Professor Imran Mushtaq

Professional statement

Professor Imran Mushtaq is a highly regarded Consultant Paediatric Urologist based in London who specialises in problems with the kidneys, bladder and testicles. These conditions include hypospadias and undescended testicles, as well as daytime wetting, urinary tract infections, and hydronephrosis.

Professor Mushtaq, who consults privately at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children since 2003, originally qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1989 with a distinction in paediatric surgery. He is fellowship-trained in both adult general surgery and paediatric surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow) and the Royal College of Surgeons (Paediatrics), and additionally has an MD from the University of London for his research into neonatal screening in 1999, conducted at The Institute of Child Health, London.

With over 30 years of clinical experience and 20 years in Paediatric Urology, Professor Mushtaq is also a leading pioneer in paediatric minimally invasive urologic surgery in the UK. He is highly proficient in the techniques of nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, pyeloplasty and orchidopexy, and is also able to provide cutting-edge surgical treatment for complex urological disorders such as bladder exstrophy and epispadias. He is a world-renowned reconstructive surgeon, providing life-changing treatment to children with congenital urinary tract disorders, such as spina bifida, neuropathic bladder and posterior urethral valves.

He has played a major role in the training of most of the currently practicising paediatric urologists in th UK, Europe, Central and East Asia. He takes his expertise to help children in many parts of the world, such as Greece, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Slovakia and Germany.

Further to his accomplished practice, Professor Mushtaq is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Child Health. He is actively engaged in clinical research and is the author of over 175 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as more than 50 book chapters. His professional memberships, including the British Association of Paediatric Urologists, the European Society of Paediatric Urology and the International Paediatric Endosurgery Group, reflect his long-standing reputation and contributions to the field of paediatric urology.