Mr Neil Fenn is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea, with his NHS practice at Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board. He has been a consultant in Swansea since 2001 and brings over 20 years of subspecialist experience in urological oncology and minimally invasive urology. He was the first surgeon in South West Wales to subspecialise in laparoscopic urological cancer surgery.

Specialist Interests

• Urological oncology (prostate, kidney and bladder cancer)
• Minimally invasive and laparoscopic urology
• Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP)
• Benign prostate disease
• Male and female voiding dysfunction
• Stone disease
• Diagnostic urology

Conditions Treated and Procedures Offered at Sancta Maria Hospital

• Prostate cancer diagnosis including multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) and prostate cancer biomarkers
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty
• Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP)
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) assessment and management
• One-stop diagnostic service for raised PSA and haematuria
• Stone disease assessment and management
• Male and female voiding dysfunction
• Vasectomy and reversal of vasectomy
• Emergency urological trauma

International Fellowships

Mr Fenn has undertaken two prestigious international fellowships:

• Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia: subspecialty training in urological malignancy
• Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA: one of the first recipients of a British Urological Foundation travelling fellowship, training in all aspects of laparoscopic urological cancer surgery under the direct supervision of Dr Inderbir Gill, a world leader in minimally invasive urological surgery

He co-authored a paper with Dr Gill in BJU International on the expanding indications for laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, and on his return to Wales became the first surgeon in the region to subspecialise in laparoscopic urological cancer procedures.

Robotic Surgery in Wales

In collaboration with colleagues from Cardiff and Newport, Mr Fenn has helped establish the first robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) service in Wales, supported by the Welsh Government Health Technology Fund.

Training and Education

Mr Fenn is a national trainer in laparoscopic urology for the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and directs an annual dry lab simulation and suturing course. He is an assigned Educational Supervisor and Clinical Supervisor to all grades of junior surgical trainees. He served as Training Programme Director for urological training in Wales from 2007 to 2011, overseeing the introduction of a new national curriculum. During his tenure, specialist urological trainees voted the Welsh training programme the best in Britain.

Professional and Leadership Roles

• BAUS Regional Representative for Wales
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Specialty Board Member
• Chairman, Welsh Urological Society
• National Trainer in Laparoscopic Urology, BAUS

Professional Memberships

• British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh