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Name
  
Roger Kirby


Role
  
Professor


Alma mater
  
University of Cambridge (1969–1972) University of London – the Middlesex Hospital (1972–1975)

Occupation
  
Director of The Prostate Centre, London

Education
  
University of Cambridge, University College London

Nominations
  
Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year

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Books
  
An atlas of erectile dysfunction, Your guide to prostate cancer, Prostatic Diseases and Their, Prostate Cancer, An Illustrated Pocketbo

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Roger Kirby is a prostate surgeon in the UK, and Professor of Urology in the University of London.

Contents

He is the founder and previous editor of the journal "Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases" and has been involved in the development of national guidelines for prostate healthcare. In 2005 Kirby was awarded the St Peter's Medal by the British Association of Urological Surgeons., of which he is a Trustee. He is Secretary of The Urology Foundation, former Chair of the charity Prostate UK, and director and founder of The Prostate Centre, a private clinic in London. In 2010, he was named one of the UK’s Top 100 Doctors by The Sunday Times.

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Career

He trained at the University of Cambridge and the Middlesex Hospital, London, before becoming Professor of Urology at St George's Hospital, London and University College London. He was Director of Postgraduate Education at St George's Hospital until 2005 when he resigned from the NHS to become Director of The Prostate Centre. He now works privately.

Publications

These include over 60 books and over 350 peer-reviewed papers. He is founder and past Editor of the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, Associate Editor of the BJU International (BJUI); In autumn 2010, he founded a new journal for GPs, hospital specialists and urology nurses, Trends in Urology and Men’s Health, published in collaboration with BJUI. The mass media have often quoted him on his area of expertise.

Charity involvement

Kirby helped to establish two urological charities and is still a trustee of both He frequently leads fund-raising challenges.

PR firm edits Wikipedia article

The Wikipedia article on Kirby was started by a Wikipedia editor called 'Biggleswiki', who has been traced to the public relations agency Bell Pottinger. Kirby is described by The Independent and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism as a client of Bell Pottinger.

Personal life

He is married and has three children.

References

Roger Kirby Wikipedia