Mr Feras Al Jaafari

Consultant Urologist

FRCS FEBU MFSTEd FRCP Edin

Urologist. Father. Golfer.

Mr Al Jaafari is a consultant urologist with a special interest in Endourology (stone disease) and the minimally invasive treatment of BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Enlargement).

He completed his medical and basic surgical training at "Gr. T. Popa" University in Iași, Romania. He completed his urological training in the East of England, having had a broad exposure to endourology, uro-oncology and robotic surgery.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) and of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). He is a member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) and an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. His training included a uro-oncology short (visiting) fellowship at "UZ Leuven University Hospital" in Belgium and multiple visits to leading European training centres, sharpening his skills in LASER prostatectomy (anatomical GreenLight LASER, HoLEP), minimally invasive BPH surgery, and keyhole stone surgery (PCNL).

Mr Al Jaafari is a recognised expert in the management of male LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) and has been designated as an expert user of the Greenlight Laser and the Rezum technology. He has introduced all the minimally invasive treatments to NHS Scotland and is widely regarded as a proctor in endourological surgery.

He is a full-time consultant at NHS Fife and an Honorary Senior Lecturer/Urology Education Lead (graduate entry - ScotGEM) at the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.

He is a partner at Edinburgh Urology Specialists and has his private practice mainly in Edinburgh at Spire Murrayfield and The Nuffield Edinburgh hospitals.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Employment

Consultant Urological Surgeon (with special interest in Laser prostate surgery and endourology)

2016 – ongoing
NHS Fife, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Consultant Urological Surgeon

2018 – ongoing
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals/ The Nuffield Edinburgh Hospitals (private practice)

Professional affiliations/roles:

Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)

2016

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)

2017

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin)

2020

Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MFSTEd)

2021

Expert Advisor to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

2020-2022
Medical Technology Evaluation Programme (MTEP) guidance review on MTG29 GreenLight XPS for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Published 2022

Medical Technology Evaluation Programme (MTEP) guidance review

2020-2022
Medical Technology Evaluation Programme (MTEP) guidance review on MTG29 GreenLight XPS for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Published 2022

Bladder outflow obstruction working group of the GIRFT Academy

2021
National Committee. Guidelines published 2022

BPH Section Editor

2022
Journal of Clinical Urology – SAGE (Official BAUS Journal)

Elected member – BAUS Endourology

2022-2024
Section Executive Committee (3 years)

Topic Advisor - NICE

2022 – ongoing
Topic Advisor to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Male LUTS (CG97).

Primary Investigator (local)

2022 – ongoing
PREMISE trial (Prostate REsection vs Minimally Invasive Surgical Evaluation trial) NIHR trial

Educational roles

BAUS Medical School Champion

2020 - 2022
University of St Andrews - Medical School

Honorary Senior Lecturer

2018 - ongoing
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

Honorary Senior Teacher

2018 - ongoing
School of Medicine, Dundee University

Speciality Education Lead (urology)

2018 - ongoing
ScotGem programme – School of Medicine, University of St Andrews/Dundee University

Peer-review

BPH section editor

Journal of Clinical Urology (JCU/SAGE)

Invited editor

BPH Supplement for Urology News (March 2023)

Reviewer for The British Journal of Urology International (BJUI)

British Medical Journal (BMJ)

Journal of Clinical Urology (JCU/ SAGE)

The Journal of Endoluminal Endourology (JELEU)

Teaching presentations
and conferences

Chair- BPH session

3 Feb 2023
Tackling the NHS Backlogs with MIST. The Royal Society of Medicine, London.

Speaker – BPH surgery in High risk patients

7 December 2022
Improved safety of Greelight laser webinar.

Chair - Minimally invasive treatments in BPH

23-24 Nov 2022
Experts round table discussion. Training and Technology in Endourology meeting. Turin, Italy

Chair - ESTPU

21 Oct 2022
Combined East and West of Scotland Teaching day + Hands on simulated training in BPH

Speaker: BAUS Endourology annual meeting

7-9 Sept 2022
Southampton, UK

Speaker: BAUS Annual meeting

13-15 June 2022
3 invited talks Tutor: BPH Hands-on-Training – Greenlight laser

Speaker - BAUS BPH Annual meeting

1-2 March 2022
2 talks: Greenlight laser talk and Conference conclusions and closing remarks.

Chair - ESTPU

7-8th Oct 2021
Combined East and West of Scotland Teaching day + Hands on simulated training in BPH (International faculty delivering the webinars)

Speaker BAUS Endourology 2021

5th Oct 2021
Speaker BAUS Endourology 2021 – Buyers guide : Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Speaker EAU21 - BPH Care

8th July 2021
EAU21 - BPH Care: What does the patient want? Patient Centric Approach: What are the key parameters in helping your patient decide which option in best for their LUTS?

Speaker BAUS21 - BPO joint FNUU and Endourology session

23 June 2021
Expert tips and tricks in Greenlight Laser surgery

Speaker – Symposium: BAUS21 Annual meeting –BAUS21 Virtual Boston Scientific Session

22 June 2021
BAUS21 Annual meeting –BAUS21 Virtual Boston Scientific Session: “The Elective Care Crisis as a Catalyst for Change: Daycase BPH by Default”

BAUS webinar : Decision making – treating the high risk BPH patient.

30 March 2021

Tutor- Core Skills in Urology Modules 3 &4

24 Nov 2020
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland

Speaker – BAUS webinar : New operations for LUTS – Hype or Hope

18 Nov 2020

Tutor- Core Skills in Urology Modules 1 & 2

28-29 Sept 2020
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland

Examiner – ESTPU -FRCS (Urol) Mock Vivas

07 Nov 19
East of Scotland Urology trainees

Chair- ESTPU BPH simulation teaching day

25 Oct 19
East of Scotland Trainees

Faculty

7-8 Oct 19
Urology Boot camp – Leeds, UK

Organiser – 3nd Cook/Vista course

25/26 Sep 19
Extra-anatomical stent diversion – Live surgery, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

BPH Patient Centric Advisory board

27-28 Jun 19
Boston Scientific Institute Milan, Italy

Organiser – 2nd Cook/Vista course

21/22 May 19
Extra-anatomical stent diversion – Live surgery, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Organiser – 1st Cook/Vista course

26/27 Feb 19
Extra-anatomical stent diversion – Live surgery, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Medical Advisory Board (MAB)

15-16 Oct 18
Stone Smart Product Development, Boston Scientific

Faculty

8 June 2018
Access for PCNL lecture – East of Scotland training (ESTPU). Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK

Faculty

18 June 2018
HCP URS course – Boston Scientific Hemel Hempstead, UK

Train the trainer in GreenLight LASER surgery

19 April 2018
Boston Scientific. Dublin, Ireland

Faculty

12 Jan 2018
Advanced LASER prostate cadaveric course (GreenLight LASER talk and Cadaveric tutor) – Newcastle Surgical Training Centre

Faculty / organiser

15 Dec 2017
East of Scotland BPH Training day (ESTPU) – pilot for Fife masterclass in PBH surgery (state of the art lectures and hands on simulated training)

Faculty

8 June 2017
Introduction to Green light LASER for theatre staff at QMH, Dunfermline, Scotland

Publications

Whiting D., Thinagaran J K R, Al Jaafari F, Hindley R G (2023) Needs must, is it time for a major rethink for men with symptomatic BPH? An update from the GIRFT Academy. BPH supplement. – Urology News

Urology: towards better care for patients with bladder outlet obstruction. A practical guide to improving the management of bladder outlet obstruction. GIRFT document – Contributor, part of GIRFT Academy BPH workforce. 

Trail M, Al Jaafari F, (2022) The practical assessment and management of male lower urinary tract symptoms, Surgery, https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2022.05.004

Burtt G, Springate C, Martin A, Woodward E, Zantek P, Al Jaafari F, Muir G, Misrai V. The Efficacy and Safety of Laser and Electrosurgical Transurethral Procedures for the Treatment of BPO in High-Risk Patients: A Systematic Review. Res Rep Urol. 2022 Jun 17;14:247-257. doi: 10.2147/RRU.S361956. PMID: 35757198; PMCID: PMC9215288.

Trail, M., Good, D., Clyde, D., Brodie, K., Leung, S., Simpson, H., Kata, S. G., Tsafrakidis, P., Chapman, R. A., Mitchell, I., Janjua, K., & Al Jaafari, F. (2021). Day Case GreenLight Laser Photoselective Vaporisation of the Prostate (GL-PVP): Evaluation of Outcomes from a District General Hospital Experience of 538 Cases. Journal of Endoluminal Endourology, 4(3), e8-e16. 

Pietropaolo, A.; Geraghty, R.M.; Veeratterapillay, R.; Rogers, A.; Kallidonis, P.; Villa, L.; Boeri, L.; Montanari, E.; Atis, G.; Emiliani, E.; Sener, T.E.; Al Jaafari, F.; Fitzpatrick, J.; Shaw, M.; Harding, C.; Somani, B.K. A Machine Learning Predictive Model for Post-Ureteroscopy Urosepsis Needing Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Case–Control YAU Endourology Study from Nine European Centres. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 3888. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173888

Trail, M., Hindley, R. G., Al Jaafari, F. (2021). Contemporary surgical management of benign prostatic obstruction: does there remain a place in the toolbox for TURP? Journal of Clinical Urology.

Kremel D, Siatos D, Al Jaafari F. Ureteroscopy in the day case setting: it’s worth it! Retrospective single surgeon outcomes analysis during service relocation (inpatient to daycase) in a DGH. Journal of Clinical Urology. October 2020. doi:10.1177/2051415820962872

Johnston MJ, Guillaumier S, Al Jaafari F, Hindley RG (2019) The Urological Stethoscope: An essential aide for the modern BPH Specialist? BJUI 2020 May;125(5):632-633 doi: 10.1111/bju.14979. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Good D, Al Jaafari F. (2019) Extra-anatomical stents: indications,technique, and results. BJU Knowledge. DOI 10.18591/bjuik.0723

Mason, S., Good, D., Al Jaafari, F. (2018). Obstructive Pyelonephritis in a Diabetic … Think Sloughed Papilla!. 

Journal of Endoluminal Endourology, 1(1), e33-e36. 

Al Jaafari F., Good, D., & Pillai, S. (2018). “Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place” – Until the Patterson Forester Extra Anatomic Stent Bailed Us Out. 

Journal of Endoluminal Endourology, 1(1), e30-e32. 

Hosny M, Rai B, Aljaafari F, Agarwal S, McNicholas T, Boustead G, Lane T, Adshead J, Vasdev N. Can Anterior Prostatic Fat Harbour Prostate Cancer Metastatsis?A Prospectivr Cohort Study. Curr Urol. 2017 Nov;10(4):182-185. doi: 10.1159/000447178. Epub 2017 Oct 22

Coply P, Al Jaafari F (2016). Lymphoma as an unusual cause of acute kidney injury: A case report. MOJ Clin Case Rep 2016,4(5):00102

Al Jaafari F, Rai BP, Hosny M, Vasdev N, Lane N, Adshead J(2016). Inguinal lymphadenopathy in suspected testicular malignancy in patiens with previous scrotal surgery – Beware of metastasis. Hertfordshire Journal of Medicine.

Philp C, Al Jaafari F, Rothnie A, Mazaris E (2016) Intrascrotal Capillary Haemangioma – Case Report and Literature Review. Kidney Urol Res, Volume 1, Issue 1. KUROA-1-002

Dhaliwal RS, Al Jaafari F, Mazaris E (2015) Sclerosing liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord – Case Report and Literature Review. Urol Nephrol Open Access J 2(5): 00055. DOI: 10.15406/unoaj.2015.02.00055

Al Jaafari F, Birks T, Lawrence JE, Mazaris E (2015) An Unusual Cause of Scrotal Pain in a 77 Year Old: Testicular Torsion! J Urol Res 2(2): 1025

Al Jaafari F, Christofides AG, Bell CR, Beatty JD “An unusual place to find a lost needle in laparoscopic surgery”. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Sep;96(6):e6-7. doi: 10.1308/003588414X13946184902127

Get in touch

Edinburgh Urology Specialists

0131 380 6373

enquiries@edinburghurologyspecialists.com

Twitter Linkedin

Write me a message

Schedule an appointment

Spire Edinburgh

Schedule appointment

Schedule an appointment online

Get directions

Spire Murrayfield Hospital

122 Corstorphine Rd, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 6UD

Spire Shawfair Park Hospital

10 Easter Shawfair, Edinburgh, Danderhall, Dalkeith EH22 1FE

Nuffield Hospital

0131 447 2340

Call to schedule an appointment

Get directions

Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital

40 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH10 5BT