Urology Consultant, Specialist in Andrology and Male Infertility
Compassionate Urology Care You Can Trust.
About Miss Raveen Kaur Sandher FRCS(Urol)
Expertise in Urology
Miss Raveen Sandher, prides herself on providing the high quality urological care. With 18 years of urology experience, she is a consultant dedicated to offering the best treatments for various urological conditions. She is considered an expert in field of Andrology and Male Fertility.
Meet Miss Raveen Kaur Sandher FRCS(Urol)
Expert Consultant Urological Surgeon
Ms. Raveen Kaur Sandher is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Lead for Andrology and Male Infertility at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. She is fellowship trained and has a specialist practice in andrology, male infertility and urethral stricture disease.
Ms. Sandher achieved a first-class Batchelors degree with honours alongside her medical degree. She has completed a NHIR Academic Clinical Fellowship, conducting research funded by prestigious organisations, including Cancer Research UK (CRUK), the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and The Urology Foundation. Her research focussed on spermatogonial stem cells and male infertility. She completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research in 2011. Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals.
Her urological training was completed in 2019, and she went on to pursue a competitive Andrology Fellowship at the world-renowned Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. This experience solidified her expertise in Andrology, male infertility, microsurgery, and Genito-Urethral reconstruction. She has led the introduction of Optilume at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospitals.
She is heavily involved in both undergraduate and post graduate training. She is an Educational Supervisor to Kings College London medical students and to postgraduate doctors.
She enjoys educating the next generation of surgeons, tennis and spending quality time with her family.
All Conditions Treated
All Conditions Treated
All Conditions Treated
- All General Urology
- Men's Health
- Urethral Stricture
- Blood in Urine (Haematuria)
- Foreskin and Scrotal Conditions
- Infertility
- Balanitis
- Balanoposthitis
- Disorders of Prepuce
- Epididymal Cysts
- Epididymitis
- Epididymo-Orchitis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Hydrocoele (Collection of Fluid around the Testicle)
- Male Hypogonadism
- Male Infertility
- Orchitis
- Overactive Bladder
- Paraphimosis
- Peyronie's Disease
- Phimosis
- Post-Micturition Dribble
- Premature Ejaculation
- Priapism
- Prostatitis (Prostate Swelling)
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Lumps & Swellings
- Testicular Pain
- Undescended Testicle
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
- Varicocele
All Procedures
All Conditions Treated
All Conditions Treated
- Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE)
- Cystoscopy
- Urological Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Bilateral Orchidectomy
- Bladder Neck Incision
- Circumcision (Glue technique)
- Circumcision Revision
- Day Case Procedures
- Frenuloplasty (Penis)
- Hydrocelectomy
- Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
- Kidney Stone Prevention
- Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (MESA)
- Orchidectomy
- Orchiopexy for Undescended Testicle (UDT)
- PSA Testing
- Penile Implants
- Prostatectomy (TURP)
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
- Transurethral Resection of a Bladder Tumour (TURBT)
- Urethroplasty (Urethral Surgery)
- Vasectomy (Male Sterilization)
- Vasectomy Reversal
- Video Consultation
Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations Provided
Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations Provided
Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations Provided
Telemedicine visits available for your convenience. You can connect with me from the comfort of your own home or office.
Self Pay and Insured Patients Accepted
Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations Provided
Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations Provided
Self pay patients and most insurance plans.
BUPA, AXA, WPA, Aviva, Allianz, Vitality accepted.
Research and Publications
Research Awards
- Spermatogonial Stem Cells, A Route to preserving fertility, Best Presentation BAUS Academic Section, Cambridge, Oral Presentation, Jan 2015.
- Spermatogonial Stem Cells, A Route to preserving fertility, North East Urological Society, Best Poster Presentation, Nov 2014.
- Spermatogonial Stem Cells, A Route to preserving fertility, Joint Meeting with Royal College of Surgeons and North of England Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Best oral presentation, May 2013.
Published Research
- Emmanuel A, Hatem E, Mensah E, Sandher R. Monomicrobial type 2 penile Fournier's gangrene. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Apr 26;18(4):e264680. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-264680.
- Dalgliesh C, Aldalaqan S, Atallah C, Best A, Scott E, Ehrmann I, Merces G, Mannion J, Badurova B, Sandher R, Illing Y, Wirth B, Wells S, Codner G, Teboul L, Smith GR, Hedley A, Herbert M, de Rooij DG, Miles C, Reynard LN, Elliott DJ. An ultra-conserved poison exon in the Tra2b gene encoding a splicing activator is essential for male fertility and meiotic cell division. EMBO J. 2025 Feb;44(3):877-902. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00344-6. Epub 2025 Jan 2.
- Fanshawe JB, Hughes T, Briggs K, Sandher R, Khalaf Y, Yap T, Kopeika J, Shabbir M. Oncological microdissection testicular sperm extraction (Onco-microTESE) outcomes for fertility preservation of patients with testicular cancer with azoospermia or severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. BJU Int. 2025 Feb;135(2):295-302. doi: 10.1111/bju.16553. Epub 2024 Nov 16.
- Charnock JM, Kovyzhenko O, Yap T, Sandher R. MP16-19? Can Artificial Intelligence Enhance Clinical Outcomes and Patient Flow in a Urology Walk-In Clinic? Journal of Urology [Internet]. 2022 May 1 [cited 2025 Mar 18];207(Supplement 5):e283.
- Sandher R., Shabbir M. (2021) Erectile Dysfunction in Salvage Prostate Cancer Therapies. In: Goonewardene S.S., Persad R., Ventii K., Albala D., Cahill D. (eds) Salvage Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57181-8_21
- Sandher RK, Aning J. Diagnosing and managing androgen deficiency in men. Practitioner 2017;261(1803):19-22
- Sandher RK, O'Keefe H, McEleny K, Herbert M, Pickard RS. Human spermatogonial stem cell culture and effective cryopreservation: a step towards clinical application. Journal of clinical urology, 2016 Volume: 9 issue: 1_suppl, page(s): 9-77.
- Sandher,RK, Pickard, R, Herbert, M. Spermatogonial Stem Cells: A Route to preserving fertility (2014),Br J Surg, 101: 56:68. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9510
- Blackwood, J. K., Williamson, S. C., Greaves, L. C., Wilson, L., Rigas, A. C., Sandher, R., Pickard, R. S., Robson, C. N., Turnbull, D. M., Taylor, R. W. and Heer, R. (2011), In situ lineage tracking of human prostatic epithelial stem cell fate reveals a common clonal origin for basal and luminal cells. The Journal of Pathology, 225: 181:188. doi: 10.1002/path.2965.
- Vasdev, N., Biles B., Sandher R., Hasan T. (2009) The surgical management of the refractory overactive bladder. Indian Journal of Urology.
