Mr Mark Rochester : Urology

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Overview

Specialises in

Benign Prostate disorders

General urology

Urological oncology

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Rochester was appointed as a Consultant Urologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2010, and was Clinical Director from 2016- 2024. He is now the Service Director for Theatres at NNUH. He qualified from Cambridge in 1998 with first class honours in medical sciences. After surgical training in Oxford he undertook laboratory research which led to the post of Royal College of Surgeons of England Hunterian Professor in 2006. Mr Rochester has subspecialty training in robotic kidney surgery and has trained many surgeons across the UK in this approach. He is also a recognised expert in benign prostate disease (BPH). He has extensive expertise in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP/laser prostatectomy, >1500 cases) for benign prostate enlargement (BPH) as well as minimally invasive alternatives such as Urolift, rezum, iTind and Aquablation. This range allows a tailored approach to individual cases. He has taught these techniques to many surgeons in the UK and across Europe. He is regularly invited to deliver lectures and training in BPH internationally and is actively involved currently in a number of trials for new BPH treatments.

Areas of interest

Laser prostatectomy (HoLEP); Aquablation; Urolift; Bladder cancer; Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Kidney (renal) cancer; Prostate disease including prostate cancer; Urological oncology; Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery'); Robotic surgery, Haematuria; Urinary tract disorders

Medical secretaries

Hilary Whitehouse
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Colney Lane Colney NORWICH NR4 7UY
01603 287453
01603 287884
hilary.whitehouse@nnuh.nhs.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Lorna I Kerr Not Fee Assured
Dr Parvez Moondi Not Fee Assured
Dr Simon J Fletcher Not Fee Assured
Dr Manasi Bhagwat Not Fee Assured

Dr Akesh Dhrampal Not Fee Assured
Dr Christopher Sharpe Not Fee Assured
Dr Timothy Leary Not Fee Assured
Dr David Spackman Not Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Urological Surgeon & Clinical Director
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Research interests

Kidney, prostate and bladder cancer
BPH - currently investigator in CLEAR study, MT08 and PREMISE trials
Preoperative exercise interventions, CPEX testing

Personal interests

Mr Rochester is married with three daughters

Awards received

Regional Innovation Award 2010
Royal College of Surgeons Hunterian Professorship 2006
NICE Shared Learning Awards Commendation 2017
HSJ awards 2018

Publications

Prostatic urethral lift for subjects in urinary retention (PULSAR): 12-Month results of a prospective controlled trial compared with real-world outcomes
Mark Rochester et al. BJUI Compass. 2023

Bingo'-style cue identification techniques: enhancing non-technical skills in urology trainees
Matthew Pears et al. Br J Surg. 2023

Microbiomes of Urine and the Prostate Are Linked to Human Prostate Cancer Risk Groups
Rachel Hurst et al. Eur Urol Oncol. 2022

A Prospective Multi-Institutional Evaluation of Iatrogenic Urethral Catheterization Injuries
Stefanie M Croghan et al. J Invest Surg. 2022

Sepsis rates after template prostate biopsy with single-dose prophylactic antibiotic
Muhammad Rafiq et al. Cent European J Urol. 2022

Exercise-induced attenuation of treatment side-effects in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer beginning androgen-deprivation therapy: a randomised controlled trial
Wilphard Ndjavera et al. BJU Int. 2020

Vigorous intensity aerobic interval exercise in bladder cancer patients prior to radical cystectomy: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Srijit Banerjee et al. Support Care Cancer. 2018

The Success and Evolution of a Urological "Boot Camp" for Newly Appointed UK Urology Registrars: Incorporating Simulation, Nontechnical Skills and Assessment
M Young et al. J Surg Educ. 2019

Mutation detection in formalin-fixed prostate cancer biopsies taken at the time of diagnosis using next-generation DNA sequencing. Manson-Bahr D, Ball R, Gundem G, Sethia K, Mills R, Rochester M, et al J Clin Pathol. 2015 Mar;68(3):212-7

Prediction of complications after partial nephrectomy by RENAL nephrometry score.
Reddy UD, Pillai R, Parker RA, Weston J, Burgess NA, Ho ET, Mills RD, Rochester MA. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014

Prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the intestinal flora of patients undergoing trans-rectal prostate biopsy in Norwich, UK.
Yazbek Hanna M, Tremlett C, Josan G, Eltom A, Mills R, Rochester M, Livermore DM. BJU Int. 2014 Jul 31.

Nephroureterectomy surgery in the United Kingdom in 2012: British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Registry data. Connolly SS, Rochester MA; B.A.U.S..BJU Int. 2014

Depletion of the type 1 IGF receptor delays repair of radiation-induced DNA double strand breaks. Turney BW, Kerr M, Chitnis MM, Lodhia K, Wang Y, Riedemann J, Rochester M, Protheroe AS, Brewster SF, Macaulay VM. Radiother Oncol. 2012 Jun;103(3):402-9.

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1996
MB BChir Cambridge University 1998
MA Trinity College, Cambridge 2000
MRCS (Eng) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2002
MD Cambridge University 2005
FRCS (Urol) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2008

GMC registration

Reference number 4583084

Details of entry to specialist register

Urology , 2010

Affiliations / memberships

British Association of Urological Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Medical Association
European Association of Urology
American Urology Association

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

M6533
Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostatic Adenoma (HoLEP) - (5-50)

Spire Norwich Hospital (5-50)
M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)

Spire Norwich Hospital (5-50)
M4713
Bladder instillation as sole procedure - (5-50)

Spire Norwich Hospital (5-50)
20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
N3030
Circumcision - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M7070
Transurethral water vapour ablation of prostate - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M4514
Endoscopic examination of bladder (rigid cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M6620
Endoscopic incision of outlet of male bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M7940
Internal urethrotomy (including cystoscopy +/- dilation) - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M4210
Endoscopic resection of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
N1100
Correction of hydrocele(s) - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M8130
External meatotomy of urethral orifice - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
M6880
Insertion of prostatic urethral lift implants (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
N1580
Excision of epididymal cyst - (1-5)

Spire Norwich Hospital (1-5)
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