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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Not in Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Benign Prostate disorders
- Urological oncology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Rick Popert is a Senior Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, appointed in 1996. With a career spanning nearly three decades, he is a leading UK authority on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic disease.
Following retirement from full-time NHS practice in 2019, Mr Popert now works part-time at Guy's Hospital, specialising in prostate diagnostics and surgery. He also serves as Chairman of the Urology Cancer MDT at London Bridge Hospital.
Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE)
Mr Popert has led innovation in BPE surgery, He introduced HoLEP in 2002 (2,000+ cases) and provides a national and international referral service for very large prostates. He also pioneered Prostate Arterial Embolisation (PAE) in London (2014) and introduced REZUM steam therapy (2019). He established London's first NHS Aquablation programme (2022) for large prostates (80�150cc), reducing risks of ejaculatory dysfunction and incontinence.
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
A national leader in diagnostics, Mr Popert has over 18 years' experience in transperineal biopsy. He introduced GA biopsies (2007), MRI�US fusion (2012), and local anaesthetic PrecisionPoint� transperineal biopsies(2018). As a Fellow on NHS Innovation Accelerator (2019), he helped scale this technique nationally, increasing TP biopsy use to >80%. He also established London's first private outpatient TP biopsy service.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
He offers prostate brachytherapy (1,000+ cases), robotic prostatectomy (1,200+), and fiducial marker /SpaceOAR insertion. He has authored 100+ publications on prostate disease.
Areas of interest
Benign Prostatic Disease
Medical management;
Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate HoLEP;
Robotic Aquablation;
Prostate Diagnostics;
Assessment of Cancer Risk
Prostate MRI Scan review
Local Anaesthetic Transperineal Prostate Biopsies MRI Targeted and Systematic biopsies with a localisation protocol
Prostate Cancer Treatment;
Active Surveillance
Dynamic Prostate Brachytherapy
Focal Therapy
Medical secretaries
- Nikki Lewis
- London Bridge Hospital 27 Tooley Street London SE1 2PR
- 07904 121674
- 07904 121674
- NikkiLewis@surgicalmgt.co.uk
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) +/- any biopsy - (5-50)
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H4685
Insertion of biodegradable perirectal spacer under image guidance - (5-50)
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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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A1060
Fiducial placement - (1-5)
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M6583
Transperineal MRI - US fusion targeted prostate biopsy - (1-5)
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BT212
Insertion of low dose rate radioactive agent (brachytherapy) into prostate tumour - (1-5)
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BT211
Planning for insertion and removal of high dose rate radioactive agent (brachytherapy) into prostate tumour - (1-5)
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M6530
Endoscopic resection of prostate (TUR) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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M4410
Litholapaxy (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
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M4514
Endoscopic examination of bladder (rigid cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (1-5)
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M6533
Holmium / Thulium Laser Enucleation of Prostatic Adenoma (HoLEP / ThuLEP / ThufLEP) - (1-5)