Mr Veeru Kasivisvanathan

Mr Veeru Kasivisvanathan is a consultant urological surgeon practising at the Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre and Cleveland Clinic London Hospital. He specialises in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer, with additional expertise in bladder cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, robotic surgery in urology, MRI, and high-intensity focused ultrasound.

Mr Kasivisvanathan qualified in 2009 from Imperial College London and underwent training in London, such as University College London, Guy’s Hospital London, and Imperial College London. He then went on to earn further accreditations, undertaking a Master of Science degree at the University of London, a postgraduate certification in Clinical Trials, and a PhD in prostate cancer. He has gained experience in urological oncology within international healthcare systems, such as the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia and the University of Southern California.

Mr Kasivisvanathan is the founding director of the BURST Research Collaborative, which focuses on developing and conducting large-scale urological research studies. He is active within medical education, with positions such as Hunterian Professor of Surgical Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons, Professor of Urology at the University of Vienna, and Associate Professor of Urology at University College London, where he leads a large international research team. He has been involved in implementing improvements to the standards of prostate cancer care, such as introducing MRIs into the diagnostic process.

Mr Kasivisvanathan has been featured many times on national television channels, including Sky News and Channel 4 News, to highlight his expertise in urology and prostate cancer. He has made an impact on national policies for prostate cancer screening and the guidelines for prostate cancer care in the UK, Europe, and the USA, through research publications in leading medical journals. He has been recognised for his expertise with around 70 awards, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons’ John Anderson Award for outstanding contribution to the Speciality of Urology, and the European Association of Urology Fritz Schroder Prostate Cancer Research Award for most outstanding prostate cancer research of 2019.