I am a full time teaching hospital Consultant Urological Surgeon who specialises in the management of urinary stone disease and upper tract endoscopy and obstruction. I am a high volume surgeon and am within the top 5 volume surgeons in the UK for percutaneous renal surgery (BAUS data). I also have a large general urology practice in the private sector. I am presently a Trustee of the British Journal of Urology International I am a keen educator and am often invited to present/chair sessions at International Urology Meetings. I am a Royal College examiner and assessor for final year training Urologists both at home and abroad.