Mr Benjamin Lamb

Ben is a consultant urologist at Barts Health and UCLH NHS Trusts in London. Ben has a specialist interest in prostate cancer and robotic surgery, and is prostate cancer lead at Barts Health.  Ben studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and St George's Hospital Medical School in London and qualified in 2005. He gained a PhD from Imperial College, London in 2011 before starting his specialist urology training. In 2017 Ben undertook a fellowship in urological oncology and robotic surgery at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. He was appointed as a Consultant Urologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in 2018, before moving to London in 2022.  Ben believes in a patient-centred approach to surgery that combines his professional expertise with patients’ priorities. Ben is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons Section of Oncology Executive Committee. He is involved in MDT (multidisciplinary cancer teams) research, and has written and presented on leadership, decision-making, and non-technical skills in this area. Ben enjoys teaching students, healthcare professionals and doctors about communication skills, MDT improvement and urological cancers. 

Ben sees patients with a range of conditions including: - prostate cancer - bladder cancer - lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) - symptoms of prostatism - urinary tract infections (UTI) - testicular lumps - testicular pain - blood in the urine (haematuria) - blood in the semen (haematospermia) Ben also sees patients who may be concerned about test results, such as PSA results. Ben is happy to provide information about PSA test, prostate cancer, or any other urological problem.