Mr Nigel Parr
Consultant Urologist
MD, FRCSE (Urol)
"I have worked at Spire Murrayfield Hospital for over 23 years and throughout that period have always received very good feedback from patients regarding their care at our hospital"
Specialises in
Mr Parr was the first Urologist to be appointed to Wirral University Teaching Hospital's NHS Foundation, over 23 years ago. He has wide reaching experience across the field of urology, but nowadays his particular interests relate to prostate, bladder and penile cancer, urinary tract infections and inflammation, infertility and urinary tract stones.
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Nigel Parr at Spire include:
Urology
Other treatments
Urological oncology, stone disease, lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, prostate, bladder and penile cancer, Rezum vapour therapy, renal and ureteric calculi, urethral strictures and male infertility including microsurgical reversal of vasectomy.
Mr Parr has a particular interest in prostate cancer imaging and advanced biopsy techniques, (template biopsy). He also runs a supra regional penile cancer service and receives many referrals for suspected penile cancer.
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral.
MB ChB / Liverpool / 1980
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS / Edinburgh / 1983
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (Urol) / Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Urology, UK / 1984
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Urology
MD / Liverpool / 1989
Doctor of Medicine
British Association of Urological Surgeons, (BAUS)
American Urological Association (AUA)
European Association of Urology, (EAU)
Urology Cancer Lead Mersey South, Cancer Network
Previous Director of Urology Training, Mersey Region
Member of the Examining Panel for the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Urology
Mr Parr has extensive research interests and has published more than 60 scientific papers in the fields of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, penile cancer, stone surgery, interstitial cystitis and andrology. He and his team have been awarded 15 prizes for best presentations at regional, national and international urology meetings. He is currently the local lead for several ongoing studies.
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Christie Hospital, Manchester
Honorary Lecturer in Surgery, University of Liverpool
Mr Parr is married to Valerie Hayhurst, a local GP and has two daughters. His interests outside medicine include golf, squash and skiing.
Telephone | 0151 929 5181 |
Private secretary | Sonya Waring, 0151 648 2395 |