the East Anglian training program. Trainees also spend at least a year in each of the other regional units (Norfolk & Norwich University, Edith Cavell, Ipswich, Bedford, West Suffolk and Luton & Dunstable Hospitals) in rotation. Application for these posts is by open competition and vacancies are advertised in the standard medical journals (to view vacancies on-line, visit the British Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)). Prospective applicants should contact Mr Oliver Wiseman or Miss Suzanne Biers for further information.
Visiting doctors and students
Visiting surgeons are welcome in the department but we are not able to provide remuneration or accommodation for surgeons on attachment. If you wish to visit the department, please contact Mr Nimish Shah in the first instance.
Clinical students wishing to spend an elective period in the Department should contact the Clinical School.