- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- 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 Premalatha Sharavanan
Fee Assured
- Dr Dharini Chitre
Fee Assured
- Dr Baddegama Jayawardena
Fee Assured
- Dr Uditha I Bopitiya
Fee Assured
- Dr Giridhara Bhat
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (5-50) HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital (5-50)
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M6582
Transperineal template-guided biopsies of the prostate under image guidance - (5-50)
HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5)
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M6533
Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostatic Adenoma (HoLEP) - (5-50)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5)
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M6532
Holmium laser resection of prostate (HoLRP) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5)
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M2930
Removal of prosthesis from ureter (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
Spire Wellesley Hospital (1-5)
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