- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Awaiting verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General urology
- Urinary tract stones
- Urological oncology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Acher completed his training in South Thames in 2012 and was immediately appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Southend University Hospital. He has a strong academic background, having completed a PhD on the subject of prostate brachytherapy.
He has particular expertise in single-stage day case brachytherapy and has developed a state of the art prostate cancer diagnostic service with MRI-targeted transperineal prostate biopsy.
He is a laser surgeon for prostates (Holmium laser enucleation) and stone disease with published expertise of enlarged prostates.
Mr Acher is currently clinical lead for the urology department at Southend University Hospital and Honorary Clinical Lecturer for Barts & The London Medical School.
As well as publishing papers in a variety of journals and presenting work at scientific meetings, he writes reviews for several journals.
Areas of interest
Prostate cancer diagnosis; PSA; prostate biopsy (transperineal and MR-targeted); urinary symptoms; laser prostate surgery; HoLEP; laser stone surgery; prostate brachytherapy, circumcision, scrotal/testicular problems.
Medical secretaries
- Essex Urology Partners
- 6th Floor The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG
- 020 3880 7100
- info@essexurologypartners.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Bobby Krishnachetty
Fee Assured
- Dr David Daniels
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Emad S Aziz
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Dharini Chitre
Fee Assured
- Dr Ahamed Musthafa Abdul Khader
Fee Assured
- Dr Sheela Badiger
Fee Assured
- Dr Nicholas Coker
Fee Assured
- Dr David K Ringrose
Fee Assured
- Dr Mark Saville
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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M6582
Transperineal template-guided biopsies of the prostate under image guidance - (5-50)
London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5)
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M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (5-50) London Bridge Hospital (5-50)
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M6533
Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostatic Adenoma (HoLEP) - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (5-50) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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N3030
Circumcision - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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M0910
Endoscopic fragmentation of calculi of kidney (including cystoscopy and insertion/removal of stent) - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5) London Bridge Hospital (1-5)
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