“Don’t be embarrassed” - The brilliant Sir Steve McQueen at #BAUS25 sharing his Prostate Cancer journey and encouraging us to “start the conversation”. embarrassedfilm.org

Time to book for the big one! #ERUS25 – Europe’s largest meeting for robotic urology. Surgical education. Global collaboration. Technological innovation. 📅 10–12 Sept 2025 | London ⏳ Regular registration fee until 29 August 🔗 erus25.org #ERUS25 #RoboticUrolog

Amazing to have the Guy's and St Thomas' team test drive the Intuitive Da Vinci V on the day it gets its CE mark. Guy's Urology News kids in a sweet shop!

Look forward to seeing you all at #ERUS25 Registrations are open! erus.uroweb.org/how-to-registe… You can't miss this superb meeting in London. See you there Ben Challacombe Ravi Barod

At the Royal Academy of Engineering People's AI Stewardship summit, I asked members of the public if they would trust #AI to perform fully autonomous surgery, if it was more accurate than a human surgeon, as demonstrated by Johns Hopkins University on pig gall bladders Answers in the "live" cartoon below!

First live case of #ERUS25 ready to rock Guy's Urology News. Prof. Prokar Dasgupta OBE HonFREng in the #HUGO hot-seat. WHO time-out done. Patient from HM Govt of Gibraltar #StBernardsHospital & fully on board with #LiveSurgery concept #CuttingEdgeSurgery #EveryDaysALearningDay

#erus25 London underway. New headphones with colours indicating which screen you are watching like a Coldplay concert! European Association of Urology (EAU) Guy's and St Thomas' Royal Free London UCLH HCA Healthcare UK

Final morning of #ERUS25, the sun is shining in anticipation of the first case of the day with Antonio Galfano at Guy's Urology News Plan is for a Medtronic #HUGO #rsRARP Delightful portuguese gent with: •GG2 6mm Rt anterior •Borderline cT3a •MUL 15mm And fully aware of #LiveSurgery

Wonderful to have Véronique Phé perform a robotic sacrocolpopexy Guy's and St Thomas' during #ERUS25 Elegant illustration of the technique and inspirational for the whole team Guy's Urology News European Association of Urology (EAU)

Final case of the day (and of #ERUS25 Guy's Urology News) with Bernardo Rocco, MD,FRCS (Glasgow) #RARP modified anterior approach with Medtronic #HUGO. 65 yo gent looking forward to retirement in Caribbean! •GG3 8mm Rt ant, GG2 4mm Lt post •T2N0M0 •ElIPSE trial - rndmed to no LND BAUS

Out with the old, in with the new!! Sad to say goodbye to past years fellows & registrars Deepika Reddy, Sam Davies, Mohammed Hegazy et al But great to welcome new fellows Isabel Sanz & Cynthia O'Sullivan! Guy's Urology News Guy's and St Thomas' #CuttingEdgeSurgery

Enjoyed #ERUS25 wash-up this morning Guy's Urology News #FridayMorningMeeting Great to review pt outcomes, consider AI in surgical planning, and reflect on ethics/conduct of live surgery. ERUS Robotic Urology European Association of Urology (EAU)

MEET THE EXPERTS: Introducing Dr Archana Fernando from Guy's and St Thomas' UK who will present at #USANZ26. Specialty: Uro-oncology (Renal and testis cancer) and Robotic Surgery Read Archie Fernando Profile and Research here: bit.ly/USANZ26MTE Australia & New Zealand Urological Nurses Society

What a cutting edge opening panel at the King's Health Partners annual conference today! Sir Bashir Al-Hashimi Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi بشير CBE FREng FRS addresses the- ✅Complexities in the NHS 10y plan ✅Clear plans of achievement ✅Tough decisions ahead ✅Improving neighbourhood health ✅Engineering solutions

Honoured to be elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Royal Academy of Engineering The first urologist BAUS to be recognised for innovations in healthcare engineering & exploring public perceptions of #roboticsurgery Special thanks to Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi بشير CBE FREng FRS Drapers Company

We’re grateful to Rishi Sunak for backing our campaign calling on the government to say YES to screening for all high-risk men. Add your voice at act.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/a/say-yes-to-s…

Last few places for our next robot courses 23/24th Jan 26. RoboSTART for surgeons acquiring the fundamentals and RoboREADY on lobectomy for thoracic surgeons. In collaboration with IMRA Surgical - also on Bluesky Proximie Huge thanks to Intuitive Medtronic Digital Surgery Medtronic CMR Surgical

Amazing to have the Mater team test drive the Intuitive Da Vinci V on its Australian tour. Kids in a sweet shop

Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) seems to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, finds randomised controlled trial bmj.com/content/392/bm…

Surgery is a "wicked" environment: feedback is delayed, noisy, and often biased. My essay on why experience doesn't always equal mastery, and how to learn when the feedback loops are broken. leezhaomd.org/post/the-wicke… #MedTwitter #Surgery #MedEd