Noor Buchholz

Mr. Buchholz is an experienced Urologist who was trained in Germany, Switzerland and Australia. He has worked as a Consultant Urologist in the Netherlands, and for the last ten years in the United Kingdom where he is the Director of Endourology and Stone Services at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London.

Mr. Buchholz is a leading European expert in urology in general, and in minimally invasive urological surgery and stone treatment in particular. He is a worldwide recognised expert in shockwave lithotripsy, keyhole and laser surgery for the treatment of urinary stones and other diseases in the urinary tract, and laparoscopy of the kidney.

Minimally invasive surgical procedures include semi-rigid and flexible ureterorenoscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, laparoscopic pyeloplasty and nephrectomy, and cryo-therapy of renal tumours. He is also the world's leading expert in a novel technology of permanent metal stenting of the urinary tract.

Mr. Buchholz is one of only 46 trainers worldwide recognised by the American Endourology Society for Endourology and Stone treatment, and the first such recognised trainer in Europe by the European Board of Urology.

He was awarded multiple grants and awards. He is author on almost 200 original articles in scientific journals and book chapters. He is a reviewer for many international urological and scientific journals and he is a member of many national and international learned societies.

Mr. Buchholz sits also on the board of the stone section of the European Association of Urology which is responsible for guidelines, training and standards in stone treatment, both European and worldwide.