Introduction
I am one of four members of the sub-specialist bladder cancer team that manages all forms of bladder cancer. I am the current lead clinician for bladder cancer.
This includes use of a number of non-surgical approaches (eg intravesical BCG therapy) as well as radical surgery (including minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery) to remove the whole bladder and a full range of reconstructive urinary diversion techniques, including orthotopic bladder substitution.
I am also a member of the Advanced Pelvic Malignancy team, which involves surgeons from multiple disciplines and looks after patients with cancers that have spread to involve multiple organ systems within the pelvis.
Previous history
I obtained my medical degree and master’s of research (Anatomy) from the University of Glasgow, before moving to Cambridge to pursue surgical training. I was appointed as a NIHR academic fellow in urology in 2011, which led to a PhD in prostate cancer molecular biology from the University of Cambridge.
I am fully trained in all aspects of general urology, and developed a sub-specialist interest in pelvic urological-oncology in Norfolk and Norwich and Cambridge University Hospitals, followed by a subsequent senior fellowship in robotic pelvic uro-oncology at University College London Hospitals.
I previously held a consultant post with the Norfolk & Waveney Urology Service, before moving to Addenbrooke’s hospital in 2023.
I am active in medical education, serving as faculty for a number of courses run by the Cambridge department of Urology, including the Emergency Urology course, the Cambridge Surgical Skills in Emergency Urology course and the Masters in Urology with Anglia Ruskin University. I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I have authored multiple papers in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Membership/ accreditations
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- European Association of Urology
- Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy