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Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Urological Surgeon and Honorary Lecturer
University Hospital of Wales and School of Medicine
Dept of Urology
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW

Research interests

- Chief and Principle Investigator. for studies in stone and prostate diseases, stents and uro-technology
-European Association of Urology - Associate member - Urolithiasis group
- National Committee member - endourology and stone diseases - 2014-2019
- NIHR Urology lead for Wales
- Outcomes and health services research incl. Health related quality of Life and patient reported outcomes
- National lead for audit on the surgical treatments for enlarged prostate prostate (AuSuM BPH)
- Bevan Exemplar 2018-2019
- Urinary stents and urological technology
- New technology to treat prostate diseases

Personal interests

music - plays classical music
sports especially cricket

Awards received

Multiple awards for the best paper and poster presentations at the
- BAUS section of Endourology 2001, 2014,
- Annual essay contest - section of endourology, USA 2001
- American Association of Urology 2016

Publications

-Tight foreskin.:Raja A, Perry I, Joshi HB.
BMJ. 2016 Oct 5
- The German linguistic validation of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ).
Abt D, Dötzer K, Honek P, Müller K, Engeler DS, Burger M, Schmid HP, Knoll T, Sanguedolce F, Joshi HB, Fritsche HM.
World J Urol. 2016 Jun 23.
- How Do Urinary Calculi Influence Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Treatment Preference: A Systematic Review.
J Endourol. 2016 Jul;30(7):727-43.
- Evidence of Nonuniformity in Urothelium Barrier Function between the Upper Urinary Tract and Bladder.
Williams NA, Barnard L, Allender CJ, Bowen JL, Gumbleton M, Harrah T, Raja A, Joshi HB.
J Urol. 2016 Mar;195(3):763-7
- Investigating Detrusor Muscle Concentrations of Oxybutynin After Intravesical Delivery in an Ex Vivo Porcine Model.J Pharm Sci. 2015 Jul;104(7):2233-2240.
- An ex Vivo Investigation into the Transurothelial Permeability and Bladder Wall Distribution of the Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Ketorolac.. Mol Pharm. 2014 Feb 6.
- Re: Development of an Instrument to Assess the Health Related Quality of Life of Kidney Stone Formers: J Urol 2013;189:921-930. Raja A, O'Neill C, Joshi HB, Salek S. J Urol. 2014 Apr 14
-The Spanish linguistic validation of the ureteral stent symptom questionnaire.: J Endourol. 2014 Feb;28(2):237-42.
- Recurrent urolithiasis following parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Rowlands C, Zyada A, Zouwail S, Joshi H, Stechman MJ, Scott-Coombes DM.Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Oct;95(7):523-8
- Cross-cultural application of the Korean version of Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire.: Park J, Joshi HB, Park HK. J Endourol. 2012 Nov;26:1518-22
- Re: a novel drug eluting ureteral stent: a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a ketorolac loaded ureteral stent: A. E. Krambeck, J Urol 2010; 183: 1037-1043.Joshi HB, Keeley FX, Timoney AG.: J Urol. 2010 Nov;184(5):2217-8; author reply 2218.
- Relief of stent related symptoms: review of engineering and pharmacological solutions.: J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4):1267-72
- The Italian linguistic validation of the ureteral stent symptoms questionnaire. J Urol. 2008 Aug;180(2):624-8
- A prospective randomized single-blind comparison of ureteral stents composed of firm and soft polymer. J Urol. 2005 Dec;174(6):2303-6.

Courses offered to GPs

- Management of lower urinary tract symptoms
- erectile dysfunction and LUTS
- PSA management
- Stone disease and latest management


- Invited presenter for national and international meetings as well as regular reviewer for international journals.
- Panelist for The Royal College examinations for the MRCS and FRCS (urology)