Clinical expertise
Mr Matthew Bultitude is a consultant urologist and clinical director for transplant surgery, nephrology and urology at Guy’s and St Thomas’.
He regularly treats patients with conditions such as:
- kidney stones (cystinuria)
- blood in the urine
- general urology
- metabolic disease
- upper urinary tract urothelial cancer (UTUC)
He performs treatments such as:
- circumcision
- shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- ureteroscopy with laser stone fragmentation
- inguino-scrotal surgery
- bipolar transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
- percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Matthew Bultitude is a consultant urological surgeon in London and one of the leading kidney stone surgeons in the UK. He consults patients with a wide range of urological problems, and has a special interest in the medical and surgical management of stone disease, endoscopic management of upper tract TCC (UTUC) and treatment of unexplained visible haematuria (blood in the urine) from the kidney. At Guy’s he was head of the stone unit for 3 years, clinical lead for the urology department for 2 years, and since 2020 is the clinical director for transplant, renal and urology services.
In treating kidney stones, he offers all surgical options including shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), ureteroscopy with laser stone fragmentation and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This means he is able to give true unbiased advice to help patients decide what treatment is right for them.
After graduating from United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in 1997, he undertook surgical training in various hospitals around South East England and then completed a fellowship year at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and a year of sub-specialist training in the stone unit at Guy’s before taking up his consultant appointment in 2011. During his training he spent a dedicated period of time in research analysing a number of different topics in the surgical management of stone disease. At Guy’s he jointly runs the the dedicated cystinuria clinic, the largest of its kind in the world.
Research
Matthew has published widely in peer reviewed journals, has edited a number of book chapters and presents regularly at national and international meetings. He has been an invited speaker at numerous international meetings around the world, most recently in Melbourne and San Antonio. He is Editor for the latest 6th edition of the classic textbook “Browse’s Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical of Surgical Diseases“.
He was an associate editor for 9 years at the BJU international journal and regularly reviews articles for a number of international peer reviewed journals. He is on the Editorial Board for Nature Reviews Urology.
He has been Honorary Secretary of the Urology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and has been elected to be President of the section in October 2025. He is currently a member of the BAUS Section of Endourology executive committee, and has recently joined the Scientific Congress Office (SCO) of the European Association of Urology.
