Mr Christopher Ogden

Professional statement

Mr Christopher Ogden is a distinguished consultant uro-oncologist based in London. He is renowned for his expertise in prostate cancer, prostate biopsy, prostatectomy (prostate removal), robotic surgery in urology, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and PSA testing.

Mr Ogden qualified in medicine from Imperial College in 1984 before pursuing further training. In this period, he completed various specialist international oncology surgery fellowships at renowned institutions, including John Hopkins Hospital, Duke University and Henry Ford Hospital in the USA, as well as the European School of Surgery in Paris, France. He is also an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, of England, and within the College’s urology section. Mr Ogden is also a fellow of the European Association of Urology. He serves as a consultant uro-oncologist at The Royal Marsden Hospital and sees private patients at HCA The Princess Grace Hospital.

Mr Ogden is internationally regarded as a revered expert in the realm of robotic surgery and holds the UK’s leading record for conducting the largest series of radical robotic prostatectomy procedures. In 2003, he complied the first UK team to be recognised and accredited by Da Vinci robotic surgery to perform robotic prostatectomies. He has also served as the UK representative at various key international meetings, including the European Robotic Urology Symposium.

Mr Ogden was listed in the Daily Mail's "Best Urologists in Britain" list in both 2010 and 2018 and has also received the Robotic Surgery International Innovation Award, in recognition of his dedication and excellence. He was the first urologist in the UK to peer-review, present, and publish one hundred consecutive cases with a validated questionnaire follow-up spanning a year. His paper on the long-term results of robotic prostate surgery was awarded the prize for best paper at the American Urological Association (AUA) Congress Meeting in 2010.