Nicholas Campain
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Free Hospital
Papers
4
Total Citations
50
H-Index
3
About
Nicholas Campain is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive, robot-assisted kidney and bladder surgery. His major contributions lie in refining surgical techniques for complex renal cases, including salvage robot-assisted procedures for local recurrence after prior resection or ablation—a challenging area where he has helped define classification systems and clinical outcomes. Campain has also been instrumental in integrating robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) within enhanced recovery programs, demonstrating how to safely implement this technology while reducing hospital stays. His multi-centre case series on robot-assisted surgery in horseshoe kidneys established the safety and feasibility of this approach for anatomically complex patients, and his comparative analysis of simple versus radical nephrectomy challenged assumptions about the difficulty of "simple" nephrectomies. With over 50 citations across his most-cited works, including a 24-citation study on salvage renal surgery, Campain’s research has practical impact on surgical decision-making and patient recovery. His work is especially notable for its focus on high-volume, tertiary referral center data, providing real-world evidence that guides urologists tackling difficult renal and bladder pathologies.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4