Our Consultants
The Urology Partners have come together with the desire of providing modern, innovative and effective care to our patients. Founded in 2006, such a partnership ensures appropriate urological advice is easily available and that, where necessary, the appropriate sub specialist input rapidly sought.
Neil Barber has led the introduction to the UK of Aquablation treatment, using the Aquabeam system, to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. This minimally invasive treatment option is part of our portfolio of treatment options for our patients, enabling us to offer a tailor made approach to patient’s treatment pathway.
Even before his appointment to Frimley Park Hospital (now Frimley Health) in 2005 as a Consultant Urological Surgeon, Neil was looking to challenge the status quo in the surgical management of the symptomatic benign prostate gland, being the driving force in the introduction of Greenlight laser prostatectomy to the UK in 2002. Since his appointment, he has established a unique research group focussed on BPH and has been involved in all the multicentred studies examining the new and exciting treatment options that have evolved over the years. As such he has acted as an expert advisor to various NICE committees examining and providing guidance on plasma TURP, Greenlight laser PVP, Urolift, Rezum, iTIND and Aquablation of the prostate, and is recognised globally as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in the field, regularly teaching and lecturing at national and international conferences. He was also part of the recent GIRFT BPH committee, chaired by Richard Hindley, providing guidance on best practice in the management of symptomatic BPE for UK urology. Whilst regularly performing all types of BPE surgery, Neil Barber has unparalleled experience in Aquablation, having performed many hundreds of cases over the last 8 years, is the highest volume Urolift surgeon in Europe, has pioneered the introduction of iTIND to the UK and is a recognised ‘super expert’ for Greenlight laser PVP.
Contact Tel for Consultant's PA: 01252 623 543
Contact Email for Consultant's PA: barber.secretary@urologypartners.co.uk
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Richard’s expertise in treating BPH led to his involvement in introducing Rezum therapy to the UK in 2017, enhancing the portfolio of treatment options for this condition to provide patients with a choice and the opportunity for minimally invasive options, allowing a rapid recovery and return to normal activities.
Richard’s time as a research fellow in Brighton triggered his interest in voiding problems, during which time he set up and recruited to a randomised trial of drugs to try and facilitate bladder emptying. Within a year of his appointment as a Consultant in 2004 he had successfully introduced the Greenlight laser technology to his new day unit at Hampshire Hospitals. Over the intervening time period he has acted as an expert adviser to NICE committees assessing various BPH treatments including Greenlight laser, Aquablation and Rezum water vapour therapy. Indeed in 2017 he was the first UK surgeon to perform a Rezum procedure, and has now performed over 600 procedures using this minimally invasive technology. He is now recognised as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in the field of BPH management, and is regularly asked to lecture both at national and international meetings and conferences. In 2021 Richard was asked to chair the GIRFT bladder outlet obstruction academy, subsequently publishing a guide on best practice for UK management for men with symptoms due to benign prostatic obstruction.
With experience in all BPH minimally invasive treatment options he is well placed to advise men looking for alleviation of symptoms with a low risk of side-effects. In 2017 he was awarded a visiting professor position at the University of Winchester, where he is currently working on a project with the department of psychology exploring decision making for men facing an expanding portfolio of BPH treatment options.
Alongside treating BPH, Richard specialises in the diagnosis of prostate cancer following a pathway combining mpMRI scan and fusion biopsies to access the most accurate method of diagnosis, thereby facilitating the patient’s decision for treatment options. Richard also offers High Intensity Focal Ultrasounds Treatment (HIFU) to those patients who this is suitable for. Using these techniques for prostate cancer diagnosis ensures we can exclude any cancer concerns before addressing benign prostate symptoms.
Contact Tel for Consultant's PA: 01256 377 664 or 07544 3750281
Contact Email for Consultant's PA: hindley.secretary@urologypartners.co.uk
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