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Nimish Shah mentors Northern Ireland surgeon Mr Hugh O’Kane at the Belfast City Hospital introduce Robotic radical prostatectomy.

November 26, 2018

Mr Nimish Shah has mentored his colleague, Mr Hugh O’Kane, Urologist at the Belfast City Hospital, to introduce first daVinci Robotic Radical prostatectomy surgeries in Northern Ireland in November 2018. 

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Nimish Shah came to Cambridge in 2004 to develop minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery. He trained in a number of centres in the UK, Europe and America in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and robotic prostate surgery. He helped with the introduction of robotic surgery for prostate cancer at Cambridge, and is one of the most experienced robotic surgeons in the UK. He has a keen interest in teaching and training, being a registered trainer for robotic prostatectomy with Intuitive Surgical. He has trained a number of surgeons in the UK in robotic radical prostatectomy. Nimish has a keen interest in improving outcomes and recovery following robotic prostatectomy. He was a Principal Investigator in a multi-national clinical trial looking at improving erectile function following radical prostatectomy. Nimish is the lead Robotic prostatectomy Surgeon in Cambridge.