Professor Duncan Summerton
Consultant Urological Surgeon
BSc (Hons), MB ChB, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Urol)
"I really enjoy providing high quality individualised care to all my patients."
I am a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Leicester General Hospital and an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Leicester.
I see patients with all manner of urological problems including andrology, the treatment of urethral strictures, testicular pain, erectile dysfunction, male infertility, prostate cancer, urodynamics, vasectomy reversal, benign prostate disease and urological cancers. Leicester is currently one of the largest penile cancer supraregional centres in the UK.
I graduated from Leicester Medical School in 1987 and undertook my general surgical and urological training in Plymouth, Southampton and Portsmouth. I obtained Reconstructive Fellowships in the USA and at the Institute of Urology in London, with a further Fellowship in advanced andrological surgery, including prosthetics and female to male gender realignment also at the Institute of Urology. Appointed as a Consultant in 2001 in Portsmouth, I moved to Leicester in 2005 on leaving the Royal Navy after 19 years of service.
I am President of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and I also Chair the East Midlands Regional Training Committee and the East Midlands Penile cancer Supra-network (6.5 million population). I chaired the European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Panel in Urological Trauma until 2015 and Examine at the Medical School and Nationally for FRCS (Urol).
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Duncan Summerton at Spire include:
Urology
- Benign prostate treatments
- Bladder investigations (cystoscopy)
- Bladder lesion removal
- Circumcision
- Hydrocele surgery
- Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery
- Urodynamics
- Vasectomy reversal
- Vasectomy
Other treatments
Reconstructive urology, in particular urethral reconstruction and surgical andrology - including surgery for Peyronie's disease, penile implant surgery and penile cancer.
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Clinical interests
Andrology
Benign prostate diseases
Erectile dysfunction
Male infertility
Micro-surgical vasectomy reversal
Prostate cancer
Urodynamics
Urological cancers
Special clinical interests: Erectile dysfunction, urethral surgery, stricture disease, reconstructive urology, benign and malignant prostatic diseases, surgical andrology and vasectomy reversal.
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc (Hons) / University of Leicester / 1984
Bachelor of Science
MB ChB / University of Leicester / 1987
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS (Ed) / Edinburgh / 1994
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (Eng) / London / 1994
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS (Urol) / London / 2000
Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Urology
Professional memberships
Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Association of Urological Surgeons
European Urological Association
British Association of Genito-Urinary Reconstructive Surgeons
Current NHS posts
Consultant Urological Surgeon University Hospitals of Leicester
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
Personal profile
I am married to a GP, have three children and enjoy the countryside, tennis, cycling and photography. I am a supporter of Leicester Tigers and England rugby teams.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0116 265 3685 |
| Private secretary | Judith Lacey |
| Private secretary telephone | 07436 588 061 |
| Private secretary email | info@spireleicester.com |