Roger Kirby
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Professor Roger Kirby is a prostate surgeon in the UK. He has performed over 2000 radical prostatectomy operations in his career and has written over 60 books and published more than 300 scientific papers. He is the founder and previous editor of the Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases journal and has been heavily involved in the development of national guidelines for prostate healthcare.
In 2005 Kirby was awarded the St Peter's Medal by the British Association of Urological Surgeons, which is the highest accolade the association bestows for work in the field of Urology
. Professor Kirby is Trustee of the British Association of Urological Surgeon (BAUS); Secretary of The Urological Foundation, and former Chairman of the charity Prostate UK. In 2010, Professor Roger Kirby was named one of the UK’s Top 100 Doctors by The Sunday Times. In June 2007, Professor Roger Kirby was named one of Britain’s 250 Best Private Doctors by Tatler Magazine.
Professor Kirby is Director and founder of The Prostate Centre
in London
, a leading private centre for the care and treatment of prostate-related health issues. He has performed life-saving surgery on many celebrities including Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
, Tony Elliot, owner of Time Out magazine, and Dr Thomas Stuttaford, medical columnist at The Times
.
, London
, before becoming Professor of Urology at St George's Hospital
, London
and University College London
. He was Director of Postgraduate Education at St George's Hospital
, until retiring from the National Health Service
(NHS) in 2005. Professor Kirby is now Director of The Prostate Centre
located in Wimpole Street
, London
and operates at The London Clinic and the King Edward VII Hospital, London
. He has performed over 2000 radical prostatectomy operations, using the da Vinci robot
during the last 800 procedures.
Kirby, along with his brother, Professor Mike Kirby, launched the annual Better Health for Men conference in 2007, a national conference addressing the major issues surrounding men’s health in the UK. The BHFM conference has grown into one of the UKs premier men’s health events, attracting delegates and key opinions leaders from around the UK.
, The Guardian
, Daily Express
, Daily Mail
, The Daily Telegraph
, The Observer
, The Wall Street Journal
and the Taipei Times
, amongst others. In August 2010, Professor Kirby was interviewed by Channel 4 News
, The Sunday Times
and The Herald Scotland about Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi’s prostate cancer.
Other media work includes:
Every year Professor Kirby leads several fund-raising challenges, often accompanied by Prostate Centre patients. Past challenges include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
and Mount Kinabalu
in 2004; a five-day trek in the Kerala region of India
, a 450 km cycle around the island of Madagascar
, and completing Europe’s most challenging trek – the GR20 – through the mountains of Corsica
in 2010. In March 2012, Professor Kirby is cycling over the Andes from Argentina
to Chile
, finishing at the Pacific Ocean
to raise funds for The Urology Foundation.
, London
.
In 2005 Kirby was awarded the St Peter's Medal by the British Association of Urological Surgeons, which is the highest accolade the association bestows for work in the field of Urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
. Professor Kirby is Trustee of the British Association of Urological Surgeon (BAUS); Secretary of The Urological Foundation, and former Chairman of the charity Prostate UK. In 2010, Professor Roger Kirby was named one of the UK’s Top 100 Doctors by The Sunday Times. In June 2007, Professor Roger Kirby was named one of Britain’s 250 Best Private Doctors by Tatler Magazine.
Professor Kirby is Director and founder of The Prostate Centre
The Prostate Centre
The Prostate Centre is a private men’s health clinic based in London’s Harley Street medical community. It is among the UK’s top centres for prostate care and treatment due to its team of specialist prostate surgeons, oncologists, physicians, radiologists and lifestyle therapists...
in London
London
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, a leading private centre for the care and treatment of prostate-related health issues. He has performed life-saving surgery on many celebrities including Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
, Tony Elliot, owner of Time Out magazine, and Dr Thomas Stuttaford, medical columnist at The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
.
Career
Roger Kirby trained at the University of Cambridge and the Middlesex HospitalMiddlesex Hospital
The Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, United Kingdom. First opened in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally closed in 2005. Its staff and services were transferred to various sites...
, London
London
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, before becoming Professor of Urology at St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
Founded in 1733, St George’s Hospital is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting, England with the St George's, University of London which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He was Director of Postgraduate Education at St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
Founded in 1733, St George’s Hospital is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting, England with the St George's, University of London which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research....
, until retiring from the National Health Service
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
(NHS) in 2005. Professor Kirby is now Director of The Prostate Centre
The Prostate Centre
The Prostate Centre is a private men’s health clinic based in London’s Harley Street medical community. It is among the UK’s top centres for prostate care and treatment due to its team of specialist prostate surgeons, oncologists, physicians, radiologists and lifestyle therapists...
located in Wimpole Street
Wimpole Street
Wimpole Street is a street in central London, England. Located in the City of Westminster, it is associated with private medical practice and medical associations. No. 1 Wimpole Street is an example of Edwardian baroque architecture, completed in 1912 by architect John Belcher as the home of the...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and operates at The London Clinic and the King Edward VII Hospital, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He has performed over 2000 radical prostatectomy operations, using the da Vinci robot
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical Inc. is a corporation that manufactures robotic surgical systems, most notably the da Vinci Surgical System. The da Vinci Surgical System allows surgery to be performed remotely using robotic manipulators. The company is part of the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500...
during the last 800 procedures.
Kirby, along with his brother, Professor Mike Kirby, launched the annual Better Health for Men conference in 2007, a national conference addressing the major issues surrounding men’s health in the UK. The BHFM conference has grown into one of the UKs premier men’s health events, attracting delegates and key opinions leaders from around the UK.
Publications
Professor Kirby has authored over 60 books and over 350 peer-reviewed papers. He is founder and past Editor of the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, Associate Editor of the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI); has been heavily involved in the development of national guidelines for prostate healthcare, and maintains his state-of-the-art expertise by attending scientific meetings and lecturing around the world. In 2000 Professor Kirby authored Prostate: Small Gland Big Problem (now in its Third Edition; the Fourth Edition is currently in production) as a handbook for men suffering from prostate disorders. In autumn 2010, Professor Kirby founded a new journal for GPs, hospital specialists and urology nurses, Trends in Urology and Men’s Health, published in collaboration with BJUI.Media
Professor Kirby has an international reputation as a clinician, researcher, communicator and writer. He is often asked by the media to comment on newsworthy items; he has been quoted or published in The TimesThe Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
, Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
and the Taipei Times
Taipei Times
The Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
, amongst others. In August 2010, Professor Kirby was interviewed by Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
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and The Herald Scotland about Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi’s prostate cancer.
Other media work includes:
- Does prostate cancer have to end your sex life, published in The Daily Mail on 5 April 2011.
- Interviewed by BBC World ServiceBBC World ServiceThe BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
in July 2010 for the Health Check: Prostate Cancer programme. - Gun that can vaporise your enlarged prostate, published in The Daily Mail on December 14, 2010.
- GSK drug reduces risk of prostate cancer published in The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
on April 27, 2009. - The agonising male “cystitis” that affects half of all men published in The Daily Mail on 12 February 2008.
- Cancer warning for stressed-out men published in The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
on Sunday 2 September 2007. - First genetic test for prostate cancer published in The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
on September 16, 2007. - Anaylsis of the medical advice that led to the early release of Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, published in The Daily TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
and The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
on 27 July 2011. - Suggestion that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is being kept alive by drugs not available in the UK, published by the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
on Friday 19 August 2011.
Charity involvement
Professor Kirby has had a long association with two urological charities: Prostate UK (now Prostate Action) and The Urological Foundation (TUF), both of which he helped to establish. He has recently retired as Chairman of Prostate UK (he held the position for 16 years) and is Secretary of TUF, which together have raised millions of pounds for research, education and patient awareness.Every year Professor Kirby leads several fund-raising challenges, often accompanied by Prostate Centre patients. Past challenges include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...
and Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the tallest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the tallest mountain in the Malay...
in 2004; a five-day trek in the Kerala region of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, a 450 km cycle around the island of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, and completing Europe’s most challenging trek – the GR20 – through the mountains of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
in 2010. In March 2012, Professor Kirby is cycling over the Andes from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, finishing at the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
to raise funds for The Urology Foundation.
Personal life
Professor Kirby’s personal interests include trekking, fundraising, theatre and tennis. He lives with his wife and three children in WimbledonWimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.