Urology consultants
Mr Vimoshan Arumuham
General information:
Name, qualifications:
Mr Vimoshan Arumuhamm Consultant Urological Surgeon
BMBS, BMedSci(Hons), MRCS(Eng), PGCert, MSc, FMLM, FRCS(Urol)
Practising at:
West Hertfordshire NHS Trust & The Stone & Endourology Unit, Institute of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty:
Urology
Sub-specialty:
Complex Endourology / Kidney Stone Disease / Minimally Invasive Ureteric Reconstruction / General Urology including Prostate & Bladder Disease Management
Special clinical interests:
Urinary Tract Stones and Blockage
Current posts:
CWest Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Stone Unit, Institute of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Year of first medical qualification:
2006
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- General Medical Council
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- European Association of Urology
- Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management
Contact details:
- Secretary's name: Pooja Salvi
- Secretary's telephone number: 01923 436444
- Email: westherts.urology@nhs.net.
Background:
Mr Vimoshan Arumuham is a Consultant Urological Surgeon who works at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust (WHHT) and in the Stone Unit at the Institute of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).
He specialises in the management of kidney stone disease and the minimally-invasive treatment of ureteric obstruction/injuries as well as undertaking a comprehensive practice in General Urology.
At WHHT, he is Lead for the Acute (A&E) Stone Pathway and is Medical Examiner to HM Coroner of Hertfordshire, with independent oversight of Coronial referrals.
Mr Arumuham graduated as a Junior Doctor from the University of Nottingham Medical School in 2006. He undertook Specialist Registrar Urological Training in North Central London over 7 years and spent his final few years and a subsequent Fellowship focusing on complex, tertiary-referral Stone patients referred from around the UK at the Institute of Urology, UCLH.
Here, he received the 'Markowitz Prize' for outstanding contribution to the unit by a registrar during training; furthermore, he was awarded the prestigious 'Darzi Fellowship' in Clinical Leadership, where he was seconded out of clinical practice to work with the Medical Director of the Royal Free London, redesigning surgical pathways with support from the Kings Fund.
He has a Masters Degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Manchester and used his thesis to explore the importance of organisational values and values-based recruitment for Service Improvement.
