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Website- 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
Ben Turney is an Associate Professor in Urology in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford and Consultant Urological Surgeon at Oxford. He qualified in 1999 and been a consultant in Oxford since 2014.
Ben was an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge (Downing College) and undertook surgical training in the Oxford region. He has completed research for both an MSc and DPhil (= PhD) at the University of Oxford. He also obtained a diploma in university level teaching in 2006 from the University of Oxford. Ben has benefited from international experience with recognised leaders in the field including Prof Glenn Preminger at Duke University, USA and Prof Olivier Traxer, Tenon Hospital, Paris. In 2013, Ben was awarded the International Guest Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons.
Ben offers a comprehensive range of assessments and treatments for Urological problems. He specialises in kidney stones and new treatments for benign prostate enlargement. Ben offers a fully comprehensive kidney stone service in Oxford: shockwave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy and laser stone treatment and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). He also offers several treatment options for men with urinary tract symptoms. He is able to offer a balanced, patient centred approach to the management of symptoms including medication, and a range of surgical options.
Ben has driven introduction of a fixed site lithotripter for SWL, new high power Holmium and Thulium fibre lasers for stone surgery and HOLEP, Rezum (steam treatment to prostate) and Aquablation for benign prostate enlargement,. He is an early adopter of single use ureteroscopes, suction scopes and sheaths and many more innovative technologies to improve patient care. Ben set up the Endourology fellowship scheme in Oxford in 2013 and has trained international trainees every year since.
Ben believes that clinical research improves his practice and keeps him up to date with the best methods to treat patients. Ben is recognised as an international opinion leader in his field. His research interest is in kidney stone disease and he has collaborations with several departments in the University of Oxford. Work from his research is presented regularly at international meetings and published in peer reviewed journals (>100 publications). He is invited regularly to give presentations at national and international meetings. Ben also has an research interest in surgical technology and digital healthcare. He is working with industry partners in IT and medical technology to develop better surgical solutions for the future.
Areas of interest
Endourology; Kidney stone disease; Renal colic; Medical investigation and management of kidney stones; ureteroscopy; flexible ureteroscopy; percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL); metabolic evaluation of kidney stone formers; Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs); Lower urinary tract symptoms; haematuria (blood in the urine); Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Prostate cancer diagnosis; raised PSA; Prostatitis; Hydrocele, epididymal cysts, urinary tract disorders.
Medical secretaries
- Hollie Stephenson
- Nuffield Health Manor Hospital Beech Road Headington OXFORD OX3 7RP
- 01865 307733
- admin@oxfordurologyassociates.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Andrew W Johnson
Fee Assured
- Dr Stuart R McKechnie
Fee Assured
- Dr Benjamin Griffiths
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- Dr Jennifer L Thompson
Fee Assured
Work photos 
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (>50)
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M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)
Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital (5-50) GenesisCare, Oxford (5-50)
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M0910
Endoscopic fragmentation of calculi of kidney (including cystoscopy and insertion/removal of stent) - (5-50)
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M2920
Endoscopic insertion/removal of prosthesis into ureter (including bilateral and cystoscopy, +/- pyelography) - (5-50)
Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital (5-50) GenesisCare, Oxford (1-5)
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M2930
Removal of prosthesis from ureter (including cystoscopy) - (5-50)
Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital (1-5) GenesisCare, Oxford (1-5)
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