Mr Gidon Ellis

• Specialty: consultant urological surgeon with a broad general urology practice and particular expertise in endourology - the minimally invasive, telescope-based treatment of the prostate, bladder, ureter and kidney

• Conditions seen: kidney stones, bladder stones, benign prostatic enlargement (enlarged prostate), male urinary tract symptoms arising from prostate and bladder disorders, bladder function disorders in men and women, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections, haematuria (blood in the urine), raised PSA, bladder cancer, upper urinary tract urothelial cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer

• Tests, treatments and procedures: cystoscopy (rigid and flexible), urine flow test, prostate screening, prostate biopsy, bladder biopsy, ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation, ureteric stent insertion, HoLEP (laser prostate surgery), TURP, Urolift, TURBT, bladder instillation and intravesical therapy

• Often consulted by patients with: male urinary tract symptoms related to the prostate or bladder, blood in the urine, a raised PSA result, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, or bladder function problems

• Patient ages seen: 18+

• Also: awarded The Urology Foundation Endourology Travelling Fellowship Award; faculty member on national and international workshops and masterclasses in kidney stone management and HoLEP surgery; consultant at Royal Free London

• Language: English

Mr Gidon Ellis is a consultant urological surgeon at Welbeck's Urology centre in London, specialising in endourology, which uses fine telescopes and instruments passed through the urinary tract to investigate and treat conditions without external incisions. His particular interests include male urinary symptoms associated with prostate and bladder disorders, such as benign prostate enlargement, as well as bladder and upper urinary tract cancers and kidney stones. He also assesses blood in the urine (haematuria), raised PSA levels, urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence and bladder function disorders in men and women, with expertise in the early diagnosis of cancer.

As an endourologist, Mr Ellis specialises in treating urinary tract conditions using minimally invasive techniques, with a personalised approach tailored to each patient's needs. For an enlarged prostate, he offers HoLEP, a laser procedure that removes prostate tissue obstructing urine flow, alongside transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and prostatic urethral lift (UroLift). He treats kidney and ureteric stones using ureteroscopy, which involves passing a fine telescope through the urinary tract to reach the stone, with laser fragmentation and ureteric stent insertion where needed. His bladder treatments include transurethral resection of bladder tumours (TURBT) and therapies delivered directly into the bladder. He also performs investigations such as cystoscopy, prostate screening and biopsy, bladder biopsy and urine flow testing.

Mr Ellis completed his higher urological training in North London, including a year at the Institute of Urology at University College London Hospitals, where he developed his expertise in endourology and kidney stone management. He subsequently undertook a fellowship in laser prostate surgery and received The Urology Foundation Endourology Travelling Fellowship Award. Alongside his private practice, he is a consultant at Royal Free London and contributes to surgical education, teaching at national and international workshops and masterclasses in kidney stone management and HoLEP surgery.