Ravi Barod
@RaviBarodUrol
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Surgeon, Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer @RoyalFreeNHS @KEVIIHospital | Chair @NCL_ICS Urology Network | @BAUSurology Council | Lecturer @UCLDivofSurgery
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our new webpage for The Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
is live…
all referral information, pathways and patient information about our service is available here…
check it out 💥
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just finished 3 x 12h shifts with other surgeons and students proning
#covid19
patients on ICU
@RoyalFreeNHS
...
all I can say is.... PAY NURSES MORE!
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Ramakant Barod MS FRCS
5.3.35 - 19.3.24
The definition of a gentleman.
My inspiration.
I wish I could be half the man he was.
Rest in peace, Dad
💔
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our 1st ever day case robotic nephrectomy
@RoyalFreeNHS
in & out of hospital in 12h
no catheter, 1 venflon, tiva, tap block
remote monitoring with Apple Watch and FaceTime
new way forward for well selected patients🦾
thanks
@AnuragGolash
@DrRonneyAbaza
for the inspiration😎
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4 robotic nephrectomies
1 amazing robotics team
our 1st 4 case nephrectomy HIT list
@RoyalFreeNHS
was a success! done by 5pm and all patients ready for home <24h later 😎
twice the patients with half the LoS
strong teams are crucial to deliver accelerated surgical recovery 💪🏽
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my first
#kidneycancer
case back
@RoyalFreeNHS
after 11w
@uclh
11cm robotic partial nephrectomy (off clamp) with caval thrombectomy in crossed fused renal ectopia 😳
complex but ultimately successful
patient doing great, now at home 😎
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why isn’t
@NHSuk
testing symptomatic health care workers for
#covid19
?
positive tests will clearly have patient and staff safety implications.
negative tests allow people to return to work sooner.
there needs to be a logical policy on this
@MattHancock
@PHE_uk
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congratulations
@shaneconsidine
on completing your robotics fellowship with us
@RoyalFreeNHS
… you got through hundreds of nephrectomies with us and you have a very bright future… best of luck
@GuysUrology
and beyond 😎
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2 tumours in patients w horseshoe kidneys in < 2 weeks
@RoyalFreeNHS
😳 … both had complex robotic partial nephrectomies assisted by astonishingly accurate 3D reconstructions from
@innersightlabs
and the best robotics team in town 💥
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thanks for stopping by
@wesstreeting
. so glad you experienced the NHS at its best with our🥇team at the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
Today
@WesStreeting
visited our amazing kidney cancer team at the Royal Free Hospital to say thank you for the care he received last year.
We're delighted Wes has made a full recovery and are incredibly proud of our colleagues for the part they played.
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such a JOY to reach this far with the best robotic kidney surgery team out there 💪🏽💥
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we are temporarily operating on our most urgent
#kidneycancer
patients
@uclh
westmoreland st. great initiative from
@LondonCancer
. process couldn’t have been smoother thanks to leadership shown by all
@uclh
. smart use of capacity at this unique site. this is the
@nhs
at its best.
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smashed it! happy with my first go time of 1:56:23 💥💥 thanks so much to everyone who sponsored me
@MaggiesCentres
@MaggiesRFH
@LLHalf
… link on timeline if u still wanna 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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huge congratulations for my friend, colleague and inspiration for 20 years….
@MaxineGBTran
for her thoroughly deserved professorship in kidney cancer
@UCLDivofSurgery
… wonderful to celebrate with mentors
@tsoburol
and Patrick Maxwell and colleagues past, present and future 💪🏽
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off to work in my new tee from
@BangerJonny
... all proceeds go to provide
#nhs
workers with healthy locally made food and drink during
#covid19
get yours at 💥
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casual observation:
US Twitter: selfies of docs getting the vaccine
UK Twitter: selfies of docs giving the vaccine to the vulnerable
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we did it! our first 3 robo nephrectomy list
@RoyalFreeNHS
... all done and dusted before 5pm 🙌🏽🙌🏽
shows what’s possible when we work together... with the best robotics team around!
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congratulations
@hannahrwarren
presenting the UK’s first series of using sestamibi scans for renal masses
@RoyalFreeNHS
#BAUS2022
… exciting future for this modality
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our fellowship at the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
is open
@ERUSrobotics
@RCSnews
@BAUSurology
accredited
>400 nephrectomies per year
oct 23 start
apply 👇🏽 to join our friendly team 😎
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attempting my first half marathon in memory of my friend who had
#kidneycancer
... it’s for
@MaggiesCentres
so
@MaggiesRFH
can provide support for all those affected by
#cancer
.
please sponsor me! 😎🙏🏽
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we have successfully restarted our robotic partial nephrectomy service for
#kidneycancer
at
@uclh
ALL our patients can once again have ALL options to treat
#kidneycancer
thanks to the team
@uclh
who have swiftly and safely made this happen during
#covid19
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last operating list
@RoyalFreeNHS
with extraordinary fellow
@ncampain
and registrar
@drtanws
… both outstanding doctors with very bright futures
@RDEhospitals
@uclhrobotics
@MDAndersonNews
… ready to take on the world 💥💥
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awesome morning at my alma mater
@GuysUrology
... a department made up of brilliant individuals and friends... celebrating 1000 friday morning meetings led by my mentor
@tsoburol
inspiring a generation of urologists... very proud to be part of the extended family 💥💥
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our fellowship at the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
is open
@ERUSrobotics
@RCSnews
@BAUSurology
accredited
>420 nephrectomies per year
oct 2024 start
apply 👇🏽 to join our friendly team 😎
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we have a great
#kidneycancer
training day planned today. high yield for FRCS (Urol) plus international guest speakers.
look forward to seeing all London Deanery urology trainees online 😎
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the
@RoyalFreeNHS
all stars after finishing the
@BSoT_UK
@TUF_tweets
fun run at
#BAUS22
… definitely woke us up for day 2 of
@BAUSurology
meeting!💪🏽💪🏽💥💥
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live surgery done! tricky case but ultimately successful... thanks to
@Uro_Kris
@ERUSrobotics
and hospital da luz for the invitation and thanks to
@PedroARSilva
&
@ShoniwaAngeline
for a great case
#erus19
😎
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many thanks to my colleague, faiz mumtaz and the incredibly generous donations from
@lionsclubs
and the raja-shah family to allow us to inaugurate a new
#kidneycancer
cancer research lab at
@iit_ucl
@RoyalFreeNHS
... now, let’s get to work!
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many congratulations to our very own Axel Bex, promoted to Professor of Urology
@ucl
... thoroughly deserved and looking forward to many productive years working together 💥💥
Congratulations to our seven doctors who have been promoted to professors
@ucl
. We’re very proud of your achievements.
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just completed my 145th (and The Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
’s 257th) robotic kidney surgery of 2017... delighted that we are now able to offer the advantages of
#roboticsurgery
to more patients in
#London
😎
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celebrating a hard year’s work so far in theatre 14
@RoyalFreeNHS
with the best robotics team (and the baking skills of sister angeline!)
@LukeFUrology
@YYuminaga
@PedroARSilva
@AzizGulamhusein
@RFAnaesthesia
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thank you
@PorpigliaF
for the invitation to operate
@TechnoUro
#TUM24
#digitaltwin
planning in the
#uroverse
made the case slick.
it’s a huge task organising 24 live surgeries in 2 days… congratulations to the whole team who made this fantastic meeting a success!
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28 nephrectomies in 28 days 💥... totally ready for this ✈️🧘🏽♂️🕉✌🏽😎
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delighted that our fellowship at the Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
has been accredited by
@RCSnews
and
@BAUSurology
...
the only such kidney cancer fellowship in the UK...
expressions of interest welcome from all!
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morning run and donation for a great cause
@TUF_tweets
@BSoT_UK
#BSoTFunRunforTUF
#smallrenalmass
#RENAL9xh
#T3a
?
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#newdawn
with hope for a brighter year 🌅
eternal thanks to all the staff
@RoyalFreeNHS
@uclh
@KEVIIHospital
who have worked so hard for our
#kidneycancer
patients in 2020
#NHSheroes
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check out my latest step by step video on robotic nephroureterectomy for UTUC…
now up in the
@surgquest
library
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wonderful evening with one of my early mentors
@Sri_URO
at his inauguration as (the first asian) president of
@RSMUrology
… so proud to have been trained by him and excited for the year ahead 💥
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en route to
#ERUS23
in beautiful florence 🇮🇹 exciting programme… i’m speaking about day case robotic nephrectomy and avoiding complications in robotic partial nephrectomy 😎
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congratulations on your inaugural lecture
@mrsprostate
... the uk’s first female professor of urology.
inspirational to work with leading women in urology
@MaxineGBTran
@uclmedsci
@RoyalFreeNHS
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a big night for the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
@UCLDivofSurgery
… inaugural professorial lecture for my esteemed colleague
@FHMUMTAZ
… many congratulations on your achievements… very proud to be your colleague
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what a wonderful celebration of 5 years of robotics
@RoyalFreeNHS
... honoured to be part of such an amazing team!
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our fellowship at the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
has been advertised
largest kidney cancer centre in the UK
@BAUSurology
@RCSnews
@ERUSrobotics
accredited
apply to join our friendly team!
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Apply for our fellowship!
The only kidney cancer fellowship accredited by
@RCSnews
and
@BAUSurology
. We are an
@ERUSrobotics
host centre performing 450 nephrectomies a year.
Be part of our happy, dynamic, innovative, world-class team
@RoyalFreeNHS
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we hit our target of £10k for our 10k run! thanks to the generosity of all that sponsored us... we are VERY grateful and all the money will go to funding our
@RoyalFreeNHS
#kidneycancer
patient group
@RoyalFreeChty
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
#10kfor10k
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july has been great for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
:
1-RCS/BAUS accreditation of our fellowship
2-New CNS/surg asst. posts x2 approved
3-
@The_MRC
PhD fellowship for
@jbriosaneves
4-£250k from
@OfficialNIHR
for
#NEST
pilot of cryo v RAPN
5-260 nephrectomies in 2018 so far
😎
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so proud of our fellows @ specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
alumni dinner @
#BAUS23
wonderful to mentor past fellows now successful clinical leaders
@TheChristieNHS
@imperialurology
@NGHnhstrust
and csk region skåne…
and future research stars of
#kidneycancer
💥
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our fellowship at the specialist centre for kidney cancer is open. oct 22 start
@ERUSrobotics
@RCSnews
@BAUSurology
accredited
>400 nephrectomies per year
apply 👇🏽 to join our friendly team 😎
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congrats to mentor
@CraigRogersMD
for organising a wonderful
#SURS23
& for your presidency of
@SocietySURS
thank you for the invitation to talk on robotic nephroureterectomy…my technique is modified directly from yours learnt during my time
@VattikutiUrol
@HenryFordHealth
💪🏽😎
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spending
#WKCD2023
teaching on the 2023 masterclass on robotic partial nephrectomy… my 1st time in Turin 🇮🇹😎
ESU-ESUT-ERUS Masterclass on Partial Nephrectomy
@UrowebESU
@ERUSrobotics
#esupartialnephrectomy23
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intense train the trainer course
@orsiacademy
… impressed to see proficiency based progression curriculum for robotic prostatectomy in action… congrats to tony gallagher
@PuliattiStefano
@alexmottrie
& team
excited for imminent PBP approach to teach robotic partial nephrectomy
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amazing simulation models at hands on
@IntuitiveSurg
SP lab at
@SocietySURS
#SURS23
meeting… 3D hydrogel perfused tumor models for RAPN are super realistic… great way to learn complex surgery on new platforms from
@SimoneCrivella2
@aghazimd
@RoboDocX
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our fellowship
@RoyalFreeNHS
has been advertised. europe’s largest kidney cancer centre.
@BAUSurology
@RCSnews
accredited.
@ERUSrobotics
host centre. >400 nephrectomies/ y. 👀 for v dynamic people passionate about research, QI and our
#worldclassvalues
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Astonishing.
30% of partial nephrectomies in the US are for benign disease.
We offer biopsy to all patients with enhancing small renal masses
@RoyalFreeNHS
. This has almost eliminated the complications and costs of over treatment...
What is the prevalence of benign pathologic findings after partial nephrectomy?
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thank you so much for having me!... it was my pleasure talking about what I learnt from the pioneers of
#roboticsurgery
@HenryFordNews
and how we are translating that for our kidney cancer patients
@RoyalFreeNHS
.
@RaviBarodUrol
, our former fellow, is here at Vattikutti Urology Institute, talking about the establishment of a high-volume kidney cancer program in the UK.
Great work, Dr. Barod!
@CraigRogersMD
@MMenonMD
@jamesopeabody
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wow! nobel prize to those that discovered the importance of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).... the key regulator in kidney cancer
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019
#NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.”
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join us this thurs 27 june to celebrate 5 years of robotics
@RoyalFreeNHS
... come see how we have rapidly become one of the largest robotic kidney surgery centres in europe... and try cutting our cake with the robot!
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a fascinating inaugural professorial lecture from
@ucl
Prof Axel Bex... such a varied and fulfilling career... we are so proud to have him as our lead and the first professor of urology
@RoyalFreeNHS
💥
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@megs1970
@RoyalFreeNHS
not just me.... ace team this wknd
@gidonellis
@Bimbifernando
@Transplant_Ayaz
@virtual_urology
@aorticsurgeon
med students stepping up.... great to work with
@RFAnaesthesia
(esp
@binsdins
@DrCampbellM
taking me thru my 1st art line in 15y 😎) all part of the
@RoyalFreeNHS
fam.
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Congratulations
@BAUSurology
for an outstanding virtual
#BAUS20
meeting... time to reimagine conferences of the future!
and ICYMI.... our posters from the Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
@uclh
@UCLDivofSurgery
... great job team 💪🏽
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wonderful evening celebrating the career of Michael Aitchison who set up the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
... a true legend
#festschrift
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great job
@john_withington
presenting
@RoyalFreeNHS
#eras
data at
#EAU19
which has halved length of stay with no increase in complications or readmissions and maintains high patient satisfaction
@drcalyness
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hit my £5k target for the
@LLHalf
to donate to
@MaggiesRFH
@MaggiesCentres
!
extremely grateful to everyone who sponsored me… thank you so much!
your money will go far to improve the lives of all those affected by
#cancer
We were VERY excited to use our big cheque today and congratulate
@RaviBarodUrol
on reaching his £5000 target today for the
@LLHalf
.
Thank you so much Ravi, may the celebrations continue for your half marathon achievement 🥳
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my 1st ever
#10miler
for
#BSoTfunrunforTUF21
💥💥
@BSoT_UK
@BAUSurology
… donation made to
@TUF_tweets
… get out and run for a great cause!
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routine biopsy in the diagnosis of small renal mass avoids surgery in 20%.
@RoyalFreeNHS
, we biopsy all srm to prevent overtreatment and it’s associated complications.
#EAU18
great talk by tanabalan!
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congratulations
@MartaEMarchetti
!
great to collaborate with
@dimireissis
to embed remote web consent for robotic nephrectomy into our routine practice
@RoyalFreeNHS
Congratulations
@MartaEMarchetti
on her prize-winning presentation at
#EAU24
evaluating web-based video consent for renal surgery 🥂🎉 + to
@RoyalFreeNHS
specialist centre for kidney cancer team for driving this initiative
@RaviBarodUrol
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quite honestly, the most dedicated nurse I have ever had the honour to work with...
@ShoniwaAngeline
is amazing!
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join me for a
@RoySocMed
webinar on the small renal mass this friday at 2pm
i’ll be talking about epidemiology, classification and diagnosis
DM me if you have any specific topics you would like me to cover 😎
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delighted to bring the
#robotics
team
@RoyalFreeNHS
to present our work at
#ERUS18
#teamwork
is essential for a successful robotics programme and we have the BEST team!
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inspirational talk by
@AnuragGolash
on day case nephrectomy… we are definitely going to try this
@RoyalFreeNHS
… part of a great first day at
#BAUSOncology21
with dinner under the wings of
#Concorde
@IWMDuxford
💥💥
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for those concerned about the
@NHSuk
not being in safe hands... the hands that deliver that care have not changed and will continue to work 24/7 to keep the service world class
@NHSMillion
❤️NHS
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🎄Seasons Greetings from The Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
🎄
Happy Holidays to all our patients, colleagues, friends and family 🎅🏽
… we also had a wonderful surprise special guest Mike Aitchison, our first lead clinician 💥
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annual research day
@RoyalFreeNHS
.
@MaxineGBTran
speaking about the excellent clinical research into
#kidneycancer
that she is leading: >700 biobanked patients, biology of early lesions, tumoroids, RCT of cryo v partial for T1a kidney cancer
#NEST
💥
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great re-launch of
@RoyalFreeNHS
kidney cancer patient group!... thanks to all that came and all the speakers at this event
@kidneycanceruk
@MaggieCancerkin
@Medopad
@macmillancancer
@Respect21Cancer
... we are all dedicated to achieve excellent patient experience of our service
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the specialist centre for kidney cancer is growing…
we are looking for a new consultant surgeon
@RoyalFreeNHS
, the highest volume kidney cancer centre in europe.
DM me for further info 😎
👇🏽 apply to join our friendly team!
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we did it!
team
@RoyalFreeNHS
#kidneycancer
care
#10for10k
@RoyalFreeChty
#takechargeLDN
we are only at 60% of our goal for our kidney cancer patients group... there is still time to sponsor us and thanks so much to those who already have!
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read how we
@RoyalFreeNHS
continued to operate on int/ high risk
#kidneycancer
patients without compromising safety through the early
#covid19
pandemic. no clinical harm in low risk patients whose initial treatment was deferred. great teamwork from everyone involved 💪🏽💥
Impact of the first surge of the
#COVID19
pandemic on a tertiary referral centre for
#KidneyCancer
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congratulations to our phd student
@beyer_katharina
who has published her review on treatment decision making in
#kidneycancer
💥💥
#patientchoice
#shareddecisionmaking
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current advice for health care workers who have tested positive for
#covid19
is to return to work 7 days post onset of symptoms. no repeat tests. no contact tracing. no restrictions on work.
how can this be safe?
why is there no guidance from
@PHE_uk
@MattHancock
on this?
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the only kidney cancer interventional radiologist to travel 8,000 miles and engage in a urology conference?!
miles walkden of the specialist centre for kidney cancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
&
@uclh
#AUA18
#teamwork
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David Cullen and
@john_withington
presenting
@RoyalFreeNHS
data on enhanced recovery after nephrectomy. This programme, led by
@drcalyness
, has halved our inpatient stay with no increase in complications or readmissions
#ERAS
#ERUS18
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beautiful morning in lisboa! looking forward to a great
#erus19
with
@RoyalFreeNHS
team presenting and operating
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congrats to maryam rasheed for winning best trainee presentation
@NorthLonUrol
regional meeting. great talk on primary URS for stones
@BHRUT_NHS
showing dynamic general urology depts can deliver
@NHSGIRFT
recommendations. top talks all round from a thriving
@BAUSurology
region 💪🏽
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20% mortality in asymptomatic covid patients undergoing surgery in wuhan.
n=34 only
strong argument to test ALL patients pre-op
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection
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Royal Free Hospital leads the way for kidney cancer care with new research project | News | News & Media | The Royal Free
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congratulations
@MaxineGBTran
@jbriosaneves
and
@ucl
@RoyalFreeNHS
team on successfully demonstrating that a cohort embedded RCT design is feasible in investigating interventions to treat
#kidneycancer
a novel way to improve recruitment to surgical RCTs
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the “kidney” costumes, expertly crafted by
@john_withington
are ready...
and so are we!
last chance to sponsor us for our
#10kfor10k
run today to fund
@RoyalFreeNHS
kidney cancer patient group
@RoyalFreeChty
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5 years of robotic surgery
@RoyalFreeNHS
this thursday 27th june... guest speakers include
@hvdpoel
@DanStoyanov
@lozberger
... all staff, patients and visitors welcome to join our programme👇🏽and celebrations!
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very grateful to
@TUF_tweets
for helping to fund my
#roboticsurgery
training to make a positive impact on the lives of patients with
#kidneycancer
@RoyalFreeNHS
After seeing his GP earlier this year Ninel found that he had
#kidneycancer
. Now, only a few months later, life is back to normal.
@RaviBarodUrol
performed robotic surgery to remove Ninel's tumour on a Fri night & by Mon, he was back at work! His story:
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BAUS data shows that higher volume centres have fewer complications and closer adherence to guidelines in the management of T1
#kidneycancer
@BAUSurology
@RoyalFreeNHS
#BAUS18
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2 of the top sisters of UK urology front page at
#eau19
so proud of UK urology right now
@mrsprostate
@JoCresswell4
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delighted that our work on
#COVID19
and treatment decision making for
#kidneycancer
has been published...
congratulations to co-authors
@beyer_katharina
@MiekeVHR
@JanetteKinsella
and thanks to all who participated in the survey 😎
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