Mr Shaw qualified from Oriel College, University of Oxford in 1997 before developing an internationally recognised Urology practice in the North East of England. Oxford led to a Surgical Training Scheme in the East Midlands before he took up a research fellowship at the University of Indiana, the highest rated Paediatric Urology training facility in the USA.

His research focussed on the development of the obstructed bladder and led to the award of a Doctorate of Medicine. Mr Shaw trained as a Urology Specialist in the North East of England and was appointed to the Specialist Register for Urology in 2009. He has held the post of Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital since 2009 where he has been Clinical Lead for Urology in Northumbria and from 2022, Clinical Director for Quality and Patient Safety.

Mr Shaw has a varied Surgical practice, offering a wide range of operations from simple scrotal surgery to complex
prostate and renal stone procedures. He has developed an International reputation in the management of renal stone,
prostate enlargement & prostate cancer diagnosis and has lectured & taught across the world on these topics. Mr Shaw
has worked nationally on the development of clinical guidelines and quality standards in medical practice, including the
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). He is research active, having published many peer-reviewed
research articles, together with invited reviews and clinical book chapters. Currently, Mr Shaw is Principal Investigator
for a large National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-sponsored trial investigating thromboembolic disease
in surgical patients.

Mr Shaw is focussed on quality and patient safety, particularly as Clinical Director. He has experience using IT and
education techniques to improve patient safety. He is well recognised through appraisal feedback as being caring and
good at listening. Mr Shaw’s surgical outcome information is, of course, subject to national scrutiny

Mr Shaw has published more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters and invited articles.

Royal College of Surgeons of England

British Association of Urological Surgeons

Consultant Urological Surgeon Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

Associate Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University, UK