Mr Subramanian Ravichandran : Urology

Fee assured
Verified account
Not in Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Benign Prostate disorders

Urinary tract stones

Urological oncology

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a Mersey trained Urologist with a special interest in investigating & managing raised PSA, Haematuria, lower urinary tract symptoms and renal stones.

I am trained in all aspects of urology including Benign prostatic disorders, female urinary incontinence, uro-oncology, especially prostrate and renal cancer.

I underwent a sub-speciality fellowship training in endo-urology and stones at Belfast, specialising in modern, minimally invasive and endoscopic treatment of renal stone disease. I can perform many of these procedures as day case operations with excellent success.

I had the opportunity to spend time at the Henry Ford Institute, Detroit, United States and at Elizabethenin H, Linz, Austria, as a fellow, to learn about latest and modern techniques in the management of prostate cancer.

I underwent a fully accredited training in General Surgery, Urology and Renal transplantation in India before coming to the UK in 1998. In the UK I underwent further specialist training and passed the intercollegiate board of examination for specialist urology training in 2007 I was appointed as a consultant at Warrington and Halton Hospitals in June 2008.

Areas of interest

My clinical interest includes
Benign prostatic disorders & lower urinary tract symptoms
Urinary tract infections
Investigation & management of Raised PSA & Haematuria (blood in the urine)
Renal stones & minimally invasive treatment
Urological cancers especially Renal, bladder and prostate cancer
Laparoscopic cancer surgery
Andrology and erectile dysfunction
Female urinary incontinence
Vasectomy
Vasectomy reversal

Medical secretaries

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Mahesh Doddi Kumar Not Fee Assured
Dr Manish Gupta Fee Assured
Dr Neeraj R Bhardwaj Fee Assured

Dr Shahnawaz Ali Fee Assured
Dr Seema Charters Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Urologist at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Liverpool University

Clinical Lead for renal stone disease at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research interests

My research interests include renal stones and its prevention, prostate cancer and urethral stricture disease.

Personal interests

My interests outside medicine are classical music, cricket and my two lovely sons.

Awards received

Norman Gibbonâ€™s travelling scholarship ; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA; Robotic radical prostatectomy
(July - August 2004)

Best poster award; Traumatic posterior urethral strictures
EAU Annual Congress, Paris, April 2006 - Randomised study
Article in the Urology Times, USA; Role of MRI in colovesical fistula

Publications

1. Ravichandran. S, Nambirajan. T, Muthulatha, Athmalingham. G. Management of Traumatic Posterior Urethral strictures: paper in preparation for European Urology
2. Ravichandran. S, Ahmed H U, Matanhelia S. Is There a Role for Magnetic Resonance Imaging in diagnosing Colovesical Fistulae? Urology. 2008 Oct;72(4):832-7. Epub 2008 Aug 21
3. Thwaini A, Ravichandran S, Nambirajan T En bloc stapler ligation of the renal vascular pedicle during laparoscopic nephrectomy; BJU Int. 2008 Aug;102(3):401; 401-2.
4. Ravichandran S, Parr N J. Penile Cancer: Do GUM clinic referrals delay the diagnosis; Urology; 2006 68 (5A) 238
5. Ravichandran S, Reddy G K, O’Sullivan D. Laparoscopic training in Urology: Are we geared up for the future? Results of an UK based questionnaire survey; Urology; 2006 68 (5A) 87-88
6. Ravichandran S, Lucky, Stephenson. Free/total PSA: A useful tool to select patients for biopsy in borderline cases; Urology; 2006 68 (5A) 119
7. Ravichandran S, O’Sullivan. Disposable Elliks: Are they different? Urology; 2006 68 (5A) 286
8. Ravichandran S, Reddy G K, O’Sullivan D. Is the two week cancer rule working? BJU International 2006 97 (3), 66
9. Ravichandran. S, Matanhelia. MRI in Colo-vesical fistula. Journal of Urology; 2006, 175 (4) 503
10. Ravichandran, S, P A Cornford, M V P Fordham. Surveillance of Testicular microlithiasis? Results of an UK based national questionnaire survey. BMC Urology 2006, 6:8 (15Mar2006)
11. Ravichandran S, Dasgupta P, Booth CM. Radical prostatectomy – current practice in Britain and Ireland. BJU International 2000; 85 (5): 63
12. Ravichandran, S., Dasgupta, P. & Booth, C.M. Radical prostatectomy in Britain and Ireland at the millennium. BJU International 2002 90 (4), 420
13. Ravichandran. S, Blades RA, Watson ME. Torsion of the epididymis: a rare case of acute scrotum. Int J Urol. 2003 Oct;10(10):556-7
14. Ravichandran. S, Nambirajan. T, Athmalingham. G. Traumatic posterior urethral stricture – a randomised study of core through urethrotomy and anastomotic urethroplasty. BJU International 2003 91 (S2), 20-21
15. Ravichandran. S, Matanhelia. SS, Dobson. M. Imaging in colo-vesical fistula. BJU International 2003 91 (S2), 16.
16. Ravichandran. S, Nambirajan. T, Athmalingham. G. Management of Traumatic posterior urethral stricture – Results of a randomised study; European Urology; Volume 5, issue 2, pages 47, April 2006

Courses offered to GPs

I regularly teach Medical students and trainees; I actively participate in Journal clubs for higher surgical trainees. I am involved in regional training workshops in minimally invasive surgery for higher surgical trainees.
I routinely give talks to GPs on updates in Urology

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS (Urol.) Inter-collegiate board; Royal college of Surgeons 2007
MCh (Urology) Kilpauk Medical College 1996
FRCS (Glasg.) Royal college of surgeons & physicians of Glasgow 1990
FRCS (Edin.) Royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh 1990
MS (General Surgery) STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE 1993
MBBS MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE 1990

Additional training

Fellowship subspecialty training in Endo-urology and stones Belfast City Hospital 2008

GMC registration

Reference number 4683623

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Consultant Urological Surgeon Warrington & Halton NHS Trust 2009
Hon. Clinical Lecturer Liverpool University 2009

Details of entry to specialist register

Consultant Urologist , 2007

Affiliations / memberships

General Medical Council
British Medical Association
British association of Urological Surgeons
Medical Defence Union

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Spire Cheshire Hospital
Monday
17:00 - 20:00
01925 215029

Spire Cheshire Hospital
Wednesday
16:00 - 20:00
01925 215000

Spire Cheshire Hospital
Saturday
10:00 - 12:00
01925 215029

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Mr Ravichandran
07888 896123

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (5-50)
M4712
Bladder instillation of pharmacologic agent (including cystoscopy) - (5-50)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (5-50)
M1000
Therapeutic endoscopic operations on kidney (include cystoscopy and retrograde catheterisation) - (5-50)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (5-50)
M4210
Endoscopic resection of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M6583
Transperineal MRI - US fusion targeted prostate biopsy - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M4230
Endoscopic destruction of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M3010
Endoscopic retrograde pyelography (including bilateral and cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M0910
Endoscopic fragmentation of calculi of kidney (including cystoscopy and insertion/removal of stent) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M4410
Litholapaxy (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M3820
Cystostomy and insertion of suprapubic tube into bladder (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M7500
Excision of diverticulum of urethra (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M6530
Endoscopic resection of prostate (TUR) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M7940
Internal urethrotomy (including cystoscopy +/- dilation) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
N3030
Circumcision - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
M4714
Therapeutic injection into bladder wall (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Cheshire Hospital (1-5)
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