Professor Ben Grey is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Endourologist working privately as part of Manchester Urology. His NHS practice is at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), working at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Trafford General Hospitals.

He is also an Honorary Professor at The University of Salford and Honorary Senior Lecturer at The University of Manchester. Professor Grey is proud to have been awarded the prestigious British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) John Anderson Award in 2015, which recognises an individual who has contributed to urology in an outstanding or inspirational way.

He graduated from The University of Manchester and undertook higher surgical training in Manchester and the North West. He gained further specialist experience at the Cleveland Clinic in the USA and at stone centres in Amsterdam and Turin. An active researcher with over 30 publications and book chapters to date, he received his research doctorate (MD) from The University of Manchester after an intensive study of prostate stem cell biology at the Christie Hospital.

Professor Grey practices all components of general urology, but has sub-specialty interests in urinary tract stone management (kidney stones, ureteric stones and bladder stones). He is always keen to learn new techniques that can benefit his patients and has performed ‘UK-first’ procedures, on a couple of occasions.

As part of Manchester Urology, he offers the full range of therapeutic options for stone disease privately, including minimally invasive endourology techniques including ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and shockwave lithotripsy, as well as strategies to reduce the risk of further stone formation. He leads the complex stone service and stone multidisciplinary team (MDT) at MRI/MFT and sees patients from across the North West of England.

He is also a qualified educator (PGCert Distinction) and has recently completed an appointment as Training Programme Director for Urology in Manchester, with overall responsibility for the quality of trainee urologists’ education in the region. He is an invited faculty member on numerous UK instructional courses and has lectured internationally on the management of stone disease. He has been appointed as a global key opinion leader for two large companies, providing endourological equipment.

He recognises the importance of audit and submits his data to the various kidney stone-related BAUS audits. View this here.

His current research interests focus on service improvement (patient safety/satisfaction and efficiency), with the aim of maximising patients' experience.

Professor Grey enjoys spending time with his wife watching their children grow up. His playing days are now over, but he enjoys watching both rugby and football games and exercises playing squash and running.

Useful links:

• Manchester Urology

• Urinary tract stone disease
• Endourology
• Kidney stones
• Ureteric stones
• Bladder stones
• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
• Benign prostate diseases
• Loin pain
• Incontinence
• Haematuria (blood in the urine)
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Raised PSA
• Diseases of the penis and scrotum
• Scrotal lumps
• Foreskin problems
• Urological cancer

• Honorary Professor, University of Salford
• North Western Deanery Tutor in Clinical Education
• Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester
• Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng)
• British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
• BAUS Section of Endourology Member
• General Medical Council