Portrait of Mr Tom Walton

My practice

Specialist urology, proven experience

I am a Consultant Urologist at Spire Nottingham Hospital, The Park Hospital, Balance Health Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as an Honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham.

I specialise in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment โ€” including high-resolution 3T prostate MRI, transperineal template-guided biopsy, robotic prostatectomy using the da Vinci™ Surgical System, and hydrogel spacer and fiducial placement for radiotherapy. I also treat kidney cancer, pelviureteric junction obstruction, and benign prostate enlargement, alongside men's health concerns including erectile dysfunction and testosterone deficiency.

To date I have performed over 1,000 robotic prostatectomy and 250 robotic kidney surgery cases.

My mission

"Every patient deserves an accurate diagnosis, a clear explanation of their options, and treatment delivered with precision and genuine care."

Training & recognition

Award-winning training & fellowship expertise

I graduated with First-Class Honours from Nottingham University Medical School in 1998, followed by comprehensive urology training, a research doctorate focused on the molecular basis of prostate cancer, and two years of specialised fellowship training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery โ€” including a twelve-month placement at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia.

During the final phase of my training I was awarded the Keith Yeates Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons in recognition of exceptional performance in the FRCS(Urol) examinations.

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

BMedSci, Nottingham University Medical School, 1995 

BM BS, Nottingham University Medical School, 1998

RESEARCH DOCTORATE

Doctor of Medicine, Nottingham University Medical School, 2007

KEITH YEATES GOLD MEDAL

FRCS (Urol) Exams, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2010

FELLOWSHIP TRAINING

Laparoscopic surgery - Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 2007-08
Robotic surgery - Royal Melbourne Hospital & Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 2011-12

Leadership & research

Advancing urology in the region and beyond

Pioneering surgery

Performed the East Midlands' first robotic prostatectomy in 2014 and subsequently introduced robotic partial nephrectomy, robotic pyeloplasty, retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery, and local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Clinical leadership

Lead Cancer Clinician for Urology and Director of the Nottingham Fellowship in Robotic and Laparoscopic Urology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.


Read more about the Nottingham Fellowship here.

Research & education

Over 60 peer-reviewed publications and Principal Investigator for the NeuroSAFE PROOF, ELIPSE and PARTIAL trials. An active reviewer for the BJUI, Journal of Urology and European Urology.


I have also served on the British Association of Urological Surgeons Executive Committee in Urological Oncology and the GIRFT National Kidney Cancer Guidelines Panel. For over a decade I have provided online access to my comprehensive urology notes for urologists and nurses, which can be accessed here. Outside of work, I'm a keen cyclist and walker, and am married with two children.

Memberships & affiliations

British Association of Urological Surgeons European Association of Urology Royal College of Surgeons International Society for Sexual Medicine University of Nottingham

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