Neil Haldar: Consultant Urological Surgeon, Prostate Specialist, Buckinghamshire

Neil Haldar is a full time Consultant Urological Surgeon specialising in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer and radical cystectomy with bladder reconstruction for bladder cancer. He also a general urologist and treats conditions that include haematuria, kidney/adrenal cancer, benign prostatic enlargement, kidney stones and erectile dysfunction.

Neil Haldar's urological training and experience

Mr Neil Haldar, MBBS (Lon), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (UROL), MD (University of London), graduated from King’s College School of Medicine in 1992 and was a demonstrator in anatomy at Guy’s Hospital, London before joining the Oxford Junior Surgical training scheme.

In 1997 he was awarded the Allinson Foundation Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and undertook a Master’s degree at the Nuffield Dept of Surgery in Oxford. Mr Haldar then went on to complete his higher surgical urology training in Oxford following which he undertook further visiting fellowships to the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and Nantes, France to develop his specialist interest in laparoscopic urology.

In 2005 he was appointed as Clinical Lead in laparoscopic urology to Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. As one of the nominated pelvic cancer surgeons for the Thames Valley Cancer Network he carries out nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer and radical cystectomy with bladder reconstruction for bladder cancer with excellent continence rates in both procedures. He works closely with a multidisciplinary team that in addition to surgery also offers radical radiotherapy, brachytherapy and chemotherapy.

In 2008 Mr Haldar became one of the first surgeons in the UK to perform single incision transperitoneal and extraperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and pyeloplasty. He has published widely on all aspects of urology and his current main area of research is Enhanced Recovery Surgery.

Mr Haldar's clinical interests and urological treatments in Buckinghamshire

Prostate cancer

• PSA / PCA3 assessment

• Ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy

• Active Surveillance

• Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Haematuria (blood in the urine)

• Fast track investigation including urine cytology, NMP-22, flexible cystoscopy & CT urography

Kidney / adrenal cancer

• Assessment with triple-phase CT kidneys

• Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy

• Laparoscopic Nephron Sparing Partial Nephrectomy

• Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

Bladder cancer

• Transurethral resection of bladder cancer (TURBT)

• Use of bladder sparing intravesical agents

• Radical cystectomy and bladder reconstruction

Benign prostatic enlargement

• One-stop investigation and medical management of symptoms

• Trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Loin pain/renal stone disease

• One stop CT KUB assessment

• Ureteroscopy and laser fragmentation

• Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

• Laparoscopic pyelolithotomy

• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty

Fertility and erectile dysfunction

• Medical therapy, vacuum devices, injection therapy

• Testosterone replacement

• Vasectomy

• Testicular/Epididymal sperm retrieval

General urology

• Assessment of recurrent urinary tract infections

• Surgery for varicocoeles (including embolisation)

• Scrotal surgery

• One stop assessment of testicular lumps

• Radical orchidectomy for testicular cancer

• Hydrocoele / Varicocoele repair

• Circumcision

Awards

• Association of Surgeons of GB and Ireland – short list for Moynihan prize

• Royal College of Surgeon’s/Allinson Foundation Research Fellowship

• Royal Society of Medicine/GlaxoSmithKline trainee of the year award

• BJUI/SIU Overseas Clinical Research award

• BAUS/ UROLINK travel award

• BAUS Young consultant travel award

Professional affiliations

• Royal College of Surgeons of England

• British Medical Association

• Medical Defence Union

• General Medical Council

• British Association of Urological Surgeons

• European Association of Urology

• Royal Society of Medicine – Committee member section of urology

• UROLINK – Committee member

• Oxford School of Surgery – Committee member

• Alliance Surgical – Founding member

• Specialist Advisor to National Library for Health

• Advisory Board for Royal Society of Medicine Journal of Current Medical Literature in Urology

• Editorial board of International Journal of Clinical Reviews

• Editorial board of Men’s Health for Specialists

• Visiting Consultant to Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Kathmandu

• Visiting Consultant to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tanzania

Publications

Mr Haldar has published extensively on subjects including: bladder and prostate cancer, renal failure and transplant, and vasectomy.

Areas covered for private urology treatment in Buckinghamshire

Patients are referred from throughout the United Kingdom and from abroad. Many are referrals from the South East of England especially Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and London, including those from:

Accreditation and admitting rights at private hospitals

Mr. Neil Haldar is an accredited consultant for the UK's leading private healthcare providers and private hospitals, including BMI Hospitals.

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