Prostate Cancer

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Mar 2023

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. About 1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, and your risk increases with age. The risk is even higher …
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Endourology

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 20 Mar 2019

The St George’s Hospital Endourology unit provides comprehensive investigation and management of patients with kidney and ureteric stones. The unit also provides endourological diagnosis management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) and the management of benign and malignant ureteric strictures. The unit has 4 high volume endourology surgeons who are …
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Penile Cancer

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Mar 2023

Penile cancer is a rare cancer. Around 600 men a year are diagnosed with it in the UK. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of around 15 UK specialist units that treat this cancer. We are referred men with penile cancer from South London, South East England, …
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Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 24 Nov 2023

  The Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre team at St George’s and Queen Mary’s Hospitals provides free, confidential information and support for anyone affected by cancer. Whether you are living with or beyond cancer, or you are a loved one or a friend of someone with cancer we are …
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Upper limb surgery


Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 18 Aug 2016

Services Provided: Shoulder surgery Shoulder and elbow arthroplasty Elbow surgery Shoulder arthroscopic porcedures Upper limb trauma Complex high energy wrist trauma and complications Wrist pain including sports injuries Scaphoid fractures Wrist arthroscopy Nerve decompressions Dupuytren’s disease (including xiapex or collagenase injections) Rheumatoid hand Tendonitis (including De Quervain’s Syndrome)

Pelvic and Acetabular Unit

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2023

About the service The Pelvic Team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust consists of four Consultants and a Clinical Nurse Specialist supported by a Pelvic Fellow and experienced health care staff working within a specialist department consisting of a dedicated theatre suite, two Trauma and Orthopaedic Wards and …
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Complex trauma


Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 18 Aug 2016

Services Provided: Complex fracture management Polytrauma management Treatment of Non-union Malunion correction Bone infection management Deformity correction Limb lengthening MDT with plastic surgeons 

Hip and knee surgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 18 Aug 2016

Services Provided: Hip arthroplasty Hip arthroscopy Revision hip surgery Tertiary referral service for complex hip and knee procedures Management of infected hip and knee replacement Peri-prosthetic fractures Knee arthroplasty Knee arthroscopy Osteotomy surgery Patellofemoral instability Meniscal repair Ligament reconstruction and revision Soft tissue knee surgery

Foot and ankle surgery


Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 18 Aug 2016

Services Provided: Bunions Mortons neuroma, Ankle sprains Arthritis Achilles tendinopathy Sports injuries including full spectrum of arthroscopic joint and tendon surgery, Flat and high arched foot deformity Revision surgery Complex trauma surgery

Spinal surgery


Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2023

Services Provided: Spinal deformity (adult and paediatric scoliosis, kyphosis) Spinal fractures Spine tumours Spinal infection Degenerate spinal conditions (disc prolapse, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis) Vertebroplasty Kyphoplasty Weekly Spinal network multidisciplinary team meetings based on NHS England guidelines: Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Oncology and Pain team.