GMC Number: 6051926
Year of first qualification: 2002, University of Bristol
Specialty: Medicine for Older People
Clinical interests: Acute frailty, Parkinson's disease and related disorders
Secretary: Zoe Waller
Telephone: 0117 414 1130
GMC Number: 6025705
Year of first qualification: 2001, University of Bristol
Specialty: Acute Medicine
Clinical interests: Ambulatory Emergency Care
Secretary: Lisa Williams
Telephone: 0117 414 1141
Dr Louise Powter has been a consultant physician at North Bristol NHS Trust since October 2013.
She has an interest in Ambulatory Emergency Care. She is also an IMPACT (Ill Medical Patients Acute Care and Treatment) and Advance Life Support instructor.
She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and the Society for Acute Medicine.
GMC Number: 4406071
Year of first qualification: 1997, University of Bristol
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Clinical interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Secretary: Sally Bale
Telephone: 0117 414 6352
Dr Ana Terlevich is the endoscopy training lead for North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).
In addition, she has specialist interests in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, nutrition, small bowel disease and Enteroscopy, including wireless capsule enteroscopy and double balloon enteroscopy.
GMC Number: 6139269
Year of first qualification: 2005
Specialty: Radiology
Clinical interest: Abdominal and trauma radiology
Secretary: Janette Burnett
Telephone: 0117 414 9014
GMC Number: 6130706
Year of first qualification: 1999, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Specialty: Histopathology / Cellular Pathology
Clinical interest: Breast, skin, soft tissues
Secretary: Alison Johnson
Telephone: 0117 414 9830
Dr Demetris Poyiatzis obtained his medical degree at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary in 1999. Following graduation he decided to pursue a career in pathology. During his residency years, he developed a special interest in tumour pathology and was actively involved in this area at the National Institute of Oncology in Budapest, Hungary.
During Dr Poyiatzis's training in the UK as a Specialist Registrar in Histopathology he was mainly based at Southmead Hospital Bristol but the post involved rotations in both Teaching and District General Hospitals which included Bristol Royal Infirmary, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, and Weston General Hospital. He successfully completed both the FRCPath part 1 and FRCPath part 2 examinations.
He currently works as a Histopathology consultant at Southmead Hospital Bristol and has developed special interest in Breast, Soft Tissue, and Skin pathology. He also reports breast cytology. He participates in general and specialist EQA schemes and also participates in audit work.
At the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI), we are proud to lead a dynamic and inclusive research programme that spans the full spectrum of urological science—from laboratory-based discovery to cutting-edge clinical trials, artificial intelligence, and genomics. This broad portfolio enables us to offer our patients access to the most advanced diagnostics and treatments available today.
Our clinicians are internationally recognised experts in their fields, contributing to global advances in urological care. From improving quality of life in Functional Urology to pioneering new treatments in Urological Cancers, our research is making a real difference.
Inclusive, Impactful Research
Our research is designed to benefit everyone. We actively include people of all genders, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, ensuring our studies reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Whether we’re leading national studies or collaborating with global partners, our goal is to answer the most important questions in urology and shape the future of care.
Patients are central to everything we do. We offer Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) opportunities for those who want to help shape research and improve outcomes for others. Your voice matters—and it helps us do better science.
Functional Urology includes very common conditions like urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and benign (non-cancer) prostate disease.
The Bristol Urological Institute is involved in research that is trying to understand how we can improve the quality of life of men and women who suffer from these conditions. The research spans from laboratory research to try to understand exactly how the brain controls the bladder through new questionnaires and what are the best tests to use for diagnosis, to what is the best operation for incontinence in men. Some of our research funding comes from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program.
The BUI is the busiest urology cancer centre in the country. We are centre of excellence for robotic and open surgery for the treatment of prostate, bladder, renal, testicular and penile cancer. However, research is an essential part of our work so that advances can be made that bring our patients better outcomes from their disease.
We strive to ensure that our research projects address important questions which exist concerning all aspects of the treatment of patients with these cancers. We are involved in basic science research with our colleagues in both University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.
To see more details about our current research opportunities, please visit: Urology Current Research | North Bristol NHS Trust
Meeting Chair: John McGrath
Invited Professors:
Professor Matthew Nielson, USA
Visiting Professorial Day - Thursday 4 December
Venue: Southmead Hospital
Annual Scientific Meeting - Friday 5 December
Venue: Aerospace Museum
For more information, contact:
Karen Evely
Telephone: 0117 4147942
Email: karen.evely@bui.ac.uk
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
This is a 1-day online course aimed at Healthcare Professionals who are already proficient in urodynamic studies.
The course looks at the role of urodynamics (UDS) in more complex patients including those who present diagnostic and management challenges.
Intended delegates: doctors, nurses, technicians and/or allied health-care professionals (AHPs) with extensive urodynamic experience. Delegates will be asked to submit their own “problem cases” for discussion.
Course Director: Professor Hashim Hashim
Fees: TBC
please contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk
For more information please contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Upcoming courses:
19th & 20th January 2026: F2F in Bristol - FULLY BOOKED
25-27th February 2026: Manchester Virtual Course - please see below
2nd & 3rd March 2026: Virtual Course - bookings now being taken - see below
9th - 10th March 2026: F2F London Course. Guys & St Thomas's. Bookings being taken - please see below
11th & 12th May 2026: Virtual Course - bookings now being taken - please see below
8th & 9th June 2026: F2F Bristol Course at Engineers House. Bookings now being taken - please see below
The Certificate in Urodynamics course fulfils part of the requirements for completion of urodynamic training programme recognised by the International Continence Society. Course attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance if they attend the whole course. The Certificate can also be used for CME/CPD credits (if applicable). It is mandatory that delegates attend the whole course in order to receive a Certificate of Attendance.
PLEASE NOTE - this course is NOT suitable for those who have no urodynamic knowledge or little or no experience.
Learning points
At the end of the course there is an optional multiple choice quiz and we encourage all attendees to undertake this. If a delegate passes the quiz then they will get a Certificate of Passing – the pass mark for the quiz is 80%. If a delegate does not pass the quiz then they will have an option to retake the course within a year, but not earlier than three months, at any of the other BUI Certificate in Urodynamics courses held throughout the year. Full attendance at another course is required and the fees paid in full.
Passing the quiz is seen as a distinctive measure of quality and reflects the high standards maintained during the course in teaching and establishing Good Urodynamics Practice and is regarded as the first step in gaining competency in urodynamics. Course attendance and passing the quiz is not enough to confer competence so additional training support will need to be provided by regular attendance at urodynamic clinics and competency assessment both informally at these clinics and formally with directly observed procedures and case-based discussions.
Course Director: Prof Hashim Hashim
Places can be booked via our online booking system. Please select the course you wish to attend:
To book the Manchester Virtual course in February 2026 please go to: Medtribe online booking Manchester Virtual Urodynamics February 2026
To book the Virtual course in March 2026 please go to: Medtribe online booking March 2026
To book the London F2F course in March 2026 please go to: Medtribe Booking London 2026
To book the Virtual course in May 2026 please go to: Medtribe online booking Virtual Urodynamics May 2026
To book the Bristol F2F course in June 2026 please go to: Medtribe online booking F2F Bristol 8th-9th June 2026
For more information please contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk
For more information, contact:
Email: buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB