Peter Cooke: Consultant Urological Surgeon, Cancer Specialist, Wolverhampton Midlands

A consultant urological surgeon and cancer specialist at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, and founder of Midlands Urology, a private practice providing specialist treatment for a range of urological conditions.

Mr Peter Cooke, MB ChB MD FRCS England FRCS Ireland FRCS(Urology), is a leading urological surgeon and cancer specialist at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust and founder of Midlands Urology, a private practice providing specialist treatment for a range of urological conditions.

His specialist interests are laparoscopic (keyhole) and open complex surgery for prostate cancer, bladder cancer and kidney cancer, having undertaken specialist training in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Paris and Hamburg.

He graduated from Birmingham University in 1989 and trained in general and urological surgery all around the West Midlands. He has undertaken specialist training in laparoscopic surgery in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Paris and Hamburg. He was appointed to the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust in 2003 and has developed the urological laparoscopy service there.

He is the only surgeon in the Black Country offering laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, nephrectomy and kidney reconstruction and is the only consultant in the Midlands to offer Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostate surgery.

His academic interests are in bladder and prostate cancer, being cited in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering in 2001, and he was awarded the higher degree of Doctor of Medicine in 2001 for his research on novel treatments for bladder cancer, carried out at the Institute for Cancer Studies at Birmingham University. He is also a core member of the Greater Midlands Cancer Network Urology specialist multi-disciplinary team.

He has numerous publications in respected international journals including the Lancet, and has presented at national and international meetings in Europe and USA. He is an expert reviewer for the Cancer Research UK information service, Cancerhelp UK. He is also the lead clinician for urological research in Wolverhampton, where he is Principal Investigator for the five year multi-centre Bladder Cancer Prognosis Program and Selenib studies.

He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, where he has helped redesign undergraduate training in urology across the region. He is a member of the West Midlands Higher Specialist Training Committee, and is committed to excellence in urological practise and training.

Specialist treatments offered

Latest techniques and treatments at Midlands Urology

Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

This highly specialist and technically demanding operation involves the removal of the whole prostate and reconstruction of the urinary tract via tiny keyhole incisions in the lower abdomen, using delicate instruments, and modern High Definition video-imaging controlled by the Prosurgics Freehand robot, to give unequalled operative visualisation.

Laparoscopic prostatectomy has replaced open radical prostatectomy in specialist units as the operation of choice, due to reduced bleeding, more accurate dissection, less post operative pain, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery. Most patients are treated as an overnight or two day stay, and are able to return to full leisure and work activities within a few weeks.

Midlands Urology is the only clinic in the Midlands offering robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.

PSA Testing

This simple blood test detects the Prostate Specific Antigen protein in the blood stream. This is a normal product of the prostate and aids fertility. It may leak into the blood stream at elevated levels due to infection, inflammation (prostatitis) or prostate cancer. Some men may have prostate cancer even with a normal PSA, so the test is not 100% accurate. However it remains the single most useful test to detect early prostate cancers. The level of PSA can be used to decide if further tests, such as a prostate biopsy are necessary.

The use of PSA testing has led to a significant increase in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in Europe and the USA over recent years, with more cancers diagnosed at an early (curable) stage.

Midlands Urology offer PSA testing with results available in 20 minutes upon request.

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Contact details

For general enquiries & appointments, please contact:

Mary Riley
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton

(01902) 793208

Liz Carter
West Midlands Private Hospital Halesowen
(01384) 632636

Shelley Morris
BMI Edgbaston Hospital Birmingham
(0121) 452 2830

Email: info@midlandsurology.org.uk

Website: www.midlandsurology.org.uk

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GMC Number:	3314106	Check this doctor's GMC registration
Date of registration:	01 Aug 1990

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