Welcome to Rendezvous with our hosts - Ankur Mukherjee and John Hayes - in a first in a series of BAUS podcasts bringing you conversations with leading urologists!

Join us as we dive into the world of urology, bringing you exclusive interviews with the UK’s most eminent and enlightened urologists.

From groundbreaking research to the latest in surgical innovations, we explore the challenges, advancements, and personal insights shaping the field.

We also explore their individual and fascinating journeys and find out what motivates and inspires them.

Whether you're a budding urologist, healthcare professional, a medical student, or simply curious about urological health, this podcast offers expert perspectives, fascinating discussions, and valuable knowledge from those at the forefront of urology.

We hope to inspire, motivate and engage you in this unique rendezvous!

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Our fourth guest is….Mr Prashant 'Prash' Patel.

Associate Professor Prashant Patel, affectionately known as Prash to his colleagues is a Consultant Urological Surgeon with special interest in advanced pelvic and retroperitoneal surgery at UCLH, recently appointed as a joint co-lead for the department.

Prash was initially appointed at the University of Birmingham (UoB) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (QEHB) as a clinical academic after his fellowship in Australia, Perth.

He not only holds an FRCS (Urol) but is also a fully trained general surgeon with FRCS (Gen Surg)…and also has a PhD!

He has published widely including some work in eminent trials such as The BladderPath study, has authored >140 peer reviewed publications and chaptered several books and appeared in a few broadcasts on BBC TV. He has led pioneering work on gene therapy.

He has also completed an executive MBA (health) at UCL.

And if you thought this wasn’t enough, he has summited several high altitude mountain peaks in Europe, Russia, Africa, South America, Nepal and India.