Meet the Urology team

Key members of the Urology Department include:

Mr Abraham Cherian MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (PaedSurg), FEAPU
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Special interests: Cloaca and urogenital sinus anomalies, laparoscopic surgery, disorders of sex development, hypospadias, and reconstructive urology

Mr Alexander Cho MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCS (Paeds), Masters in Medical Education, PGCert in Medical Leadership
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Special interests: Urolithiasis (kidney stones), Uro-Oncology, Reconstructive Urology, Minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopy & retroperitoneoscopy; endourology, orchidopexy; penile anomalies, medical education and training.

Mr Navroop Johal
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Special interests: Reconstructive urology, paediatric uro-oncology, general paediatric urology, prenatal counselling, minimally invasive surgery, bladder dysfunction and research

Ms Neetu Kumar MBBS, MRCS (Edin), FRCS (Paed Surg), MSc (Applied Health Economics)

Consultant Paediatric Urologist

Special Interests: Cloaca and urogenital sinus anomalies, hypospadias, disorders of sex development (DSD), reconstructive urology, and Urodynamics.

Professor Imran Mushtaq MBChB, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Paed.)
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Special interests: Bladder exstrophy and epispadias, reconstructive urology, hypospadias, disorders of sex development (DSD)

Miss Naima Smeulders
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Special Interests:

1. Paediatric Uro-oncology:
   1. Complex renal tumour surgery, including for tumours with venous extension and nephron-sparing surgery (contributing expertise to the National Renal tumour Advisory Panel (NRAP) and international SIOP-Renal Tumour Study Group).
   2. Genito-urinary rhabdomyosarcoma, including conservative-surgery with brachytherapy and surgery for relapsed rhabdomyosarcoma (contributing expertise to the National Soft tissue sarcoma Advisory Panel (NSAP) and the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG))
2. Paediatric Urolithiasis (kidney stones) and endo-urology: MDT service with Paediatric Nephrology and interventional radiology.
3. Complex reconstructive urology

Mr Ganesh Vythilingam MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), Masters (Paediatric Surgery), FEAPU, PhD.
Locum Consultant Paediatric Urologist

Special interests: Neurogenic bladder management, reconstructive urology, hypospadias, laparoscopic surgery, urodynamics and translational urological tissue engineering.

Divyesh Desai MBBS, FRCS (Urol)
Director of Urodynamics
Special interest: Posterior urethral valves

Farhana Patel
Sister, Panther Ward

Donna Wyan 
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Panther Ward

Lyndsay Allen
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interest: Urodynamics

Cherry Calapini
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interest: Urodynamics

Lesley Healiss
Special Interest: Nephro-urology

Julie Looney
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interest: Urodynamics

Susan Maestri
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interest: Urodynamics

Katie Read
Special Interest: Urodynamics

Karen Rowson
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interest: Urodynamics

Karen Ryan
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interests: Urodynamics and Bladder exstrophy

Felicity Southworth
Pre-Admission Nurse Specialist

Anjuna Sahi-Kenny

Ash Gohil
Assistant Service Manager

Cerys Stoppard

Patient Pathway Coordinator

Chloe Masilungan
Admissions Coordinator

Sam Waite
Admissions Coordinator

Paige Sim

Urodynamics Admissions Coordinator

Paige McMahon

Urodynamics Admissions Coordinator