Our Aims
We are increasingly becoming aware of the profound impact urological conditions can have on aspects beyond the physical health of patients. However, important domains of health such as mental or social wellbeing and functional outcomes are often still a neglected aspect of care. We have therefore set up the MIND-U research group at King’s College London dedicated to the investigation and improvement of mental wellbeing and quality of life in both benign and malignant urological conditions.
We aim to increase awareness and improve the understanding around these aspects of care, so that we can better detect and treat problems encountered during care
Our Department
Our research group is set up within the MRC Centre for Transplantation at King’s College London and Guy’s Hospital. We work closely with the clinical departments across King’s Health Partners and collaborate with other departments within King’s College London. These include the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the Translational Oncology and Urology (TOUR) research group.
We are also passionate about teaching the next generation of doctors and researchers in the field. Our team members are involved in the delivery of the iBSc Surgical Sciences Module and supervise several students per year in conducting reviews and original data projects in several areas. We additionally have a full time doctorate student who is supervised within the team.
Our Team
Mr Ahmed is a Consultant Urologist at King’s College Hospital and a Senior Clinical Lecturer. He holds a PhD degree in Surgical Education from Imperial College London, and is also a NHS Clinical Entrepreneur. He has received a number of awards, and clinical and educational grants, from various organisations, including the European Association of Urology, the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons, the National Institute for Health Research, Coptcoat Charity, and Pelican Group. His research interests include Surgical Education, Men’s Health and Survivorship (Prostate/Testicular Cancer and Infertility) and the success of ‘Sperm Retrieval Techniques’ and management of infertility in non-obstructive azoospermia
Professor Dasgupta is the Foundation Professor of Surgery at King’s College London and King’s Health Partners and a Consultant Urologist at Guy’s Hospital. He has pioneered robotic urological surgery within the UK and is credited with developing the technique of injecting Botulinum toxin in overactive bladders. He is a senior academic urologist, previous editor-in-chief of the BJU International (BJUI) Journal and has been awarded the Karl Storz-Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope award from the British Association of Urological Surgeons for significant and lasting contribution to urology. His research interests include robotics in Urology and its scientific evaluation, immunology in prostate cancer, 3D printing in surgery and surgical simulation.
Oliver is a current full time Urology PhD Fellow and a Urology trainee in the South London Deanery for which he is currently out of programme for to complete his studies.Graduating from Imperial College London in 2016 with distinction he subsequently trained as an Academic Foundation Doctor in North west London and a Urology Academic Clinical fellow in South London. He has been awarded funding from the King’s Medical Research Trust to evaluate the Mental Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Prostate cancer patients during treatment and survivorship. Previously, he has published in the field of surgical education with a focus on the role of non-technical skills within the surgical environment and has published numerous systematic reviews on clinical topics.