MB BS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (St Mary’s Hospital Medical School)
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (St Mary’s Hospital Medical School)
Meet Dr. Roy McGregor
M.B. B.S. B.S.c(Hons) F.R.C.S.(I) F.R.C.S.(Eng) F.R.C.S.(Urol) M.D.(Res)
An internationally trained urological surgeon, Dr. McGregor subspecialised in minimally invasive prostate, kidney and bladder cancer surgery, as well as kidney stone surgery. He returned home to Jamaica in 2009 as a consultant urological surgeon, and went on to serve as Head of the Department of Urology at Cornwall Regional Hospital for 12 years and as an Associate Lecturer at the University of the West Indies for 14 years. Today he is Chief of Urology at Andrews Memorial Hospital and Director of Premium Urology.
Consultant Robotic & Minimal Invasive Urological Surgeon
Chief of Urology, Andrews Memorial Hospital
Tony Thwaites Private Wing, University Hospital of the West Indies
An internationally trained urological surgeon, Dr. McGregor subspecialised in minimally invasive prostate, kidney and bladder cancer surgery, as well as kidney stone surgery. He returned home to Jamaica in 2009 as a consultant urological surgeon, and went on to serve as Head of the Department of Urology at Cornwall Regional Hospital for 12 years and as an Associate Lecturer at the University of the West Indies for 14 years. Today he is Chief of Urology at Andrews Memorial Hospital and Director of Premium Urology.
Other areas of speciality include kidney transplantation, minimal invasive surgery for kidney/adrenal cancer, kidney stones (laser / PCNL), benign prostatic disease and reconstructive urological surgery. Dr. Roy McGregor brings years of surgical experience ensuring patients have less pain, quicker recoveries, shorter hospital stays and smaller scars.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons)
Bachelor of Science with Honours University of London
FRCS (Ir)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, London
FRCS (Urol)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, Ireland, Scotland in Urology
FEBU Part 1
Fellow of European Board of Urology
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
MD
Medical Doctorate
University of London
Royal Free Hospital, London
Mount Siani Hospital, New York, USA
St. Mary's Hospital, London, England
Born in Jamaica, he attended Campion College and later Marlborough College, in England.
He obtained his medical degrees, Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery (M.B. B.S.) and Bachelors in Science (B.S.c(Hons)) at Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine formerly St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London.
Dr. McGregor completed his General Surgical training in London becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) of Ireland and England. He also completed his urology training in London on the Imperial Rotation and was awarded a Intercollegiate (England, Ireland, Scotland) Fellowship in Urology (F.R.C.S. (Urol)), obtained his Completion of Training Certificate (CCT) / Board Certification in 2007.
He remains on the United Kingdom’s General Medical Council’s Specialist Register as a Consultant Urological Surgeon. He remains affiliated with the Basingstoke Hospital UK.
SURGICAL SKILLS
General Urological surgery
Dr. Roy McGregor is fully trained in all aspects of lower urinary tract minimal invasive endoscopic surgery for bladder and prostate pathology as well as open inguino-scrotal urological surgery. Having worked in specialist centers and my technical expertise includes most urological sub-specialties such as paediatric, female incontinence surgery and reconstructive urology including buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease and bladder reconstruction.
Endourology
I have a special interest in complex stone surgery including percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for which I perform the renal access with the patient in the supine and prone position, rigid and flexible ureteropyeloscopy employing the holmium laser to treat calculi and upper tract urothelial tumours. Day case holmium laser enucleation of the prostate is also a procedure I am competent at.
Oncology and Laparoscopy
Much of my exposure has also included major open and laparoscopic renal and pelvic oncological surgery, Laparoscopic procedures performed include laparoscopic radical prostate cancer surgery (I have the only series in the English speaking Caribbean), laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, laparoscopic pyeloplasty including laparoscopic donor nephrectomies.
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Fellowship
Concord General Hospital July 2008 – Aug. 2009
Sydney, Australia.
Dr Lalak, Dr Chan, Dr Tse, Dr Coombes, Dr Mitterdorfer, Dr Collins
General urology with interests in oncology, minimal invasive complex stone surgery, laparoscopic surgery, female urology, reconstructive urology.
Royal North Shore Hospital Feb 2008 – July 2008
Sydney, Australia
Dr. Vass, Dr. Vaux,
Laparoscopic pelvic and renal surgery including laparoscopic donor nephrectomies, complex stone surgery, and open oncological surgery.
Queen Elisabeth 11 Hospital & Princess Alexander Hospital
Nov. 2006 – Dec 2007
Brisbane, Australia.
Dr. MacTaggart, Dr. Hinsch, Dr. Burke, Dr. Campbell
Complex stone surgery including PCNL and flexible ureteroscopy with Holmium laser stone fragmentation. Female urology, open and laparoscopic renal surgery including laparoscopic donor nephrectomies., open oncological pelvic surgery, and general urological surgery. Management of spinal injury patients.
Medical Doctorate:
Prostate cancer research
Dr. McGregor spent time at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and the Royal Free Hospital in London developing a highly sensitive test to detect the spread of prostate cancer. His thesis, ‘The molecular staging of prostate cancer’ earned him a Doctor of Medicine (MD(Res)) from the University of London and was subsequently published in the Journal of Oncology.
Dr McGregor speaks at numerous annual international medical conferences such as the American Urology Association, British Association of Urological Surgeons, Caribbean College of Surgeons, Jamaica Urological Society, and Caribbean Association of Endoscopic Surgeons. He has published extensively in peer review journals and wrote the urology chapter in the textbook ‘Surgical Talk Part 2’ used by final-year medical students worldwide.
Mount Siani Hospital, New York, USA
Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Achivements
Dr. McGregor has introduced many different minimal invasive techniques to Jamaica performing the:
1) First Laparoscopic Stone Removal.
2) First Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) – A minimal invasive kidney stone surgery using a new patient positioning technique only performed by 10% of urologists worldwide.
3) First laparoscopic removal of an adrenal tumor.
4) First laparoscopic removal of a pelvic kidney.
5) He was involved in the first series of Robotic prostate cancer surgeries at St Mary’s Hospital in London.
6) In 2011, he performed the first in a series of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy surgeries and has the only Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Series in English speaking Caribbean. He is currently the only urologist performing this surgery in the English-speaking Caribbean. He has performed over a hundred of these surgeries.
7) First Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.
8) He has one of the largest series of laser stone surgeries in the Caribbean.
9) First insertion of a male sling for male urinary incontinence.
10) First Gyrus TURP in Jamaica (state of the art machine that allows resection of very large prostates instead of having to do an open prostatectomy)
Dr. McGregor also has one of the largest series of laser stone surgeries in Jamaica.