Professor R. M. Cervellione is a senior Consultant in the Department of Paediatric Urology at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and an internationally recognised expert in paediatric and adolescent urological reconstruction. With nearly 20 years of consultant experience, he provides expert care for both common conditions and highly complex urological problems in children and young people.

He leads the nationally commissioned Bladder Exstrophy Service in Manchester and is widely recognised for his expertise in hypospadias surgery, including primary repair and complex redo procedures following previous failed operations. He regularly receives referrals from across the UK and internationally to manage challenging reconstructive cases, supporting both patients and fellow specialists.

Professor Cervellione offers comprehensive care across the full spectrum of paediatric urology. His expertise includes the management of kidney and urinary tract conditions such as pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction, vesico-ureteric junction (VUJ) obstruction, vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR), and posterior urethral valves. He has extensive experience in managing daytime and nighttime urinary incontinence, including giggle incontinence, providing tailored, child-centred treatment strategies.

He has a strong interest in adolescent urology, including the management of varicocele and post-pubertal hydrocele, offering age-appropriate care during the transition into adulthood.

In addition, he treats a wide range of common conditions that families frequently seek specialist advice for, including phimosis (in both children and adolescents), foreskin conditions, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, and umbilical and epigastric hernia, providing clear guidance and effective treatment options, often as day-case procedures to support a smooth recovery.

Professor Cervellione is known for combining advanced surgical expertise with a calm, reassuring and family-focused approach, ensuring that children and their families feel fully informed and supported throughout their care.

He is also an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Human Development, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester.

Professor Cervellione has published over 75 articles in leading international peer-reviewed journals and has presented more than 80 abstracts at national and international meetings across the UK, Europe and the United States. He is a regular reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Urology and the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, with particular expertise in bladder exstrophy, varicocele and general paediatric urology. He is an FRCS (Urology) examiner and serves as a trustee of the British Association of Paediatric Urology.

He is an invited lecturer and visiting surgeon internationally and is actively involved in charitable surgical missions in Vietnam and Africa, supporting children with complex urological conditions in resource-limited settings.

Conditions treated / Areas of expertise

Hypospadias (primary and redo surgery); paediatric, adolescent, male and female urology; urinary tract disorders; inguinal hernia; umbilical hernia; epigastric hernia; undescended testis (cryptorchidism); retractile testis; laparoscopic management of undescended testis; hydrocele (paediatric and post-pubertal); varicocele; phimosis (paediatric and post-pubertal); foreskin conditions; circumcision; buried penis; megaprepuce; epispadias; bladder exstrophy; cloacal exstrophy; hydronephrosis; pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction; pyeloplasty; vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR); vesico-ureteric junction (VUJ) obstruction; ureterocele; posterior urethral valves; urinary tract infections (UTIs); daytime and night time urinary incontinence; nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting); giggle incontinence; urinary frequency; urinary urgency; overactive bladder; dysfunctional voiding.

 

 

 

• Urinary incontinence in children
• Urinary frequency and urinary accidents in children
• Enuresis (bed wetting) in children and adolescents
• Giggling incontinence
• Circumcision and other treatments of phimosis (tight foreskin)
• Hypospadias surgery
• Complex revision of hypospadias surgery 
• Inguinal hernia surgery
• Hydrocele (PPV ligation)
• Retractile testis Undescended testis (orchidopexy and laparoscopy)
• Varicocele
• Urinary tract infections (UTI) in children
• Vesico Ureteric Reflux (VUR) in children
• Pelvic-ureteric junction obstruction
• Vesico-Ureteric Junction obstruction
• Ureterocele
• Posterior urethral valves
• Bladder exstrophy and epispadias
• Scar revision for children and adolescents
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Epigastric hernia 

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Member of the British Association of Paediatric Urologists (Treasurer 2014 - 2020)
• Fellow of the European Academy of Paediatric Urology