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About Mr Simon David Woodhams
Personal Profile
Mr Simon Woodhams is a highly experienced Consultant Urologist. He sees patients at Goring Hall Hospital from Worthing, Pulborough, Horsham and further afield for all general Urology concerns as well as, prostate and kidney issues.
He went to Cranleigh School near Guildford and then St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School. He then completed higher surgical training through Guy’s Hospital also working at Winchester, Chertsey, Worthing and Brighton.
He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2000 and spent a fellowship year in Brisbane, Australia, developing his interests in Urological Cancer Surgery before taking up his Consultant post at Worthing.
Mr Woodhams is also a leading local cancer surgeon having operated over a number of years in the cancer centres at Brighton and Eastbourne performing radical prostatectomies and cystectomies. In 2015, he joined a team of four other surgeons in Guildford to jointly undertake robotic cystectomy on two newly acquired Da Vinci dual console robots.
The team of surgeons is now recognised as setting the standard for the rest of the country for the length of inpatient stay following this complex surgery being as low as three days. Simon is also the Clinical Director for Cancer Services for the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
His other major interest is in surgery for benign prostate enlargement where he has been unique position to have offered Greenlight Laser Prostatectomy and Holmium Laser Prostatectomy.
Over the last few years, he has favoured bipolar Trans Urethral Prostatectomy (TURis) a procedure for prostate resection. He has been a pioneer for day-case prostatectomy setting up the only stand-alone facility for this surgery in the country.
He went to Cranleigh School near Guildford and then St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School. He then completed higher surgical training through Guy’s Hospital also working at Winchester, Chertsey, Worthing and Brighton.
He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2000 and spent a fellowship year in Brisbane, Australia, developing his interests in Urological Cancer Surgery before taking up his Consultant post at Worthing.
Mr Woodhams is also a leading local cancer surgeon having operated over a number of years in the cancer centres at Brighton and Eastbourne performing radical prostatectomies and cystectomies. In 2015, he joined a team of four other surgeons in Guildford to jointly undertake robotic cystectomy on two newly acquired Da Vinci dual console robots.
The team of surgeons is now recognised as setting the standard for the rest of the country for the length of inpatient stay following this complex surgery being as low as three days. Simon is also the Clinical Director for Cancer Services for the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
His other major interest is in surgery for benign prostate enlargement where he has been unique position to have offered Greenlight Laser Prostatectomy and Holmium Laser Prostatectomy.
Over the last few years, he has favoured bipolar Trans Urethral Prostatectomy (TURis) a procedure for prostate resection. He has been a pioneer for day-case prostatectomy setting up the only stand-alone facility for this surgery in the country.
His expertise in TURis prostatectomy is widely recognised and he has spoken on the technique at national urological meetings, on national radio and his experience has been the subject of an article in The Daily Mail. Simon also leads the teaching of prostatectomy to junior surgeons at teaching courses at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Clinical Interests
- Urological oncology particularly bladder and prostate cancer
- Robotic cystectomy
- Prostatectomy for BPH including TURis
- Vasectomy reversal
- Day surgery
Current NHS and /or University Posts
- Consultant Urological Surgeon Goring Hall Hospital
- Consultant Urological Surgeon University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust , Southlands Hospital and St Richard's Hospital, Chichester)
- Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Professional Memberships
- General Medical Council
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
- HIFU users group
- Simon Woodhams is on the teaching faculty for the Royal College of Surgeons
