Reading Urology : About Us

Mr Steve Foley MBBS FRCS(Urol) Consultant Urologist
Year Qualified: 1990 GMC number: 3330089 Clinical Interests include: Female urology particularly stress incontinence Bladder dysfunction and spinal cord injury Vasectomies. Memberships: MBBS FRCS(Urol) Clinic Times: Friday Medical Secretaries: Maxine Pearson 0118 9207045 maxine.pearson@berkshire-health.co.uk and Cathy Mellor 0118 9207046 cathy.mellor@berkshire-health.co.uk Academic Background: After general surgical training in the Royal Air Force, Steve Foley joined the Institute of Urology, London, to research and specialise in female urology, bladder dysfunction and spinal cord injury. In January 2001 Steve Foley was appointed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the lead specialist in female urology. His clinics at Reading Urology offer a comprehensive diagnostic and investigative service in to continence and general urology problems. He works closely with the Physiotherapy Department at The Berkshire Independent Hospital and the Berkshire Continence Service. He is the Managing Partner of Reading Urology which was formed in 2002.
Mr Adam Jones MD FRCS(Urol) Consultant Urologist
Year Qualified: 1991 GMC No: 3275065 Clinical Interests: Robotic prostatectomy Laparoscopic nephrectomy Surgery for benign and malignant urology conditions TURBT TURP Circumcision Memberships: MD FRCS(Urol) Clinic Times: Monday and Wednesday Medical Secretary: Cathy Mellor 0118 9207046 cathy.mellor@berkshire-health.co.uk Academic Background: Adam Jones qualified from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School with its highest undergraduate award, the Broderip Scholarship. His initial surgical training was at Whipps Cross then Chase Farm Hospital, followed by his Specialist Registrar rotation in Urology in the Oxford region. During this time Adam was awarded a prestigious one year Hunterian Professorship for his research into the blood supply to bladder cancers and disruption mechanisms. Adam has a special interest in laparoscopic surgery for benign and malignant urology conditions as well as adding to the existing service for urological cancer. He has pioneered robotic surgery in Reading, both clinically, performing over 200 radical prostatectomies and also by leading the ‘Robbie the Robot Appeal’. This appeal which raises fund to support the Da Vinci robot has recently passed the £1M mark. Adam also works on the European Robotic Urology Symposium helping to train robotic surgeons of the future. In recognition of his clinical and fundraising robotic work Adam was awarded the Pride of Reading – Healthcare Worker of the Year 2012 Award. In conjunction with Paul Rogers (oncologist) and Peter Malone, Adam has helped to build up the prostate brachytherapy service in Reading to be one of the busiest ‘real time’ centres in Europe with over 500 patients treated. Adam says; “Working in a unit with expertise in both brachytherapy and robotic surgery is uncommon in the UK and means our patients really do get a genuine choice of treatments for their prostate problems." Adam Jones joined Reading Urology in 2003 after being appointed to the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2002.
Mr Sunil Kumar MS FRCS(Urol) Consultant Urologist
Year Qualified: 1991 GMC number: 4563059 Clinical Interests: Urinary stone disease and its prevention Lithotripsy/ESWL HoLEP for prostate Memberships: MS FRCS(Urol) Clinic: Monday Medical Secretary: Maxine Pearson 0118 9207046 maxine.pearson@berkshire-health.co.uk Academic Background: After his specialist Urological training in the South West, Sunil Kumar was appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2006. He joined Reading Urology in the same year. He was awarded the South West Urologists Registrars prize in 1999. Sunil has a broad based training in general Urology and his special interest is urinary stone disease and its prevention. Sunil has published papers and written chapters in Urology textbooks and has maintained an ongoing research interest in urinary stone disease. He is keen to develop further minimally invasive treatment including laser surgery for stone disease. He has now commenced performing Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) over the last two years after being trained and mentored in the procedure. He feels that the HoLEP procedure gives much better results with faster recovery and less complications when compared to the traditional TURP procedure.
Lt. Col. Zaheer H. Shah MBChB, MSc(Urol), FRCS(Urol), RAMC Consultant Urologist
Year Qualified: 1994 GMC Number: 4102308 Clinical Interests: Urological malignancies, including bladder, prostate and kidney cancers Reconstruction of the urinary tract Vasectomy and vasectomy reversals Memberships: BAUS, RCS Eng., RCS Edin. Qualifications: MBChB, MSc (Urology), FRCS (Urology) Clinic Times: Thursday and by special arrangement Medical Secretary: Cathy Mellor 0118 9207046 cathy.mellor@berkshire-health.co.uk Academic Background: Zaheer Shah studied medicine at The Medical School, University of Birmingham in 1989 and graduated in 1994. He completed a trauma fellowship at MedSTAR, Washington, USA. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps while at university and after his House jobs, served for several years with The 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, seeing active duty in Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Iraq and, in 2011, Afghanistan. His Urological training was based in the Midlands and he completed a fellowship at The Mansoura Institute, Egypt, in the reconstruction of the urinary tract following cancer. He was accredited as a consultant in 2007 and is currently based at The Royal Berkshire NHS and The Berkshire Independent Hospitals in Reading. As a partner of Reading Urology his out-patient practice takes place at Berkshire Health Limited, 11 Kendrick Road in Reading. In 2007 Zaheer was appointed as Consultant in Urological Surgery (Military) at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham specialising in major open surgery and laparoscopic prostatectomy, and in 2008 to The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, specialising in major open cancer surgery, reconstruction of the bladder and minimally invasive robotic surgery. Accepting referrals from throughout the United Kingdom, he has developed a reputation for complex partial nephrectomies (removal of the cancer only from a kidney while preserving the normal part of the kidney) without ischaemia (i.e. no interruption to the blood supply to the normal kidney) and for radical cystectomies with either a neobladder or an ileal conduit. He is now one of the highest volume surgeons carrying out cystectomies in the UK. He is an accredited robotic surgeon carrying out radical prostatectomies. He sits on panels at The Royal College of Surgeons, England and in 2011 co-authored the national document on Emergency Surgical Standards. He is a regular reviewer for medical and surgical journals and textbooks.
Mr Peter Malone MS FRCS FEBU Consultant Urologist
Year Qualified: 1977 GMC number: 2272456 Clinical Interests: Prostate cancers Penile cancers Urethral reconstruction for stricture Hypospadias Vasectomy reversals Memberships: MS FRCS FEBU Clinic Times: Tuesday and Saturday Medical Secretary: Maxine Pearson 0118 9207045 maxine.pearson@berkshire-health.co.uk Academic Background: Peter Malone was appointed as Consultant Urologist at The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust Hospital in Reading in 1990. His specialist training in Urology was undertaken at St George’s Hospital and the Institute of Urology during which time he was awarded the Bard Medal, the highest award given by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) to an urologist in training. He became a Fellow of the European Board of Urology in 1993. Although trained in all aspects of urology he has sub-specialised in the treatment and surgery for prostate and penile cancers as well as urethral reconstruction for stricture and hypospadias. He is widely published, is still active in research, and has served on many committees including the BAUS working party for early prostate cancer. He is past chairman of the British Prostate Group and has examined for the General Medical Council. In January 2012 he was appointed to Group Director of Planned Care at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.