Consultant Urologist
B.Sc.(Hons), MB ChB, FRCS, MD, Diploma Laparoscopic SurgeryOverview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Clinical Practice & Experience
Professor Sangar has worked as a Consultant Urological Surgeon since 2007 after training in Manchester, London, and Strasbourg. Since 2018, he has been a Professor of Urology at the University of Manchester/Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre. Professor Sangar specialises in mens health conditions, especially penile cancer, and is one of the Leading Clinicians in the UK.
Clinical Interests
Professor Sangar has clinical interests in urological oncology, including of the penis, bladder, prostate, and testis as well as andrology, including erectile dysfunction, peyronies, trauma, and testis problems. He also examines rare disease, such as sarcoma of the abdomen and pelvis. Professor Sangar has a specialist interest in penile surgery, which includes reconstruction and sexual dysfunction. This has further led to an interest in male factor infertility, including ‘loupes assisted’ vasectomy reversal. In addition to this, Professor Sangar has developed a specialist interest in technologies for treating conditions of the bladder and prostate.
Research Interests
Summary of Publications
Teaching & Training
Prizes and Awards
BUF Clinical Visit Fellowship to The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam to work with Prof S. Horenblas a world-renowned penile cancer expert. Jan 2007.
Global Lilly Young Investigators Translational/Pharmacogenomics Research Award.
Targeting the radiosensitising effects of Gemzar: A pharmacogenomic based in-vitro study. Natural History Museum, London, UK. December 2001.
AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference. Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics: Discovery, Biology and Clinical Applications.
Astra Zeneca Best Poster Prize. A potential role of HSPs and a novel gene: NNMT in predicting response to radiation in bladder cancer. October 2001.
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
European Association of Urology (EAU)
Member Clinical Reference Group Prostate Cancer UK 2016-date
Member NCRI Penile Cancer Sub-Group 2008-date
Member Advisory Panel National Prostate Cancer Audit 2014-date
Member Cancer Services Clinical Advisory Group NHSE 2020-date
Member Clinical Panel Specialised Commissioning, NHS England, London 2017 - date
Chair European Prostate Cancer Centres of Excellence Accreditation Board 2019-date
Member Cancer Surgery CRG, NHS England, London 2018-2022
Lead Rare Cancer Work Stream, eUROGEN European Reference Network 2016-2021
Director of Surgery, The Christie NHS FT 2013-2019
Chair Cancer Surgery CRG NHS England London 2016-2019
Chair Cancer Surgery Metrics Group, NHS England, London 2016-2019
Co-Chair Procurement Panel NPCA, HQiP 2017-2018
Member Clinical Reference Group Surgery CQC 2017-2019
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