Mr Ken Anson, Urological Surgeon

Mr Ken Anson MBBS, FRCS, MS, FRCS Urol

Urological Surgeon

MBBS, FRCS, MS, FRCS Urol

Mr Anson is a recommended Urological Surgeon

Mr Ken Anson - Introduction

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Kidney stone, what should I do?

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Do I have kidney stones because I donot drink enough water?

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Do kidney stones only develop in older people?

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Is an ultrasound scan a reliable way of detecting stones?

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What happens when you pass a kidney stone?

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Why is passing a kidney stone so painful?

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Lifestyle changes that will reduce kidney stones

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Urology health

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Kidney Stones

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How many people are effected by kidney stones?

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Mr Anson is a recommended Urological Surgeon

Mr Ken Anson - Introduction

Kidney stone, what should I do?

Do I have kidney stones because I donot drink enough water?

Do kidney stones only develop in older people?

Is an ultrasound scan a reliable way of detecting stones?

What happens when you pass a kidney stone?

Why is passing a kidney stone so painful?

Lifestyle changes that will reduce kidney stones

Urology health

Kidney Stones

How many people are effected by kidney stones?

020 8076 8639

Areas of expertise

Management of urinary stone disease and upper tract endoscopy and obstruction bladder
General urology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Lower urinary tract disorders (Urinary tract infections, urinary tract stones)
Renal disorders and surgery

Mr Ken Anson is recommended by:

2 GPs

4 Specialists

Recommendations for Mr Anson

These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.

2 GPs

4 Specialists

Recommended by:

byDr Kartik Modha, GP

❝Very knowledgable surgeon❞

byDr Elizabeth Anne Hockney, GP

❝Trusted opinion.❞

byProf. Mark Emberton, Professor of Urology

❝Mr Ken Anson is an excellent stone surgeon. He's a long-standing colleague who's got a sensible opinion.❞

byMr Paul Cathcart, Urological Surgeon

❝Mr Ken Anson is at top of his game - vast experience in the management of renal stone disease.❞

byMr Suks Minhas, Urologist

❝Recommended Urologist❞

by Dr Penny Neild, Gastroenterologist

❝Very happy to recommend Mr. Ken Anson. Excellent surgeon and great at communicating with patients.❞

byDr Kartik Modha, GP

❝Very knowledgable surgeon❞

byDr Elizabeth Anne Hockney, GP

❝Trusted opinion.❞

byProf. Mark Emberton, Professor of Urology

❝Mr Ken Anson is an excellent stone surgeon. He's a long-standing colleague who's got a sensible opinion.❞

byMr Paul Cathcart, Urological Surgeon

❝Mr Ken Anson is at top of his game - vast experience in the management of renal stone disease.❞

byMr Suks Minhas, Urologist

❝Recommended Urologist❞

by Dr Penny Neild, Gastroenterologist

❝Very happy to recommend Mr. Ken Anson. Excellent surgeon and great at communicating with patients.❞

Make an appointment

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Private practice NHS

Telephone or video consultation

Available for patients, please call to arrange, GB, W1G 7AF

London Urology Associates

18 Devonshire Street, London, GB, W1G 7AF

The Princess Grace Hospital

42–52 Nottingham Place, London, GB, W1U 5NY

Chiswick Medical Centre

Bond House, 347-353 Chiswick High Road, London , GB, W4 4HS

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road, London, Greater London, GB, SW17 0QT

About Mr Ken Anson

GMC number: 3086397

Year qualified: 1985

Place of primary qualification: University of London

Mr Ken Anson is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Reader in Urology at St. George's Hospital, London. He is also the Chairman of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthetics, Theatres, Cancer and Neurosciences at St George's. He is the clinical lead for the Endourology Unit and runs the South West London Urinary Stone Network. He performs over 250 ureteric or renal endoscopic procedures per year.

Mr Anson qualified in medicine from the University of London in 1985 and was accepted as FRCS, London in 1989. He subsequently completed his M.S. from the University of London in 1996 and FRCS in Urology in 1997. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the British Association of Urological Surgeon's Section of Endourology having served as its Secretary for the previous three years. He is an Examiner for The Royal College of Surgeon's Intercollegiate Board for FRCS Urol and also chairs the postgraduate course at the European Association of Urology on Interventional Therapies.

Mr Anson is a joint grant holder and principal investigator for the NIHR funded SUSPEND trial and has published widely on catheter related urinary tract infections, novel imaging techniques of the pelvicalyceal system and the use of IT for monitoring implantable medical devices. He is a keen teacher, and a regular faculty member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons skills courses in rigid and flexible upper tract endoscopy.

Areas of expertise

General urology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Management of ureteric obstruction (stents)
Minimally invasive procedures (endo-urology)
Endoscopic diagnosis and management of urothelial carcinoma
Management of urinary stone disease and upper tract endoscopy and obstruction bladder
Endoscopic bladder treatments
Haematuria (blood in urine)
Complex diagnostic urology problems
Lower urinary tract disorders (Urinary tract infections, urinary tract stones)
Renal disorders and surgery

Frequently asked questions

What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?

The commonest symptoms of my patients will be loin pain or ureteric colic. In addition many patients have no symptoms at all and come to see me because of an incidental finding of a kidney stone. I also manage many patients with blood in their urine (haematuria) or a urinary tract infections. Finally I look after a significant number of patients with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms.

What are the treatments that you're able to offer your patients?

As far as stone disease is concerned, I can offer the whole gamut of modern stone interventions. These range from no treatment to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and include ureteroscopy, flexible ureterorenoscopy and percutaneous renal surgery. I offer all forms of ureteric stenting and laser ablation of superficial urothelial carcinoma of the ureter.

I also do a lot of lower tract endoscopic work including cystoscopy, endoscopic urethral surgery, bladder treatments and transurethral resection of the prostate.

What are your areas of sub-specialist interest?

My subspecialist interest is in what we call endourology. This includes the diagnosis and endoscopic management of upper tract disorders from the bladder to the kidney, which predominantly involves the treatment of urinary stone disease. Endourologists also look after a lot of ureteric disorders including ureteric obstruction, stricture disease and urothelial cancer of the ureter.