Mr Andrew Ballaro is a senior Consultant Urological Surgeon providing a comprehensive urological service in North London and Essex. He is highly experienced in all general urological problems and has a major subspecialist surgical interest in surgery for kidney stones and the enlarged prostate.

Mr Ballaro has been a full-time NHS and Private Consultant for over 10 years and is the leading specialist for kidney stone surgery at his large London NHS Trust. He consistently publishes some of the best surgical outcomes for complex stone removal operations nationally and provides a high-quality comprehensive stone service. He also specialises in prostate disease and offers a choice of procedures for benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) tailored to the patient's requirements including TURP, laser prostatectomy (HOLEP) for large prostates, and minimally invasive REZUM steam therapy. He is also an expert in MRI-fusion template prostate biopsy for raised PSA and prostate cancer diagnosis.

Mr Ballaro is approved by all major insurance companies and is supported by a professional practice management team. He provides easy access to results and offers free post-consultation advice for additional questions.

In terms of training, Mr Ballaro qualified from The Royal Free Hospital Medical School, London, and after being awarded both a Masters degree in Urology and an MD in Clinical Sciences from The Institute of Urology at University College London, he completed higher urological training on the North London Training Scheme. He received further advanced training in complex stone surgery from internationally recognised experts. He has been awarded a number of prestigious research fellowships and a Hunterian Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

In addition to his clinical interests, Mr Ballaro has a research interest in urological stent design, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and the basic science of bladder dysfunction on which he has over fifty publications. He trains Urologists at all levels, lectures widely, and is co-author of the latest edition of the standard medical student textbook ‘Lecture notes in Urology’.