Ben Hughes is a full time consultant urological surgeon who is resident in Jersey.He has professional links with many of the major urology centres in the UK.
He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2002 having completed a BSc
in Physiology at Sheffield University in 1997. Following his basic surgical training rotations at Epsom
and St Helier Hospitals in Surrey he spent 1 year as a research fellow at St Georges Hospital in London. This and other research has led to several publications in high quality peer-reviewed clinical
journals and national and international presentations. He has maintained a strong academic interest,
has recently written two book chapters and has acted as a reviewer for the British Journal of Urology
International.
He was selected for the higher surgical training in urology programme in East Anglia in 2008. He
spent the majority of this 5 year rotation in tertiary referral teaching hospitals (Addenbrooke's
Hospital in Cambridge and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich) developing his
subspecialty interest in treating patients with urinary tract stones. He is also extensively trained
in diagnostic general urology, and general urological surgery including prostate cancer diagnosis,
and endoscopic (telescopic) surgery for diseases such as bladder cancer, and benign prostatic
enlargement causing urinary difficulties.
He was awarded his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Urology) in 2012 and was
appointed to the post of consultant urological surgeon at Jersey General Hospital in September
2013.
He is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), the BAUS Section of
Endourology, The European Association of Urology, and The Royal Society of Medicine.
He is married with 3 young children, is a keen golfer and playing member of the MCC.
Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals:
Hughes B, Wiseman O, Thompson T, Masood J, Smith RD, McIlhenny C, Irving S, DasGupta R,
Bultitude M. The dilemma of post ureteroscopy stenting. BJUI 2014;113:184-185.
Hughes BE, Leijte J, Kroon B, Shabbir M, Swallow T, Heenan S, Corbishley C, Van Boven H, Perry M,
Watkin N, Horenblas S.Lymph node metastasis in intermediate risk penile squamous cell cancer – a
two-centre experience. European Urology 2010;57:688-692. PMID:19647296.
Hughes B, Leijte J, Shabbir M, Kroon B, Watkin N, Horenblas S. Non invasive and minimally invasive
staging of regional lymph nodes in penile cancer. World Journal of Urology 2009;27(2):197-203.
PMID:18594830.
Leijte J, Hughes B, Graafland N, Kroon B, Valdes Olmos R, Nieweg O, Corbishley C, Heenan S, Watkin
N, Horenblas S. Two-center evaluation of dynamic sentinel node biopsy for squamous cell carcinoma
of the penis. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2009;27(20):3325-9. PMID:19414668.
Hegarty P, Shabbir M, Hughes B, Minhas S, Perry M, Watkin N, Ralph D. Penile preserving surgery
and surgical strategies to maximise penile form and function in penile cancer: recommendations
from the UK experience. World Journal of Urology 2009;27:179-87. PMID:18636263.
Hughes B, Duran A, Langford NJ, Mutimer D.Paracetamol poisoning – impact of pack size
restrictions. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 2003;28(4):307-310. PMID:12911683.
Evans L, Nicholas P, Hughes-Webb P, Fraser C, Jamalapuram K, Hughes B. The use of email
by doctors in the West Midlands. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2001;7(2):99-102.
PMID:11331047.
Book Chapters / Other Publications
Hughes BE, Burgess NA. Infection and Stones. In Thomas W, Wyatt M, Reed M, editors.
Oxford Textbook of the Fundamentals of Surgery. Oxford: Oxford University Press; In press.
Hughes BE, Wiseman OJ. Suprapubic Catheterisation. In Falter F, editor. Bedside Procedures in
the ICU. London: Springer-Verlag London Ltd; 2012.
Hughes BE. Review of the Addenbrookes Ureteroscopy Masterclass. Urology News 2012;16(3):33.
Shabbir M, Hughes B, Watkin N. Penile cancer and associated dermatoses. In Kirby RS, Carson CC,
White A, Kirby MG, editors. Men’s Health. 3rd Edition. USA: Informa Healthcare; 2009.
Magrill D, Shabbir M, Belal M, Cahill D, Hughes BE, Corbishley C, Watkin N, Perry M. Penile silicone
pseudocarcinomatous epithelial hyperplasia; why bigger is not always better. British Journal of
Medical and Surgical Urology 2008;1:139-41.