Professional Biography

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Prof Vaibhav Modgil will be the new Editor-in-Chief of Trends in Urology & Men's Health, from 1 November 2024.

Professor Modgil:

• Consultant Urological Surgeon and Andrologist at the Manchester Andrology Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
• Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Manchester, UK
• Editor in Chief of Trends in Urology & Men’s Health
• Vice Chair, British Association of Urological Surgeons, Andrology and Genito-urethral surgery committee
• Director, Manchester Andrology Research Collaborative (MARC)
• Highest volume infrapubic Penile Implant Surgeon in the UK
• Associate Surgical Specialty Lead, Andrology, BAUS and Royal College of Surgeons England, UK

Having joined the North West of England’s regional centre for male sexual and reproductive health (Andrology) he is the highest volume infrapubic penile implant surgeon in the UK, and one of the highest volume Peyronie's disease surgeons in the UK. He is a mentor to surgeons around the world in the infrapubic penile implant technique. Vaibhav is the lead for Male Factor infertility services at the Department of Reproductive medicine at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, St Marys Hospital. He introduced microsurgical techniques for male infertility patients in the Northwest and now runs a multisite specialist multi-disciplinary team meeting for this group of patients. He also provides a tertiary centre service for complex peno-scrotal reconstruction, low testosterone, and ejaculatory problems.

Vaibhav undertook his undergraduate degree in Southampton, going on to complete his surgical training in Manchester and Birmingham. During training he gained, with merit, a masters degree in Leadership for Health Service improvement at the University of Birmingham. He went on to undertake an international fellowship in Western Australia (Perth) at one of the largest tertiary teaching hospitals in the country, where he was nominated for trainee of the year. On returning to the UK he completed a further one year specialist fellowship in Andrology at the internationally renowned University College London Hospitals, Institute of Andrology. He has also completed specialist training in erectile dysfunction surgery in one of the USA’s highest volume penile surgery centres.

Vaibhav is an active researcher and strong advocate for Men’s health issues. He is the founder of the Manchester Andrology Research Collaborative (MARC). His work has, and continues to result in numerous international research publications. He is the associate surgical specialty lead for Andrological research at the British association of Urological Surgeon and Royal College of Surgeons, England. He has previously served on the European Association of Urologists (EAU) Male sexual and reproductive health guidelines pane and International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) young researchers and clinicians committee l. He sits on several professional committees including American Urological Association (AUA) international research working group. He is the current secretary of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Executive committee for Andrology and Genito-Urethral Surgery.

Vaibhav is passionate about training and education. He is a questions writer for the Intercollegiate fellowship exam in Urology (UK) and previously served as the andrology section editor for the Journal of Clinical Urology. He also serves on the The Urology Foundation (TUF) scientific committee. He is the Social and digital media lead for the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) too.

Presentations

Invited International expert in Andrology - Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand annual meeting 2025.