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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Benign Prostate disorders
- General urology
- Urological oncology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Chris Blick is a Consultant Urological Surgeon who has a subspeciality interest in urological cancers, particularly laparoscopic and robotic renal and bladder surgery. Mr Blick is also high trained and skilled at general and diagnostic urology.
Mr Chris Blick carried out his specialist urological training in the Oxford deanery within the hospitals of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. He completed his specialist training with a British Association of Urological Surgeons Fellowship to the Keck Institute of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA. This was under the tutorship of Professor Inderbir Gill, a world renowned pioneer and international leader of robotic renal and bladder surgery. His team has the world's most extensive experience of robotic renal and bladder surgery having carried out over 13,000 procedures.
Prior to specialist training, Mr Chris Blick was awarded competitive fellowship grants by The Royal College of Surgeons, The Urology Foundation and UCare. This supported 3 years of full time laboratory based scientific research in kidney and bladder cancer. Following this, Mr Chris Blick has published extensively in the clinical and scientific literature on kidney and bladder cancer and after completing his thesis was awarded a DPhil (PhD) by Christ Church, University of Oxford.
During specialist training, Mr Chris Blick was elected by his peers as Chairman of the Specialist Urology Registrars Group (SURG). Mr Blick represented the views and educational needs of all the UK and Irish specialist urological trainees / residents over the 3 years of his chairmanship.
Mr Chris Blick also has a particular interest in clinical trials. He was successful in becoming the first urological trainee member of the National Institute of Heath Research (NIHR) clinical studies group (CSG). He currently sits on the national renal and bladder cancer CSG and the UK cancer screening and early prevention group of the NIHR.
Mr Blick is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Urology and is the UK representative at the Board of the European Association of Urology (young Urologist office).He has published over 30 papers and has presented his work at a number of international and national meetings.
Areas of interest
haematuria; flexible cystoscopy; cystoscopy; haematospermia; bladder cancer; renal cancer; prostate cancer; dysuria; prostatitis; PSA; prostate health; urinary symptoms; bladder pain; recurrent UTI; UTI; aquablation; rezum; urolift; TURP; bladder neck incision; robotic partial nephrectomy; PUJ obstruction; Laparoscopic surgery; Robotic surgery; Nephrectomy; Cystectomy; Distal ureterectomy; ureteric reimplantation; erectile dysfunction; bacterial prostatitis; phimosis; conditions of foreskin and scrotum; hydroceles; epididymal cysts; scrotal swelling; testicular cancer; testicular lumps; benign prostatic enlargement; cystitis; interstitial cystitis; urethral pain; pelvic pain; nocturia; bladder overactivity; bladder outflow obstruction; endoscopic management of bladder outflow obstruction;
Medical secretaries
- Jessica Powell
- 11 Kendrick Road Reading RG1 5DU
- 0118 920 7045
- 0118 920 7040
- jessica.powell@theforburyclinic.co.uk
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)
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M6583
Transperineal MRI - US fusion targeted prostate biopsy - (5-50)
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20355
Initial out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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M7071
Transurethral water jet ablation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia - (1-5)
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M6530
Endoscopic resection of prostate (TUR) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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M4230
Endoscopic destruction of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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N0820
Orchiopexy - bilateral - (1-5)
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XR110
Ultrasound guided biopsy(ies) - (1-5)
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M4210
Endoscopic resection of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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M6750
Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of the prostate - (1-5)
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N3030
Circumcision - (1-5)
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M2090
Robotic assisted unilateral replantation of ureter into bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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M5630
Therapeutic injection into bladder neck for treatment of stress incontinence (peri-urethral bulking agents) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)