Ms Karen Randhawa is a consultant urological surgeon and Northern Ireland’s first regional specialist in andrology (male genital and reproductive health).

She specialises in all penile disorders, including erectile dysfunction, amel factor infertility, foreskin problems, penile curvature, and penile prostheses. She accepts regional referrals from urologists through Northern Ireland for complex andrology, penile prostheses and male infertility in her NHS practice.

Ms Randhawa is head of the Regional Penile Cancer Service for Northern Ireland, where she established a regional specialist cancer service based at Altnagelvin Hospital in 2019. She has also recently established the regional Penile Prosthesis Service for Northern Ireland in the Western Trust.

She completed her registrar training in general urology in Northern Ireland, following which she completed andrology, male infertility, and penile cancer fellowships in world-renowned specialist centres in Edinburg and London. She has a keen interest in teaching and is an Honorary Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast. Ms Randhawa has also completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and is an accredited member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers with the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburg. She has taught and chaired at national urological conferences in her specialist fields. Ms Randhawa was also recently the first urological in Northern Ireland to be elected to the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) National Executive Committee for Andrology.

Ms Randhawa has presented research at both national and international conferences and has authored both journal articles and book chapters in her specialist field. She is also a certified Fellow of the European College of Sexual Medicine.

Current NHS Post

Consultant Urological Surgeon & Andrologist, WHSCT

Regional Andrology & Penile Cancer Lead for Northern Ireland