Mr. Shafi Wardak
Mr. Wardak is a Consultant Urological Surgeon & Andrologist with a range of specialisms.
BSc, MSc, MBBS
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS(Urol)
Member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
Member of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
Member of the American Urological Association (AUA)
GMC number: 7044525
Specialist Interests
- Andrology
- Male Infertility & Hypogonadism
- Erectile Dysfunction & Penile Prosthetic Surgery
- Vasectomy & Vasectomy Reversal
- Peyronie’s Disease
- Varicocele Microsurgical Treatment
- Circumcision under General and Local Anaesthetic
- General Urology: Management of Haematospermia, Haematuria, Urinary Tract Infections
- Benign Prostatic Enlargement & Prostatitis
Academic Background
Mr. Shafi Wardak qualified from University College London with a degree of MBBS in 2009. He also undertook a bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences at University of London before being awarded a master’s degree in Surgical Technology at Imperial College London. He completed his higher surgical training in London teaching hospitals including The Royal London, Guy’s & St. Thomas’, and University College London Hospitals (UCLH). He undertook a senior fellowship at the Institute of Andrology at UCLH, where he developed expertise in male infertility management, as well as penile prosthetic surgery and genital reconstruction.
Professional Profile
Shafi joined the Reading Urology Partnership in 2022 shortly after being appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
He has expertise in the assessment and management of male infertility and offers several methods of surgical sperm retrieval for assisted conception in men with infertility. Since his appointment, Shafi has established two new regional services. An NHS commissioned male fertility service for the entire Thames Valley region, and a penile prosthetic surgery service for management of end stage erectile dysfunction.
Mr Shafi Wardak at Thames Fertility Clinic
Surgical Sperm Retrieval at the Thames Fertility Clinic
Shafi is fellowship trained in penile prosthetic surgery (malleable and inflatable implants) and corrective surgery for Peyronie’s disease including plication and grafting techniques. He also offers a regional service for management of male hypogonadism (low testosterone).
He has a keen interest in research, having published in high impact peer reviewed scientific journals, and he regularly presents his research at national and international academic conferences.
Shafi also plays an active role in medical management and is the Lead for Clinical Governance at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Languages: English, Persian (Farsi), Hindi and Urdu.
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