Mr Omar Al Kadhi

Urologist in Norwich

MBChB PhD FRCS(Urol)

GMC: 6088301

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Mr Omar Al Kadhi is a renowned consultant urologist who attends to patients at both Spire Norwich Hospital and Global Clinic Norwich. He is an expert in treating cancer of the bladder and prostate, blood in the urine, lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary tract infections. He is also adept at penoscrotal surgery, with experience in performing circumcision and procedures to treat hydroceles and epididymal cysts.

Since commencing his career in urology, he has performed over a thousand surgical procedures, many of them robot-assisted. He began his current role as a consultant urological surgeon in the NHS at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2018 and has the highest caseload for robotic radical cystectomy in Norfolk. He is the Cancer Lead for urology, chairing weekly multidisciplinary meetings on this specialism.

Mr Al Kadhi gained his MBChB qualification from the University of Baghdad, before moving to the UK where he completed his training in urological surgery in the Cambridge and Norwich. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS Urol) exams in 2016.

Prior to beginning his consultant career in Norwich, Mr Al Kadhi completed a prestigious 12 month fellowship in robotic urological surgery at University College London Hospital – one of the highest volume centres in the UK for robotic urological cancer surgery, during which time he was able to hone his skills as a minimally invasive cancer surgeon.

His extensive research in his field has been recognised through awards from the National Cancer Research Institute, the British Association of Urological Surgeons, Quadram Institute and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He received a PhD from his research into prostate cancer from the University of East Anglia in 2017.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6088301

Professional experience

• More than 15 years of experience
• Consultant Urologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2018 - present)

Sub-specialties

• Robotic surgery
• General urology
• Urological oncology
• Benign prostate disorders
• Bladder investigations
• Bladder lesion removal
• Circumcision
• Epididymal cysts removal
• Hydrocele surgery
• Kidney X-ray (retrograde pyelogram)
• Laparoscopy investigation and treatment
• Laser prostate surgery
• Testicular implants
• Urodynamics
• Vasectomy
• Erectile dysfunction

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Education

• PhD, University of East Anglia (2017)
• Robotic surgery fellowship, University College London Hospital (2017)
• FRCS Urology, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2016)
• MBChB, University of Baghdad, College of Medicine (2003)

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Publications and conferences

• Al Kadhi O, Traka MH, Melchini A, Troncoso-Rey P, Jurkowski W, Defernez M, Pachori P, Mills RD, Ball RY, Mithen RF. Increased transcriptional and metabolic capacity for lipid metabolism in the peripheral zone of the prostate may underpin its increased susceptibility to cancer. Oncotarget. 2017 May 17;8(49):84902-84916. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17926. PMID: 29156692; PMCID: PMC5689582.
• Tan WS, Arianayagam R, Khetrapal P, Rowe E, Kearley S, Mahrous A, Pal R, Fowler W, Heer R, Elajnaf M, Douglas-Moore J, Leyshon Griffiths TR, Voss J, Wilby D, Al Kadhi O, Noel J, Vasdev N, McKay A, Ahmad I, Abu-Nayla I, Lamb B, Hill GT, Narahari K, Kynaston H, Yousuf A, Kusuma VRM, Cresswell J, Cooke P, Chakravarti A, Barod R, Bex A, Kelly JD; a multicentre collaborator group. Major Urological Cancer Surgery for Patients is Safe and Surgical Training Should Be Encouraged During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentre Analysis of 30-day Outcomes. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2021 Mar;25:39-43. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33458711; PMCID: PMC7796655.
• Traka MH, Melchini A, Coode-Bate J, Al Kadhi O, Saha S, Defernez M, Troncoso-Rey P, Kibblewhite H, O'Neill CM, Bernuzzi F, Mythen L, Hughes J, Needs PW, Dainty JR, Savva GM, Mills RD, Ball RY, Cooper CS, Mithen RF. Transcriptional changes in prostate of men on active surveillance after a 12-mo glucoraphanin-rich broccoli intervention-results from the Effect of Sulforaphane on prostate CAncer PrEvention (ESCAPE) randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Apr 1;109(4):1133-1144. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz012. PMID: 30982861; PMCID: PMC6462431.
• Shaikh I, Nasir I, Gani A, Mureb A, Dowsett D, Haywood R, Rosich Medina A, Al Kadhi O, Parvaiz A, Kapur S. Robotic total pelvic exenteration - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Jul;23(7):1946. doi: 10.1111/codi.15700. Epub 2021 May 20. PMID: 33928742.

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Prizes and awards

• Best paper prize, British Journal of Surgery, National Cancer Research Institute (2017)
• Best academic presentation, East of England annual meeting, Cambridge (2015)
• Best basic science poster, British Association of Urological Surgeons, Manchester (2015)
• Prize for best research communication, PhD student showcase, Institute of Food Research (now Quadram Institute), Norwich, (2013)

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Professional membership

• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• British Association of Urological Surgeons
• British Medical Association
• Royal Society of Medicine

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Languages spoken

English
Arabic