Mr Shafi Chowdhury
Consultant Urological Surgeon
MBBS, PG DipUrol(UCL), FRCS(Urol)
"Spire London East has a very friendly environment providing the best medical facilities. It has all specialties and deploys seamless service to patients, who receive a wonderful experience here."
Specialises in
- Urinary incontinence
- Female urology
- Functional Urology
- Neuro-Urology
- Pelvic/Bladder pains
I am a Consultant Urological Surgeon with a specialist interest in Urinary Incontinence. I was trained as a surgeon in the UK since 2001 and have worked at different District General and Teaching Hospitals including Oxford University, Imperial College and University College London Hospitals. I served as a SAS Tutor under the Oxford Deanery for a period of three years and received a teaching award from Oxford University.
I completed a fellowship from University College London Hospital in Female, Functional, Reconstructive & Neuro-Urology. Later, I had the opportunity to work as a consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust until I was appointed as a consultant urological surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, working at Whipps Cross & Newham University Hospitals.
I specialise in:
- Female urology
- Functional urology
- Neuro-urology
- Stress incontinence
- Urinary incontinence
- Overactive bladder problems
- Voiding dysfunction
- Lower urinary tract symptoms
- Prostate and bladder related problems
- General urology problems
- Circumcision
- Vasectomy
- Scrotal lumps and bumps
- Scrotal lesions
- Hydrocele
- Epididymal cyst
- Prostatitis
- Pelvic pain
- Bladder pain and bladder symptoms
- Prostate symptoms
- Overactive bladder
- Botulinum toxin for bladder problems
- Benign prostate disease (BPH) and prostate operations (TURP, BNI)
- Diagnosis of urological cancer
- Bladder pain syndrome
- Pelvic pain syndrome
- Interstitial cystitis
- Scrotal pain
- Prostate, bladder, testis, and testicle cancer
I am the M&M Audit Lead for Urology at Barts Health NHS Trust.
I maintain a close liaison with University College London Hospital Female, Functional and Reconstructive Urology Team as an Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon, joining them in performing complex urological reconstructive procedures.
I hold clinics at Spire London East Hospital on Wednesday evenings at 6pm - 8.30pm and alternate Wednesdays from 12.30pm - 3.30pm.
General Medical Council Number: C5202872
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Shafi Chowdhury at Spire include:
Urology
- Circumcision
- CT scan
- Hydrocele surgery
- Kidney X-ray (retrograde pyelogram)
- Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Ultrasound scan
- Urodynamics
- Vasectomy
- X-ray
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS, FRCS(Urol) / University of Chittagong / 1997
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Urology
MBBS is a degree given to physicians at the basis of their training. The fellowship is for surgical training.
Professional memberships
British Association of Uroligcal Surgeons
British Medical Association
Professional leadership
I am the M&M Audit Lead for Urology at Barts Health NHS Trust
Current NHS posts
Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0208 709 7817 |
| sc.urologyconsultant@gmail.com | |
| Private secretary | Mrs Rosalind Rowe |
| Private secretary telephone | 0749 116 1971 |
| Private secretary email | rosalindrowe@nhs.net |