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Mr Sotonye Tolofari

Consultant Urological Surgeon

About Mr Sotonye Tolofari

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As the Director of Urological Cancers for the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, Mr Tolofari's specialist interests include the treatment of kidney cancer and kidney conditions including kidney stones, kidney cysts, kidney pain and upper tract urothelial cancer using open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques. He also specialises in prostate cancer diagnostics and all modalities of treatment for benign prostate enlargement and bladder outflow obstruction in men including Rezum Steam Prostate ablation and Aquablation. Beyond this, Mr Tolofari has extensive experience in all fields of general urology treating condition I was born in Leicestershire and studied Medicine at the University of Manchester, graduating in 2011. During his undergraduate career, he was awarded an intercalated First Class(Hons) Pathology BSc.

Over the subsequent decade he has trained in General and Urological Surgery in the North West of England. Mr Tolofari successfully completed the FRCS(Urol) examination and was awarded the Keith Yeates Gold Medal for outstanding performance in 2019. He has also received further academic awards from the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), Section of Endourology. He was the Chairman of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Section of Trainees in 2020 and as such, sat on the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) for Urology. Mr Tolofari was also nominated for the BAUS Bronze Cystoscope award in 2020 and subsequently the Silver Cystoscope in 2023 as an outstanding UK trainer. He is now the Director of Urological Cancers for the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance and is one of the Associate Foundation Programme Directors for our junior doctors at Salford Care Organisation.

Mr Tolofari has recently been the Clinical Lead for the “ThisVanCan” Prostate Cancer campaign that gained national media attention as a community awareness project aimed at men who may be at risk of prostate cancer. He has an active involvement in teaching, research and quality improvement with multiple authored peer reviewed publications and learning modules. He currently practices as a Consultant Urological Surgeon in Salford Royal NHS Trust, part of the Northern Care Alliance. He is part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes two female urologists, offering a comprehensive range of treatments for a variety of urological conditions.

 

Clinical Interests

  • Mens health
  • Rezum aquablation
  • Kidney cancer
  • Kidney cyst
  • Kidney stones
  • Enlarged prostate
  • Vasectomy
  • Circumcision
  • Robotic surgery
  • Penile and scrotal conditions

 

Useful Links 

www.gmcu.co.uk

Professional Memberships

British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) GMC

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