Matthew Trail

Incredibly rewarding week in Hawassa 🇪🇹 with the #Urolink team - 11 PCNLs in 4 days with excellent progress by the local team and an inaugural national bootcamp for trainees - exciting times ahead for Ethiopian Urology! @MrWillFinch @shekharbiyani @BAUSendourology @BJUIjournal

Huge success for the #Hawassa PCNL program! We are thrilled to confirm the arrival of a C-arm thanks to the generous funding of @UrolinkUrology and @BJUIjournal. Grateful to @suzievenn and Steve Payne for all the support. Getaneh, Tilaneh, @MrWillFinch @MatthewTrail @BAUSurology

Well done @BlackmurJames and the team 👏🏻

We are delighted to announce the @BAUSurology Urolink fellowship. This is open to colleagues in low and low-middle income countries. It offers the opportunity to undertake an observership in the UK and attend BAUS 2026 annual scientific meeting. Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congrats to the WGH Outpatient Theatres Team recognised as our latest Team of the Month They have embraced a new approach to treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. This new technique is performed under local anaesthetic allowing same day discharge . A great team effort!! 👏👏

If anyone hasn’t yet completed the Urolink survey we want to hear from you. This will help us direct the future of Urolink. Closing date 31st October 2025

A day etched in our memories forever. 📹 // Jack Rowley.

Successful delivery of first ‘office’ local anaesthetic only Rezum @NHS_Lothian. Thanks to Fraser @BSCEMEA_Urology and William @MermaidMed and of course the amazing outpatient theatre team

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A brilliant and busy @UrolinkUrology visit to Ethiopia with @shekharbiyani @PCB_Anerson & Mr Steve Payne. 3 days operating with Hawassa team #PCNL & #urethraplasty. 2nd Ethiopian Emergency Bootcamp and the Ethiopian Urology Association meeting. 🙏 🇪🇹 @BJUIjournal @BAUSurology

Very rewarding to see @UrolinkUrology training in Hawassa 🇪🇹 produce independent surgeons, reduced LOS and recovery and stone free patients 👏 @shekharbiyani @PCB_Anderson @BJUIjournal @BAUSurology @BAUSendourology

@TUF_tweets @BAUSurology 🚨 #TUFUrolink Fellowships 2025 – Apply Now! 🚨 🌍 Transform your career with hands-on experience in low/middle-income country settings! Perfect for trainees passionate about global urology, equity, and skill-building. Don’t miss this chance to grow while making an impact!

@RaviBanthia_uro @NHS_Lothian @NHSTayside @NHSTaysideCEO @nhsfife Congratulations Ravi! 👏🏻

A moment to capture... And a news to share… Absolutely over the moon to have secured a National Training Number (NTN) in Urology—ranked 11 nationally! Even more excited to be staying in the East of Scotland deanery to start this next chapter in my surgical career!

@MrWillFinch @MatthewTrail @shekharbiyani @BAUSendourology @BJUIjournal I am writing 2express my heartfelt gratitude 4z care & expertise u and ur team provided during my recent kidney stone removal procedure at Hawassa Uni Hospital. Thank u 4everything you’ve done 4me. Dr. Getaneh, Dr Tilaneh, @MrWillFinch @MatthewTrail @shekharbiyani & other Staff.

@Borderline_MD @MrWillFinch @shekharbiyani @BAUSendourology @BJUIjournal @BAUSurology @bjuiknowledge Thanks Dr Omar - great to hear from you and I hope all is well in KCMC!

@MatthewTrail @MrWillFinch @shekharbiyani @BAUSendourology @BJUIjournal @BAUSurology @bjuiknowledge Good seeing Dr Tila in the middle (first photo). We were together in Tz. My regards to him and keep up the great work.

Incredibly rewarding week in Hawassa 🇪🇹 with the #Urolink team - 11 PCNLs in 4 days with excellent progress by the local team and an inaugural national bootcamp for trainees - exciting times ahead for Ethiopian Urology! @MrWillFinch @shekharbiyani @BAUSendourology @BJUIjournal

1st Emergency Urology Boot Camp in #Hawassa 🇪🇹such a resounding success. Thanks to ⁦@BJUIjournal⁩ Excellent teamwork ⁦@MrWillFinch⁩ ⁦@MatthewTrail⁩ Steve Payne colleagues from Hawassa and Addis. ⁦@BAUSurology⁩ ⁦@cosecsa⁩ ⁦⁦@UrologyBootCamp⁩

Proud of our colleague @MatthewTrail from @WghLothian @NHS_Lothian who is part of the team providing specialist training to urologists in Ethiopia along with the excellent other faculty. Great work Team Endourology!

Very fortunate to be in Hawassa 🇪🇹. An amazing Ethiopian team treating lots of complex stone disease. Brilliant to be with ⁦@MatthewTrail⁩ ⁦@shekharbiyani, StevePayne and GrahamWatson as we help develop their skills ⁦@BAUSendourology⁩ ⁦@BJUIjournal⁩ 🇪🇹

Rewarding 2days @RCSEd teaching future urologists on the core skills in urology course, modules 1&2. Simulation training: cystoscopy, TURP, TURBT and ureteroscopy. Thanks to the faculty for their ⏰& effort incl. Ross Jones, Edward Mains, Steve Leung, Ben Dreyer and those tagged.

@CHAIcaMD @drkemalsarica @um_urology Fantastic award Chai and thoroughly deserved - congratulations 🥳

Deeply honored to receive the Distinguished Young Urologist Award 2024 at the IAU Annual Conference & appointed VP of the new IAU Youth Committee🙏🏻. Extremely Grateful to my mentors & excited for more learning and collaboration opportunities!#IAU @drkemalsarica @um_urology