Ms Nikita Bhatt

Dr Nikita Bhatt MCh, MMed, FRCS (Urol) is a Consultant Urologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital specialising in robotic reconstructive surgery, functional urology, and bladder cancer. She has an RCS-accredited Fellowship in Reconstructive, Functional and Robotic Urology in Newcastle, UK and Urology training from the East of England Deanery (Cambridge and Norfolk).

She has a Masters in Surgery and a Masters in Medical Education. As the past chair of British Urological Research Society for Trainees (BURST), she has significant experience in collaborative research and has led multicentre clinical studies. Her research interests span reconstructive urology, perioperative outcomes, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), haematuria pathways, and digital health. Dr Bhatt has secured over €500,000 in competitive grant funding and has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

She maintains an extensive academic and leadership portfolio. She is an Associate Editor for European Urology and World Journal of Urology, Trainee Corner Editor for the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI), and has served on guideline panels within the European Association of Urology LUTS and paediatric urology panels. She has played a key role in the development, critical appraisal and dissemination of international evidence-based clinical guidelines.
In addition, Dr Bhatt is actively involved in surgical education, having contributed to FRCS (Urol) teaching, national training courses, and the development of educational resources such as BJUI Knowledge modules and medical student urology curricula. She has also led award-winning digital innovation work, including implementing a digitally enabled patient-initiated review model aligned with HSE national priorities for virtual care.