Mr Matteo Massanova

Mr Matteo Massanova has been a Consultant Urological Surgeon for 5 years and specialises in pelvic surgery and pelvic malignancies (prostate and bladder cancer). He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, with a particular focus on robotic surgery - having performed more than 500 robotic operations as the main surgeon. Currently, Mr Massanova is the only surgeon offering robotic intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder as well as robotic cutaneous continent diversion after cystectomy (removal of the bladder) in his area.

Mr Massanova is an expert in pelvic surgery, both open and robotic. He has a specific interest in prostate and bladder cancer, from diagnosis (flexible cystoscopy, transperineal prostate biopsy) to treatment (transurethral resection of bladder cancer, radical prostatectomy, radical cystectomy with urinary diversion). In addition to his cancer-related work, Mr Massanova is a specialist in the treatment of painful bladder syndrome, including interstitial cystitis and ketamine induced cystitis (ketamine bladder). However, he also treats a range of general urological conditions such as stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), circumcision, vasectomy and hydrocele.

Mr Massanova is also an official proctor for Intuitive Surgical, leading firm in robotics and manufacturer of the DaVincI robot - the most widely utilised robotic platform in Urology. He's currently trained over 20 different surgeons to perform robotic prostate and bladder surgery, both in the UK and in Europe.

Additionally, Mr Massanova has performed over 400 robot assisted radical prostatectomies and 150 radical cystectomies with urinary diversion, via either open or robotic approach. To date, he has also carried out over 750 general urology procedures, including stone surgeries, TURPs, circumcisions, repair of hydrocele, removal of epididymal cysts, vasectomy, TURBTs and correction of varicocele.

In addition to his successful clinical work, Mr Massanova is an honorary lecturer for Urology at the University of Naples Federico II. His active involvement in research has resulted in several publications in peer reviewed journals, with a particular focus on robotic surgery, prostate and bladder cancer.