Professor Philip Cornford is a consultant urological surgeon and honorary professor working at the Liverpool University Hospitals with and interest in uro-oncology. He provides both robotic and open kidney and pelvic surgery dealing with complex tertiary referral patients. He is the current chair of the EAU prostate cancer panel and previous chair of the Urology SAC

Dr. Ioannis Kartalas Goumas is a urologist and head of the Urology Unit of the Beato Matteo Clinical Institute.

He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milan in 1995, where in 2000 he obtained the specialty in Urology.

The same year he obtained an internship in Endourology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York.
Training in Communication and Relationship in Medicine - Clinical Psychology - Progetto Società Italiana di Urologia
From 2000 to 2006 he was medical director at the Urological Clinic II of the University of Milan at the San Giuseppe Hospital.
From 2002 to 2003 he was tutor and evaluator for the state exam in Medicine.
From 2006 to 2008 he was medical director at the Sacco Hospital in Milan.
From 2008 to 2010 he was medical director at the Urological Clinic III of the University of Milan at the San Paolo Hospital. During the same years he was also adjunct professor at the School of Specialty in Urology University of Milan.
From 2010 to 2018 he was medical director with first aid duties and deputy director in the Urology department at the Vimercate Hospital.
From 2016 to 2019 he was head of the Simple Endourology Structure and director of the Urology department at the Vimercate Hospital.
Dr. Goumas has performed more than 4000 operations as first operator.

He has performed highly complex operations of surgery:

1. Cancer
2. laparoscopic,
3. endourology for complex kidney stones,
4. endourology for prostatic hypertrophy.

Dr. Gοumas specializes in the treatment of complex ureter strictures using ureteral bypass, endoprosthesis, and laser surgery.
He has gained management and organizational experience in the departments of Urology, budget management, cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of new technologies.

Pediatric Urologist
UMC Utrecht location Wlihelmina Childrens’ Hospital
The Netherlands

Trained 1991-1997 as a urologist in Rotterdam ,Netherlands with Prof. FH Schroder
Trained 1998-2000 as pediatric urologist in Utrecht , Netherlands with Prof. TPVM de Jong
2016 Dissertation on dysfunctional voiding in children at work in the pediatric urology department in Utrecht with focus on CAKUT, BEEC, incontinence and pediatric urologic oncologic surgery

Mr. Rogers, M.Ch., M. Med. Sci., LLB (Hons), F.R.C.S.I., F.R.C.S. (Urol), Dip. Urol. Oncol. (Baylor) is an experienced and award-winning urologist and clinical advisor with a track record spanning over 25 years. In 1999, in conjunction with his colleagues, he received the Aneurin Bevan Award for exemplary management of urology patients at Central Middlesex Hospital, London. He is a former president of the Irish Society of Urology (2017-2018). His current positions include the following: National Clinical Advisor in Urology to Irish Healthcare System (HSE), Lead Urologist in the National Cancer Control Programme (Ireland), and Consultant Urologist at the University College Hospital Galway (Ireland). He recently received an adjunct appointment to the Department of Urology, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, USA.

He is a member of the following Societies: Irish Society of Urology, European Association of Urology, American Urological Association, and Société Internationale d’Urologie. His track record includes more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. Throughout his career, he was responsible for formal and informal tuition of both undergraduates and fellow postgraduates at University College Hospital Galway, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Dublin, Trinity College. He presented at regular surgical meetings and was responsible for unit presentations at clinical, radiological and histopathology conferences.

Wilhemina Children’s Hospital
University Medical Center Utrecht
The Netherlands

Trained in Urology In General Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas
Trained in pediatric Urology In Wilhemina Kinderziekenhuis University Medical Center Utrecht Netherlands.
Ex Director pediatric urologist in Aghia Sofia Childrens Hospital.

Present: Senior Consultant Pediatric Urologist Wilhemina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht, Pediatric Urology DPT.
Member European Reference Network for rare urogenital anomalies in children.
Trainer for Residents and Fellows of Urology and Pediatric Urology and member of the training group for urology in Netherlands.
Chief Senior Urological Surgeon Wilhemina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht,University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands.
Principal Investicator from the pediatric urology dpt for Hypospadias and Tissue engineering study in Humbrecht Institute, Regenerative Medicine University of Utrecht.

Fields of interest: Bladder extrophy,epispadias ( Head of the Center of extrofy and epispadias correction in Netherlands).Hypospadias, Tissue engineering.
Renal anomalies in children, Incontintence, Neurogenic bladder, Member of the Spina Bifida team in Wilhemina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht.
Oncological surgery in Maxima Oncological Center Utrecht, Netherlands.

Graduated as Bachelor Medical Sciences, Doctor in Medical Sciences-Surgery and Obstetrics, Specialist in Urology, PhD in Biomedical Science, Specialist in Rehabilitation, Second PhD in Urology Higher Education, got a Certificate Higher Education in History at University of Oxford 2021

Fellow of the International Spinal Cord Society, Fellow European Board of urology and member of many major international scientific groups. He is the actual treasurer/secretary of ESSIC, the International organisation for study of bladder pain syndrome. He is a past president of International Spinal Cord Society, ESSIC, and the previous editor in chief of Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Series & Cases for 11 years. He was treasurer of International Continence Society for 10 years..

He is author of 649 publications in peer reviewed international and national journals, 33 chapters in books and editor of 4 books.

He has been awarded several national and international prices, and is Grand Officer in the Order of the Crown of Belgium. He is Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) in the Medical Services of the Belgian Armed Forces.