Jonathan Barclay
Mr Jon Barclay is a Consultant Urological Surgeon specialising in both functional and reconstructive urology, and andrology, working in a regional tertiary referral centre in Newcastle upon Tyne and in Gateshead Hospitals trust. His main fields of interest include urinary incontinence in men and women, recurrent UTIs, lower urinary tract symptoms including painful bladder syndrome and Ketamine cystitis, sacral neuromodulation, urodynamic urology, erectile dysfunction, urethral stricture disease and penile curvature.
About Mr. Barclay
Jon has been a Consultant Urologist since February 2021, initially taking up a post at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough, before then moving to the Freeman Hospital in October 2022. At James Cook University Hospital he specialised in functional, reconstructive and neurourology, including looking after patients with spinal cord injuries at the Golden Jubilee regional spinal injuries unit. Alongside another colleague he re-kindled the sacral neuromodulation service across Teesside, and was the Advice and Guidance lead for primary care.
Since moving to the Freeman hospital he has continued with his functional and reconstructive sub-specialty, but had also completed a mentorship in Andrological surgery. He regularly takes part in the Urodynamics and Andrology MDTs. He offers a wide range of procedures for troublesome bladder issues, including sacral nerve stimulation, where he is one of the highest volume implanting surgeons in Europe. He offers both endoscopic and open urethral stricture surgery, and is experienced in prosthetic urology, including penile implants for erectile dysfunction, and artificial urinary sphincter insertion for stress incontinence.
Academic profile:
Having graduated with Merit from Newcastle University Medical School in 2009, he commenced his medical and surgical training across the North East and North Yorkshire, before becoming a Consultant Urologist in February 2021. He achieved his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2020, and Certificate of Completion of Training the following year, alongside his entry onto the GMC specialty register. He has been published internationally, has been an investigator on a number of MHRA national clinical trials, and has spoken widely at regional, national and international urological meetings including the British Association of Urological Surgeons meeting (BAUS), and the European Association of Urology meeting (EAU). He is the current undergraduate lead for medical education in urology at the Freeman Hospital, is an academic and pastoral mentor to medical students from Newcastle University Medical School, and is both an educational and clinical supervisor to resident doctors and specialty trainees.
