Prof Peter Cuckow

Mr Peter Cuckow is a Consultant Paediatric Urologist and currently Lead Surgeon in the Department of Urology and Lead Clinician in Bladder Exstrophy management at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Urology at the Institute of Urology. He is also involved in the running of the two centre National Exstrophy Service. Mr Cuckow's specialist interests include reconstructive surgery of severe congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, hypospadias and bladder exstrophy. Mr Cuckow qualified in London in 1984, completing surgical training in Cambridge, Leeds and finally Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where he was appointed as a Consultant Paediatric Urologist in 1998, trained by Presidents of the European Society of Paediatric Urology (ESPU). As the Operating surgeon in approximately 120 cases of bladder exstrophy and a strong advocate of the Kelly Operation, he is the author of over 40 peer reviewed articles on paediatric Urology and 15 chapters in major textbooks. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Paediatric surgery • Reconstructive surgery of severe congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, hypospadias and bladder exstrophy • Urology • Hypospadias • Incontinence • Bladder exstrophy • Prenatally detected abnormalities of the urinary tract • Cloacal anomalies • Congenital megaureter • Disorders of sexual development • Epispadias • Hydrocele • Hernia • Hydronephrosis • Neuropathic bladder • Posterior urethral valves • PUJ obstruction • Undescended testes • Vesico ureteric reflux

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2013–2019
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona

2. 2019–2023
   Residency · Paediatric Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

1. 2023-09–2024-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Paediatric Surgery

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Selected publications

1. Validation of clinical scoring in Paediatric Surgery

   Prof Peter Cuckow, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.9558/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 196

2. Long-term follow-up of Paediatric Surgery across

   Prof Peter Cuckow, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.7809/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 30

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