Mr Christopher Anderson was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
Reviews
Mr Anderson listened and fed back accurately in his written report to me after the first consultation. He has a relaxed and calm style but is a very clear communicator. I now fully understand what is going on with my bladder and prostate. He was able to advise me realistically about my treatment options going forward balancing cost and urgency.
Friendly, explained in detail with logical steps and actions.
Dr Anderson provided great care!
Mr Anderson successfully performed a partial nephrectomy on me in 2018 with great skill, using the da Vinci robotic surgery machine.
I have seen him for follow-up checks since then. He is extremely experienced and has a wonderful way of engaging, with very clear communication methods.
I cannot recommend him highly enough and feel truly blessed that he was my Urologist for such a serious surgery.
Mr Anderson was good at taking me on the journey from initial suggested problem, though the stages of investigation, biopsy, diagnosis, scenarios, and proof to operation and resolution. This is a tricky path to tread but I cannot fault the manner in which I was guided through the process, and given time to reflect fully at the necessary decision points.
I cannot judge if his particular style might suit all patients, but it worked just fine in my case.
The actual process was described, the scenarios outlined and the cancer successfully dealt with as far as we can now establish.
Mr Anderson comes across as an engaging, experienced practitioner, which is what is required when it comes to dealing with a health issue of this kind.
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.