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Consultant Profile

Mr Andrew Thurston

Name:
Mr Andrew Thurston MA, MB, B Chir (Cantab), FRCS (London), FEBU, Diploma in laparscopic surgery
Practising at:
Spire Harpenden Hospital and Spire Bushey Hospital
Specialties:
  • Urology
    • Prostate cancer
Special clinical interests:

The use of ultrasound in the clinic, prostate assessment, stone disease, urological cancers, laparoscopic surgery, laser surgery.

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Urologist, West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
1977
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

British Association of Urological Surgeons
American Urological Association
Royal Society of Medicine
Holmium Users Group
Clinical lead for urological cancer services at West Herts NHS Trust

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0800 585112
Private secretary telephone number:
07739 224506
Personal email address:
Availability:
Outpatient clinic held every Tuesday morning. Ad hoc arrangements can always be made to see patients outside of these fixed times.
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

After qualifying from Cambridge University in 1977, Mr Andrew Thurston initially pursued general surgical training, and subspecialised in urology during the early 1980s.  He was initially appointed as a consultant urologist in 1992 at Doncaster, and moved south to Hertfordshire in 2000. Mr Thurston has considerable experience in general urology, but have also been trained in urological ultrasound, laparoscopy and holmium laser prostatectomy. He is keen on rapid assessment of urological problems, and has developed “one stop” clinics for haematuria and prostate problems in his NHS and private practice.

Personal profile:

I am a keen violinist, and have played locally in both the Hertfordshire Philharmonic and the St Albans Symphony Orchestras, and nationally in the European Doctors’ Orchestra.  I also have played in a number of charity events with a pianist.

Whilst I do hold a pilot’s licence, since my eldest daughter (who is a fast jet pilot in the RAF) took me for a sortie in a Hawk jet, light aircraft seem somewhat pedestrian.
I am also a member of the RSPB, and the National Trust, and my day is never complete without solving the Guardian crossword.

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Mr Andrew Thurston

Mr Andrew Thurston Urology Consultant, Harpenden, Herts, private hospital specialist.

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