Mr James Forster
Mr James Forster is a Consultant Urologist in Yorkshire with a specialist interest in Kidney Stone treatments
Based At
NHS base
Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
GMC Number
4692557
Clinic Timetable
Wednesday: 8am - 12pm
Clinical interests
General urology - diagnostic and therapeutic management (medical and surgical) of Prostate and Bladder conditions.
Specialist treatment including metabolic investigations and preventative treatment of kidney stones.
Following Urological higher surgical training in the UK, Mr Forster completed a Fellowship in kidney stones and laparoscopic (keyhole) kidney surgery in Leeds. He has also operated on complex stones in Sri Lanka.
Mr Forster is now carrying out Aquablation Therapy which is a minimally invaisive treatment for BHP.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellow of the European Board of Urologists
Full member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons
Academic Background
MBChB (University of Leicester)
MD (University of Leeds)
FRCS (Urol) (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh)
FEBU (European Board of Urology)
Mr Forster was educated in West Yorkshire and studied medicine at the University of Leicester. He was awarded a higher research degree (MD) at the University of Leeds for his research at Cancer Research UK into the genetic involvement in bladder cancer. He is the author of seventeen peer-reviewed international publications. He is a regular reviewer of two prestigious urological journals.
Based at
NHS base
Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
GMC Number
4692557
Clinic Timetable
Wednesday: 8am - 12pm
Clinical interests
General urology - diagnostic and therapeutic management (medical and surgical) of Prostate and Bladder conditions.
Specialist treatment including metabolic investigations and preventative treatment of kidney stones.
Following Urological higher surgical training in the UK, Mr Forster completed a Fellowship in kidney stones and laparoscopic (keyhole) kidney surgery in Leeds. He has also operated on complex stones in Sri Lanka.
Mr Forster is now carrying out Aquablation Therapy which is a minimally invaisive treatment for BHP.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellow of the European Board of Urologists
Full member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons
Academic Background
MBChB (University of Leicester)
MD (University of Leeds)
FRCS (Urol) (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh)
FEBU (European Board of Urology)
Mr Forster was educated in West Yorkshire and studied medicine at the University of Leicester. He was awarded a higher research degree (MD) at the University of Leeds for his research at Cancer Research UK into the genetic involvement in bladder cancer. He is the author of seventeen peer-reviewed international publications. He is a regular reviewer of two prestigious urological journals.