This information is provided by Mr Senthil Senthil Nathan.
GMC reg: 3625660
Senthil Nathan is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Honorary Associate Professor, working at University College London Hospital London and Director of Robotic Education in Chitra Sethia Centre for Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
After graduating MBBS with honours from The Madras Medical College, Senthil completed his Masters in Surgery from Bangalore Medical College where he won The Association of Surgeons of India Gold Medal for securing the highest mark in the surgical exit exam. While working as an Assistant Surgeon in The Church of South India Hospital in Bangalore he was one among the first candidates to be selected by the Royal College of Surgeons of England to continue specialist training in the Overseas Training Scheme.
After working in general surgery and obtaining FRCS in Yorkshire he chose to be a Urologist and obtained Diploma in Urology while working at Royal Free Hospital. He secured an Honorary Lecturer position at Guys Hospital to develop robotic techniques in urology. Along with Mr John Wickham and colleagues from The Imperial College he developed The Probot, and carried out the first true robotic surgery in the world. Senthil is a senior trainer for the Robotic fellowship program
Senthil is a Trustee of the SNJ Educational & Charitable Trust; Managing Trustee of the SNJ Education Fund; President of the Government Aided Secondary School, Venkatachalapuram, India; Honorary Advisor to the N Sethia Foundation and Trustee of the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation (Former).
He is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons; The Royal Society of Medicine; British Medical Association; European Association of Urologists; American Urological Association; Society of Urological Robotic Surgeons and European Robotic Urological Society. He is a member of the ERUS education committee and in charge of UCLH EAU host centre for training.
Senthil super specializes in complex prostate surgery and is now developing techniques in robotic reconstructive urology. He is a keen participant in research programs and has extensively written on the techniques of salvage prostatectomy and outcomes. He is an accomplished teacher and trainer and a visiting professor to many universities.
Additional specialties and sub-specialties
Urology - Urology Oncology
Additional languages
Hindi • Malayalam • Tamil
Special clinical interests
Uro-oncology and Robotic Surgery High Risk prostate cancer and salvage prostatectomy