Following on from the first of this fantastic two-part series, we speak to Mr Arjun Nambiar, consultant in robotic and reconstructive urology in Newcastle about his bespoke career. His unique reconstructive consultant post involves a combination of reconstructive urology and robotic pelvic oncology work. He describes the incredible breadth of skill he developed across his RCS-accredited female and functional urology fellowship in Newcastle, which provided an opening to explore robotic surgery. As a fellow, he trained with the pelvic oncology team to increase his case-load in robotic surgery that he was then able to transfer to the reconstructive space. ess to learn robotics led to the synthesis of an exciting and unique opportunity. 

With this unique "hybrid" consultant role, we probe Mr Nambiar on the benefits, challenges, available evidence, and scope for more widespread implementation of robotics in reconstructive urology, and what it will take for this to become better utilised. In particular, we focus  on unique opportunities to engage in robotic  cystectomy, and given the recent iROC results, the potential longer term impact on patients having robotic cystectomy for benign disease.  

"You’re going to be a consultant for a long time, the most important thing is that you have the skills you need when you get there, to do it well."