Current post
Consultant Urological Surgeon Barts Health NHS Trust (Barts & The London NHS Trust and
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust until amalgamation April 2012), 1996 to present.
Honorary Visiting Professor at City, University of London
Ex Clinical Director Surgery & Anaesthesia Newham University Hospital NHS Trust, 2011-12
Qualifications
- MBBS St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, England,
1984 - FRCS Eng Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1989
- FRCS Ed Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 1989
- MS Master of Surgery [by Research], University of London, 1994
- FRCS(Urol) Intercollegiate specialist urology examination, 1995
- FEBU Fellowship of The European Board of Urology, 1997
- MML Master of Medical Law, University of Glasgow, 2010
Awards
- 1996 Travelling Fellowship of The Section of Urology of The Royal Society of
Medicine (RSM) - 1996 William Cook Travelling Fellowship
- 1996 Ethicon Foundation Fund Travel Award
- 2008 British Urological Foundation Prostate Brachytherapy Scholarship
- 2008 National Clinical Excellence Award holder
- 2012 National Award Winner QiC excellence in oncology
- 2013 MBE for services to the NHS
- 2013 Bevan Prize for health and wellbeing, inaugural award - finalist
- 2015 Honorary Visiting Professor at City University (School of Health Sciences)
Urological Training - UK
| Date | Hospital/Specialty | Consultant |
| October 1995- July 1996 | Senior Registrar Urology University Hospital Birmingham |
Mr A Arnold Mr D Farrar Mr M Hughes Mr M Wallace |
| October 1994- September 1995 | Senior Registrar Urology Royal Hospitals Shrewsbury |
Mr C Beacock Mr A Hay |
| October 1993- September 1994 | Career Registrar Urology N. Staffs Hospital, Stoke |
Mr S Coppinger Mr M French Mr S Liu |
| July 1993- September 1993 | Career Registrar Urology Selly Oak Hosp., Birmingham |
Mr D Farrar Mr M Foster |
| July 1992- June 1993 | Registrar Urology Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham |
Mr D Arkell Mr P Ryan |
| September 1990- June 1992 | Research Registrar Urology Royal Free Medical School |
Mr A Kaisary Professor K Hobbs |
Overseas training
- 1996 Further training Case Western Reserve University, Ohio with Professor
Resnick - TUNA training Brussels 2004
- TVT training Paris 2006
- 2008 prostate brachytherapy training, Seattle, USA
Professional memberships
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- European Association of Urology
- British Medical Association
- The Royal Society of Medicine
- UK Register of Expert Witnesses
- Independent Doctors Forum
- London Consultants Association
- Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management
- Member of the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium
Also...
- 1998 - Chairman of Cancer Black Care (a UK National Charity)
- 2001 - 2003 Founding President of the Black & Ethnic Minority Health
Section, Royal Society of Medicine - 2002 - Award: Man of Merit, by The Executive Professional Network, UK
- 2003 - Nigerian Achievement Award
- Media work - radio [BBC Radio five live, BBC Radio London, Station FM,
Colorful radio], TV [Channel 4, LA7-Italy, Sky News, ITV 1], print media - Medico-legal reports
- Selector for medical school entry
- Final MBBS examiner Barts, Imperial College
- Member & spokesman of prostate cancer charter for action
- Member of Cancer Campaigning Group [link to website]
- Prostate Cancer Research Foundation - Trustee (2003) &
Scientific Board Member. 2011 merged with Prostate UK to form Prostate Action - Trustee - 2012 - 2013 Trustee of Prostate Cancer Support Federation (PCSF)
- 2007 Department of Health (DH) Advisor [Government
News Network] - Cancer Reform Strategy Advisory Board - 2007 Prostate Cancer Advisory Group -appointed by
DH - 2008 National Cancer Equality Initiative member
-appointed by DH - 2008 National Cancer Survivorship Initiative -
children and young persons sub-committee member -appointed DH - 2008 National Bowel Screening Advisory Committee
-appointed by DH - 2008 United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition
- 2008 Royal College of Surgeons of England advisory
appointments panel member - 2011 National BME Cancer Alliance
- 2014 Co-chair Prostate Cancer Advisory Group
- 2014 Chairperson of Clincal Advisory Board of Tackle prostate cancer (PCSF)
- 2015 Member of Scientific Reference Committee of the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme
- 2022 Freedom of the City of London award
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