Mr Alistair Rogers

Mr Rogers provides a service in most areas of urological problems. He undertook his registrar training in the North East, followed by a senior fellowship in endourology and renal transplantation at the Freeman Hospital, where he has been a consultant since 2014. He particularly specialises in kidney stone disease and other kidney problems. He performs all types of minimally invasive surgery for kidney stones, including laser surgery and has extensive experience of other non-surgical treatments for stones, including shock-wave lithotripsy and drug treatments. He is also a high- volume laparoscopic surgeon performing laparoscopic nephrectomy (kidney removal) for kidney cancer, non-cancer reasons and kidney donation as part of the Newcastle living donor kidney transplant team. Mr Rogers is currently a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons Endourology committee, where he is actively involved in leading national issues regarding kidney stone disease and surgery on the kidney. He is an associate clinical lecturer at Newcastle University and has an extensive track record in teaching and training other surgeons. He is the Endourology lead at the Freeman Hospital, which is one of the biggest Urology departments in the UK. He also works at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Gateshead and provides expertise in treating prostate disorders, bladder symptoms, incontinence, female urology, penile and scrotal problems. When treating patients, he takes particular care to understand how the problem affects all aspects of patients’ lives. Other interests Within the training environment he is the director of several national courses for consultants from around the UK and has a particular interest in simulation training utilising the internationally renowned Newcastle Surgical Training Centre. He completed the post-graduate certificate in medical education and has been the urological lead for education within Newcastle and Northumbria. He is a member of the senior training committee, which oversees urology registrar training in the North East. Personal interests Mr Rogers enjoys exploring the fantastic Northumberland countryside with his family, loves music and plays in his local church, in which he is an active member. He is also an avid cricket follower and would like to play more than he does.

Specialist clinical interests include:  Kidney stone disease Minimally invasive kidney surgery  Laser surgery Kidney transplantation  Ureteric strictures Teaching and Training