Specialist Expertise in cancer diagnosis, management & surgery
Mr Gerald (Gerry) Collins
Consultant Urological Surgeon
FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Glas), MD, FRCS(Urol)
A graduate of University College Cork, Ireland, Mr Collins trained in General Surgery in England and Scotland before specialising in Urology. His MD Research was conducted with Edinburgh University and The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
His specialist interests are in Uro-Oncology, with particular reference to prostate cancer. He has initiated a programme on optimising bone health in prostate cancer patients, especially those on or about to start hormone treatment. He has continued his research interests throughout his career and continues to publish on a regular basis.
Clinical Interests
- PSA testing & interpretation (including Stockholm3 which measures PSA derivatives and genetics)
- Prostate biopsy techniques
- Management of advanced prostate cancer (including bone health)
- BPH (benign enlargement of the prostate)
- Prostatitis
- Haematuria (blood in urine)
Treatments
- Abscess incision and drainage
- Adult circumcision
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign prostate enlargement)
- Bladder cancer treatment
- Bladder stones
- Chemotherapy
- Cystoscopy (flexible)
- Hormone therapy treatment
- Hydrocele repair
- Interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome)
- Kidney cancer treatment
- Peyronie’s disease
- Prostate cancer treatment
- Prostate mapping
- Radiotherapy cancer treatment
- Removal of benign scrotal lumps
- Rigid cystoscopy (bladder scope)
- Saturation biopsies of the prostate
- Screening and diagnostics
- Targeted therapy
- Testicular cancer
- Transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT)
- Trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
- Ureteroscopy
- Urethrotomy
- Urinary catheter removal
- Urinary incontinence
Circle Alexandra Hospital
Mill Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire
SK8 2PX
Spire Regency Hospital
West St, Macclesfield
SK11 8DW
Spire Manchester Hospital
170 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester
M20 2AF
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