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Mr Benjamin Lamb

MBBS MA (Cantab.) PhD FRCS (Urol.)

Consultant Urologist & Robotic Surgeon

GMC number: 6130045

Special interests:

Prostate health, PSA testing, prostate cancer testing, prostate cancer diagnosis, prostate cancer treatment, male chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, haematuria (blood in the urine), urinary infection, testicular lumps

Specialist Treatments

Treatments offered at King Edward VII’s Hospital include, but are not limited to:

My Practice

Mr Benjamin Lamb consistently offers a professional, friendly, and reassuring approach to patient care. He provides clear, detailed explanations for diagnoses, treatment options, and procedures, helping patients feel informed and calm. Patients often praise his attentive listening and dedication to achieving excellent surgical outcomes.

Professional Biography

Mr Ben Lamb  is a Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon who specialises in prostate cancer and has carried out more than 600 robotic operations in his career. By adopting a patient-centred philosophy, he uses his surgical skills in the most beneficial way.

Mr Lamb is a consultant at Barts Health and UCLH NHS Trusts having moved to London in 2022 from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge where he had been a consultant since 2018. Having studied medicine at the University of Cambridge (MA) and the University of London (MBBS), he gained a PhD from Imperial College, London in 2011. Mr Ben Lamb undertook his specialist urology training in London before undertaking a fellowship in urological oncology and robotic surgery at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Ben is Prostate Cancer Lead at Barts Health.

Mr Lamb is experienced in treating a range of urological conditions, including prostate cancer; raised PSA; lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); urinary tract infection (UTI); blood in the urine (haematuria) and semen (haematospermia); scrotal/penile lumps; chronic pelvic pain.

Mr Lamb offers consultations to explain test results or answer any urological questions, meticulously outlines the advantages and risks of any procedure.

In addition to his clinical work, Mr Lamb is on the executive committee of the BAUS section of Oncology. Mr Lamb is involved in MDT (multidisciplinary cancer teams) research, and has written and presented on leadership, decision-making, and non-technical skills in this area. He finds teaching students, healthcare professionals and doctors about communication skills, MDT improvement and urological cancers very rewarding

Additional Information

Languages

Mr Lamb is fluent in English and has conversational proficiency in Farsi

Career Highlights

  • PhD from Imperial College London – Research on multidisciplinary cancer team decision-making

  • Performed 600+ robotic procedures, including pioneering Retzius-sparing prostatectomy (published outcomes from ~200 cases)

  • Prostate Cancer Lead at Barts Health NHS Trust

  • Member of the BAUS Section of Oncology Executive Committee

  • Clinical Lead for MDT development at North East London Cancer Alliance – tools adopted nationally and internationally

  • Prostate Cancer UK Clinical Champion

  • Authored 150+ peer-reviewed publications, including Nature Communications, Annals of Surgical Oncology, and BJU International

  • Recipient of National Clinical Impact Award (2023–2028)

  • Multiple teaching excellence awards

Awards

  • 2025 – Doctify Patient Care Award

  • 2025 – Acoustic Guitar LCME Grade 5

  • 2024 – Friends of City of London School Quiz Night – 1st place

  • 2023–2028 – National Clinical Impact Award (N1)

  • 2023 – Friends of City of London School Quiz Night – 3rd place

  • 2022 – BJUI Reviewer of the Month [November 2022]

  • 2022 – Friends of City of London School Quiz Night – 1st place

  • 2021 – NIHR Collaborative Research Prize, Virtual Academic Surgery Conference [March 2021]

  • 2021 – 1st Place ePoster Abstract, BSOT

  • 2020 – Best Paper Presentation, BAUS Section of Oncology

  • 2019 – Local Clinical Excellence Award

  • 2019 – Teaching Excellence Award, Cambridge University Clinical School

  • 2017 – Nominee – Junior Doctor of the Year, UCLH NHS Trust

  • 2017 – Nominee – Team of the Year, UCLH NHS Trust

  • 2016 – Ken Fearon Prize 2nd Place, ERAS UK

  • 2016 – Poster Prize 3rd Place, ERAS UK

  • 2016 – Markovitz Prize – Best Trainee, UCLH

  • 2005 – Distinction in Clinical Sciences, MBBS, University of London

  • 2001 – Paul Herbert Steel Scholarship, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge

  • 2000 – Exhibition, Part 1a Medical Science Tripos, Peterhouse

  • iWantGreatCare Certificate of Excellence

Memberships

  • British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
  • European Association of Urology (EAU)
  • British Medical Association (BMA)
  • Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)

Clinical Positions

  • Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer – Bart’s Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London [Aug 2022–]
  • Editorial Board Member – British Journal of Urology International (BJUI) [Jun 2022–]
  • Prostate Cancer UK Clinical Champion [Apr 2022–]
  • Honorary Clinical Research Fellow – Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London [Oct 2011–]Trustee & Charity Roles:
  • Treasurer and Trustee – Sabzgaman Beski (Charity number: 1190835) [Aug 2020–]

    Previous Notable Roles:
  • Clinical Advisor – Evidence Based Interventions Program, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges [July 2021–2024]
  • Urology Prostate Cancer Lead – Department of Urology, Cambridge University Hospitals [May 2021–2022]
  • Chair of MDT Transformation Steering Group – East of England Cancer Alliance [2019–2022]
  • Founder and Co-Chair – BURST Trainee Research Collaborative [2015–2017]

Publications

Mr Benjamin Lamb’s research and publications can be explored on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and PubMed, covering topics such as multidisciplinary cancer team decision-making, urological oncology, and quality improvement in clinical practice.

Consultation fee £300
Follow-up-fee £200

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