Mr Jeremy Ockrim

Jeremy Ockrim is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at King Edward VII’s Hospital. He is also Honorary Lecturer at University College London (UCL) and Consultant Urological Surgeon in Female and Reconstructive Surgery at University College London Hospital (UCLH).

Mr Ockrim trained in Glasgow before moving to Imperial College, London to complete his postgraduate thesis in 1999. He has an Honours Degree in Immunology and his MD thesis was on the utility of oestrogens in prostate cancer. His fellowship was undertaken at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.

Mr Ockrim trained at the Institute of Urology, University College London Hospital (UCLH) and was appointed to his consultant post in 2008. UCLH offers tertiary expertise in Reconstructive Urology to Urologists and Urogynaecologists nationwide and internationally.

He is a member of the national specialist centre in complex incontinence, fistula repair and mesh complications.

He continues his academic and teaching links at UCL, and has written extensively on lower urinary tract dysfunction, male and female incontinence, detrusor overactivity, urogenital fistulae, diverticula, mesh and mesh removal surgery and bladder reconstructive (Mitrofanoff) surgery, with £395,000 of associated grants linked to his prostate research and £437,000 submitted and educational grants related to female and reconstructive surgery.

Mr Ockrm has been chief investigator or co-investigator in 11 studies, has written over 100 peer-reviewed papers and delivered over 100 national and international presentations and invited lectures.

He specialises in the treatment of bladder and prostate dysfunction, male and female incontinence and prolapse including colposuspension, TVT / TOT, complications of mesh implants, male sling, artificial urinary sphincter implantation, urinary fistulae and diverticula surgery, bladder augmentation / replacement and both continent and incontinent urinary diversion. He has particular interests in vaginal surgery for complex incontinence, fistulae repair and urethral diverticulae.

He is also part of the London Urology Specialists.