Mr Christopher Anderson was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
Reviews
Mt Andreson enables me to share in the decision-making process to deterning a cascade of evidence-based options.
Chris was very clam, explained the whole procedure in great detail which gave me the confidence to go ahead with the operation required. Prior to and after the operation he cam to see me to check everything was OK and at the follow up appointment had all the relevant information I needed and confirmed that all had gone according to plan. I highly recommend Chris.
Friendly and helpful, a delight.
On time, courteous, friendly, thorough
He really cared about my health
Specialises in
- Urology
Profile
Mr Christopher Anderson is a consultant Urological surgeon with a general Urological practise as well as a specialist interest in renal and prostate cancer. In his general Urological practise he manages a wide spectrum of conditions : urinary infections, voiding and bladder problems, enlarged prostates (BPH), haematuria (blood in urine), circumcision, fertility workup, vasectomy / reversal vasectomy and erectile dysfunction. He has particular expertise in minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic surgical approaches. Mr Anderson completed his undergraduate work at Stellenbosch and his postgraduate training in Cape Town, South Africa, before taking up a substantive consultant post at St George's Healthcare in 1999. He undertook fellowships to Cleveland, the University of Miami and Detroit in the United States before travelling to the University of Leipzig in Germany to further his training in both renal and prostate cancer surgery. Mr Anderson was one of the first to adopt laparoscopic techniques in urology surgery in the UK. In 2004 he introduced laparoscopic renal cryotherapy, also the first operation of its kind in the UK. He continued to develop this technique and has the largest series with long term follow-up in the country. He was an integral member of the team that pioneered robotic surgery in the UK, introducing the robotic surgery programme to St George's Healthcare in July 2008, and has successfully developed the service as lead robotic surgeon.