Mr Ashok Sakthivel

Mr Ashok Sakthivel

Consultant Urologist

Mr Ashok Sakthivel

Qualifications:

MBBS, MS GENERAL SURGERY, FRCS EDINBURGH, FRCS UROL

Locations:

Consultants Choice Clinic

Woodlands Hospital, Darlington

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+44 1642 573713

Or call us on

0330 174 4609

About

Mr Ashok Sakthivel is a Consultant Urologist with a specialist interest in Endourology. He provides care for complex stone procedures as well as upper tract interventions. Since accepting his Consultants post at The James Cook University Hospital in March 2013, Mr Sakthivel has developed a rapid access service for the ESWC, which ensures excellent and timely patient care.

Mr Sakthivel has a vested interest in helping shape the medical staff of the future and is actively involved in the training of junior doctors.

Memberships

  • British Association of Urological Surgeons
  • American Urological Association
  • Endourology Society
  • Urological Society of India

Clinical Interests

  • General urology
  • Endourology and complete management of kidney stones
  • ESWL
  • BPH (specialised in HOLEP)
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Urolithiasis
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Renal Cancer
  • Andrology

Specialties

  • laser surgery
  • adult circumcision
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign prostate enlargement)
  • bladder stones
  • cystoscopy (flexible)
  • hydrocele repair
  • Peyronie’s disease
  • removal of benign scrotal lumps
  • rigid cystoscopy (bladder scope)
  • transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT)
  • trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
  • ureteroscopy
  • vasectomy (bilateral)

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+44 1642 573713