Professional background
Mr Richard Nobrega is a consultant urological surgeon in female and reconstructive surgery at University College Hospital, London and Neuro-Urologist at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
Mr Nobrega trained at University College London, before moving to Oxford University teaching Hospitals to complete his specialist training. He has an honours degree in physiology. His clinical fellowship was undertaken within the Female, Reconstructive and Adolescent (FRA) unit at University College London Hospital where he was appointed a substantive consultant in 2022.
The FRA Unit offers tertiary expertise in male and female reconstructive urology to urologists and urogynaecologists nationwide.
Mr Nobrega continues his academic and teaching links with Oxford University and University College London, and has presented and published nationally and internationally on spinal cord injury and neurogenic bladder, lower urinary tract dysfunction, urodynamics, anti-incontinence surgery and reconstructive urology. His practice specialises in the treatment of neurogenic and non-neurogenic bladder dysfunction, male and female incontinence including colposuspension, autologous fascial sling, artificial urinary sphincter implantation, urinary fistulae and diverticula surgery, prolapse repair, bladder augmentation, bladder replacement and both continent and incontinent urinary diversion. He has particular interest in the holistic management and life long care of spinal cord injury patients with neurogenic bladder including dysreflexia, urodynamics, stones, botox, neuromodulation and SARSI.
He is the clinical lead for Neuro-Urology at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Co-Chair across North London for Functional, Reconstructive and Female Urology. Mr Nobrega is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), European Association of Urology, American Urological Association, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal Society of Medicine and British Medical Association.
Research interests
- Male and female incontinence
- Colposuspension
- Autologous sling
- Artificial urinary sphincter implantation
- Urinary fistulae and diverticula surgery
- Anterior and posterior repair
- Bladder reconstruction
- Bladder augmentation
- Bladder replacement and both continent and incontinent urinary diversion
- Voiding dysfunction
- Medical therapy
- PTNS
- Botox
- Bladder stones
- Sacral neuromodulation (nerve stimulators)
- Neuromodulation in spinal injury