Professional profile

Mr Thomas Smith's clinical practice includes all areas of general urology. He has had sub-specialist training and has a special interest in endourology, the management and prevention of kidney stones and in the management of prostate enlargement.

He has particular experience in percutaneous stone surgery, ureteroscopy, flexible ureterorenoscopy, laser stone treatment and laser prostate surgery.

Mr Smith joined Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in 2017 as a consultant urological surgeon. Having grown up in London, he was educated at Westminster School and completed his undergraduate medical studies and basic training at University College London.

His postgraduate specialist urological training was in South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Having excelled during training, he became the first urologist in the United Kingdom to be fast-tracked and complete training early.

He is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals including the British Journal of Urology International, the Journal of Clinical Urology and the Journal of Endourology.

General Medical Council number: 7044492


Clinical interests

  • All aspects of general urology
  • Raised PSA and diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • Management of urinary symptoms including prostate enlargement
  • Holmium laser enucleation of prostate
  • Kidney stone treatment and prevention
  • Blood in urine investigation and management
  • Bladder cancer.

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Thomas Smith include:

  • Bladder investigations (cystoscopy)
  • Bladder lesion removal
  • Circumcision
  • Epididymal cysts removal
  • Hydrocele surgery
  • Kidney stones treatment
  • Microsurgical vasectomy reversal
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery
  • Urodynamics
  • Vasectomy
  • Vasectomy reversal.

 

Other treatments

  • Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
  • Kidney stone surgery (ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy).

Qualifications and professional memberships

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University College London Medical School, 2003


Professional memberships

  • The Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • British Association of Urological Surgeons
  • The Endourological Society.

 

Research and publications

Media coverage

Men's health and the prostate, is it time to get checked?

Current NHS posts

Consultant Urological Surgeon, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.