Wythenshawe Hospital

Professor Ian Pearce

Consultant Urological Surgeon and Andrologist

Qualifications

BMedSci, BMBS, FRCS (Urol)

Specialist Interests

Mens Sexual Health
Erectile dysfunction
Penile implant surgery
Peyronies Disease
Penile prehabilitation for men undergoing treatment for prostate and bladder cancer
Benign Prostate Disorders
General Urology
Urinary tract infections

Biography

Ian Pearce is the longest serving Consultant in the Urology Department of MFT and was appointed Consultant Urological Surgeon to Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2002 after attending medical school in Nottingham and having trained in Urology in Stoke and the North West Region, and in specialist Urology in Miami and Madrid.

Ian has a specialist interest in benign andrology and leads one of the largest and most comprehensive andrology services in the UK. He was responsible for the widespread introduction and adoption of the infrapubic technique for inserting penile implants in the UK in 2017 and has trained multiple national and international colleagues in this approach.

Ian is an advisor to multiple national organisations including NICE, NIHR, MHRA, NHSE and BSI, and serves as an expert advisor to the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) for England, Scotland & Northern Ireland and to multiple All Party Parliamentary Groups in Westminster.

He is honorary Professor at the University of Salford and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. As well as being the Co-Director of the Manchester Andrology Research Collaborative, (MARC) and immediate Past Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Urology, Ian also sits on the editorial boards of multiple other journals and maintains an active clinical research portfolio having authored 14 book chapters, 10 national and international guideline documents and published over 170 papers. He has lectured extensively around the world representing British Urology in the USA, India, Africa, the Middle east and Australia.

Having previously served as Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Ian is the current President of the British Association of Urological Surgeons, 2024 – 2026, and represents Urology on the Federation of Surgical Specialist Societies, (FSSA) responsible for advising government and the Surgical Royal Colleges within the UK.

Ian has previously served as Clinical Director for Urology and Clinical Head of Surgery, and has completed terms as a Trustee of the BJU International and The Urology Foundation.

Awards

The British Association of Urological Surgeons Karl Storz Golden Telescope for a significant and lasting contribution to Urology: 2012
The British Association of Urological Surgeons Section of Trainees, (BSoT) Silver Cystoscope for the best urological trainer in the UK 2022
International British Urology Society, (IBUS) Prism award: 2025