Mr Rajagopalan Sriram

Professional statement

Mr Rajagopalan Sriram is a highly respected consultant urological surgeon based in Coventry. He specialises in bladder cancer, haematuria (blood in the urine), urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence and benign prostatic diseases. He is also renowned for his expertise in vasectomy and vasectomy reversal.

Mr Sriram qualified in medicine from the University of Madras, India in 1984 before undertaking his Master’s in surgery. In 1990, he was awarded with fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and later in 1994 completed a diploma in urology at the University of London. Following this, Mr Sriram completed further specialist training on the west Midlands urology training programme. He was awarded the specialist fellowship in urology at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2000. He obtained the highest score in the European Board of Urology examination in 2001. With his many year’s work as a consultant urological surgeon, Mr Sriram has a wealth of experience and expertise in treating urological problems and has been recognised with several Clinical Excellence awards. He retired from NHS Service from the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in 2022. He sees private patients at The Meriden Hospital in Coventry.

Mr Sriram has held a number of senior positions throughout his esteemed career. He was the clinical lead for urology and also the lead clinician for bladder cancer and continence services at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and The Meriden Hospital. He is a regular speaker and presenter at key conferences in the field of urology and is a member of many professional bodies, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons and the European Association of Urologists.

Mr Sriram maintained several key responsibilities in education and was an honorary associate professor, clinical personal tutor and educational supervisor for medical students at the University of Warwick. He is also a CCrISP (Care of the critically ill surgical patient) trainer at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has also been involved in the training of a number of colleagues in performing specialist techniques in urology.