Mr Ken Anson, Urological Surgeon
Mr Ken Anson MBBS, FRCS, MS, FRCS Urol
Urological Surgeon


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


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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.
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