Rajesh Nair
Consultant urological surgeon
Biography
Rajesh Nair has been a consultant urological surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust since 2017.
Rajesh cares for people with all urological cancers. He performs a range of diagnostic and surgical treatments for bladder, kidney and upper tract urothelial cancer.
He has a strong academic interest and is committed to surgical education locally and nationally. He is an active member of a number of urological and surgical associations and is frequently invited to lecture, present, chair and participate in urological meetings nationally and internationally.
Education and training
- Fellowship in robotic surgery, uro-oncology and reconstructive urology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia, 2017
- Bladder Cancer Fellowship, Guy's and St Thomas', 2016
- Fellowship in robotic prostatectomy, St George's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2015
- Urology Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellowship of the European Robotic Urology Section
- MSc in urology
- Higher specialist training in urology, London Deanery, 2015
- Medicine and surgery with distinction (MBBS), University College London, 2006
Research interests
- Urology cancer care
- Complex intra-abdominal reconstruction in urology
- Bladder preservation techniques for bladder cancer
- Outcomes-based analysis after minimally invasive radical cystectomy and urinary diversion
- Improving detection of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
- Improving quality metrics of nephroureterectomy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Awards
- Malcolm Copcoat prize, The Royal Society of Medicine, 2014
- Best podium presentation prize, London Deanery South Thames Urology Regional Meeting, 2013
- Geoffrey Chisholm prize, The Royal Society of Medicine, 2013
- Best Abstract presentation, Senior Urological Registrars Group Annual Scientific Meeting, British Journal of Urology International, 2012
- Highly commended in the surgery category for the Oxford Handbook of Surgical Consent, British Medical Association Medical Book Awards, 2012
- Best Podium Presentation Prize, British Association of Urological Surgeons, 2010
Publications
Rajesh has written over 40 peer reviewed publications, 6 book chapters, edited a book and presented in over 120 national and international presentations.
Last updated: July 2023