Mr Wai Gin (Don) Lee

MBChB, PhD, FRACS(Urol)

Consultant Surgeon

Wai Gin (Don) LEE PhD FRACS (he/him) is a Consultant Urological Surgeon and Andrologist in London, UK. He is an Associate Professor at University College London. His practice encompasses all aspects of male sexual health including erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease and male infertility. He has a subspecialist interest in complex penile implant surgery and penile reconstruction (phalloplasty) including masculinising gender affirmation surgery.

He serves on the Executive Committee (Board) of both the European and British Societies for Sexual Medicine (ESSM and BSSM) in addition to the British Association of Urological Surgeons Section of Andrology. He chairs the International Society for Sexual Medicine Scientific Review Committee and serves on the Editorial Boards of the BJU International journal, Sexual Medicine Reviews journal and Video Journal of Sexual Medicine. Teaching is a passion of his and he enjoys sharing his expertise as faculty at the European School of Urology and as invited faculty for national and international conferences performing live surgical demonstrations and masterclass lectures. He has published multiple peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters.

Hospital Locations

Royal Free Hospital

Year qualified

2002

Country of qualification

New Zealand

Languages spoken

English

Specialities

Urology

Memberships

International, European and British Societies for Sexual Medicine (ISSM, ESSM and BSSM)
British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)
EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (ESGURS)
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS)
British Medical Association (BMA)
European Association of Urology (EAU)
American Urological Association (AUA)
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

Registration and licensing

GMC:6087717

Procedures offered

Circumcision
Congenital penile curvature correction
Correction of penile curvature from Peyronie’s disease
Epidididymectomy
Epididymal cyst excision
Epididymo-vasostomy
Frenuloplasty
Hydrocoele repair
Insertion of penile prosthesis – inflatable or malleable
Insertion of testicular prosthesis
Lue procedure
Meatoplasty
Meatotomy
Metoidioplasty
Microsurgical denervation of spermatic cord
Micro-TESE
Nesbit’s procedure
Orchidectomy
Orchidopexy
Peno-scrotal surgery
Phalloplasty
Preputioplasty
Reversal of circumcision
Revision of penile prosthesis – inflatable or malleable
Revision of testicular prosthesis
TESE
Transmasculine gender affirmation surgery
Vasectomy
Vasectomy reversal (vaso-vasostomy)

Clinical interests

Buried penis
Chronic male pelvic pain syndrome
Climacturia
Ejaculatory dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction
Gender incongruence/gender affirmation surgery
Male infertility
Male sexual health
Penile rehabilitation post-prostatectomy/radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Peyronie’s disease
Premature ejaculation

Research interests

Erectile dysfunction
Male sexual health
Peyronie’s disease
Gender incongruence/gender affirmation surgery

Published papers

Peer-reviewed Publications

Chiriaco G, Looney A, Christopher N, Ralph D, Lee WG. The insertion of an erectile device in the neophallus of individuals assigned female at birth: a narrative review. Int. J. Impot. Res. Accepted for publication 2023.
Lee WG, Gordon P, Ralph D. Lightweight macroporous mesh can be used for corporal reconstruction during penile prosthesis surgery. J Sex Med. Accepted for publication 2023.
Pang K, Christopher N, Ralph D, Lee WG. Insertion of inflatable penile prosthesis in the neophallus of assigned female at birth individuals: a systematic review of surgical techniques, complications, and outcomes. Ther. Adv. Urol. Accepted for publication 2023
Christopher N, Ralph D, Lee WG. The anterolateral thigh flap phalloplasty for individuals assigned female at birth. Eur. Urol. Focus. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2022.12.011
Lee WG, Butler G, Carmichael P, Rashid T, Yasmin E, Morley R, Barrett J, Christopher N, Sangster P. Urological considerations for the use of GnRH analogues in transgender and non-binary adolescents. Eur. Urol. Focus. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2022.11.002
Lee WG, Christopher AN, Ralph DJ. Phalloplasty following penectomy for penile cancer. Asian J Urol. 2022; 9(4): 460-466 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajur.2022.05.005
Michael P, Peiris B, Johnson M, Ralph D, Lee WG. Genital reconstruction following Fournier’s gangrene. Sex Med Rev 2022. 2022 Aug. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.05.002
Lee WG, Christopher AN, Ralph DJ. Gender affirmation surgery, transmasculine. Urol Clin North Am. 2022; 49(3): 453-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2022.04.007
Lee WG, Tran PU, Grills R. Long-term outcomes of peritoneal dialysis catheters inserted by laparoscopic and percutaneous techniques in a single regional dialysis centre. ANZJS. 2022 Apr. https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.17644
Lee WG, Satchi M, Skrodzka M, Papavasileiou G, Ralph D. A rare cause of autoinflation after penile prosthesis insertion: case series and systematic review. J Sex Med. 2022 Feb. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.262
Lee WG, Ralph D. The role of penile reconstruction in gender affirmation surgery. Trends Urol Men’s Health. 2021; 12(6): 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.825
Cakir O, Lee WG, Ralph P, Megson M, Ralph DJ. Advances in penile prosthesis surgery. Turk J Urol. 2020; 20: 23. https://doi.org/ 10.5152/tud.2020.20442
Reid TH, Lee WG, Christopher AN, Ralph DJ. Male genital reconstruction in the exstrophy-epispadias complex. Curr Sex Health Rep. 2020; 12: 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-020-00256-6
Lee WG, Wells CI, McCall JL, Murphy R, Plank LD. Prevalence of diabetes in liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Metab Res. 2019; 35(6): e3157. https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3157
Lee WG, Christopher AN, Ralph DJ. Penile reconstruction and the role of surgery in gender dysphoria. Eur Urol Focus. 2019; 5(3): 337-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.03.013
Davies S, McClintock G, Watson GF, Lee WG, Boulas J. Primary cutaneous amyloidosis of the prepuce – a novel presentation. J Clin Urol. 2017; 10(3): 314-5. https://doi.org/10.1177/2051415816689766
Lee WG, Murphy R, McCall JL, Gane EJ, Soop M, Tura A, Plank LD. Nadolol reduces insulin sensitivity in liver cirrhosis: a randomized double-blind crossover trial. Diabetes Metab Res. 2017; 33(3): e2859. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/dmrr.2859
Winter M, Kam J, Nalavenkata S, Hardy E, Handmer M, Ainsworth H, Lee WG, Louie-Johnsun M. The use of portable video media vs standard verbal communication in the urological consent process: a multicentre, randomized controlled, crossover trial. BJU Int. 2016; 118(5): 823-8. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/bju.13595
Srinivasa S, Lee WG, Aldameh A, Koea JB. Spontaneous hepatic haemorrhage: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology and treatment. HPB 2015; 17(10): 872-80. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/hpb.12474
Kam J, Ainsworth H, Winter M, Lee WG, Ruthven S. Silent bladder perforation. Brit J Hosp Med. 2015; 76(8): 486. https://doi.org/ 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.8.486
Handmer M, Winter M, Lee WG, Louie-Johnsun M. Unexpected tuberculosis causing ureteral stricture. ANZJS. 2014; 21: 21. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/ans.12938
Lee WG, McCall JL, Gane EJ, Murphy R, Plank LD. Oral b-blockade in relation to energy expenditure in clinically stable patients with liver cirrhosis: a double-blind randomized cross-over trial. Metab Clin Exp. 2012; 61(11): 1547-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2012.04.001
Lee DWG, Vallance S. Surgical management of breast cancer in a small peripheral New Zealand hospital. ANZJS. 2006; 76(12): 1060-3. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03940.x
Gill E, Lee D, Tuck A, Beckert L. Tutorial dynamics affects learning in small groups – a student perspective in a multicultural setting. NZMJ. 2004; 117(1205): U1142. PMID: 15570326
Vissers MC, Lee WG, Hampton MB. Regulation of apoptosis by vitamin C: Specific protection of the apoptotic machinery against exposure to chlorinated oxidants. J Biol Chem. 2001; 276(50): 46835-40. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M107664200
Guildford PJ, Hopkins JB, Grady NM, Lee D et al. E-cadherin germline mutations define an inherited cancer syndrome dominated by diffuse gastric cancer. Hum mutat. 1999; 14(3): 249-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1999)14:3<249::AID-HUMU8>3.0.CO;2-9

Invited Commentary

Lee WG, Ralph P, Ralph D. Value of prolonged scrotal drainage after penile prosthesis implantation: a multicentre prospective nonrandomized pilot study. Int J Impot Res. 2003. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-023-00740-2
Lee WG. COVID-19 and priapism: An unexplored association. Curr Urol. 2022 Aug. https://doi.org/10.1097/CU9.0000000000000139

Other Publications

Chapters

Gordon P, Ralph DJ, Lee WG. The management of non-infectious complications of penile prosthesis implantation. In: Cocci A, Capece M, Falcone M (Eds). Penile Prosthetic Surgery. Elseview Inc 2023 (in press)
Gordon P, Lee WG, Ralph D. Principles of tissue transfer for Urologists. In: Tolofari S, Moon D, Starmer B, Payne S (Eds). Imaging and Technology in Urology, Second Edition. Springer Nature 2023
Lee WG. Transmasculine gender affirmation surgery. In: Sarikaya S, Russo GI, Ralph DJ (Eds). Andrology & Sexual Medicine – Daily Clinical Manual. Springer Nature 2022
Gordon P, Lee WG, Ralph DJ. Reconstructive andrologic surgery. In: Sarikaya S, Russo GI, Ralph DJ (Eds). Andrology & Sexual Medicine – Daily Clinical Manual. Springer Nature 2022
Elst L, Lee, WG, Albertsen M. Reconstructive surgical techniques in penile cancer. In: Brunckhorst O, Ahmed K, Muneer A, Alnajjar H (Eds). Penile Cancer for Trainees. Springer Nature 2022
Lee WG, Christopher N, Ralph D. Inflatable penile prosthesis in the neophallus. In: Moncada I, Martinez-Salamanca JI, Lledo-Garcia E, Mulcahy JJ (Eds). Textbook of Urogenital Prosthetic Surgery: Erectile restoration & Urinary Incontinence. Editorial Medica Panamericana 2020

Articles

Schirmann A, Megson M, Christopher N, Ralph D, Lee WG. Management of urological issues following genital gender affirmation surgery in assigned female at birth individuals. Urology News. 2023 – accepted for publication
Lee WG. Phalloplasty for penile cancer: special considerations following penectomy. European Urology Today. 2023; 35(1): March issue
Lee WG, Garaffa G, Ralph D. Which men are better suited for a penile prosthesis? BJUI Knowledge. 2023
Regular contributor for ESSM Today (newsletter for European Society for Sexual Medicine) – Meetings Calendar 2020 – 2022
Lee WG. Take Home Messages ESSM Congress 2022 – Surgical Treatments. ESSM Today.
Lee WG. Penile prosthesis in Peyronie’s disease: an update. European Urology Today. 2022; 34(2): June/July issue.
Lee WG, Christopher N, Ralph D. Genital gender affirmation surgery for transgender men. Urology News. 2021; 25(4): May/June issue
Lee WG, Christopher N, Ralph, D. Penile reconstruction for genital gender affirmation surgery. European Urology Today. 2021; 33(2): Mar/May issue
Jeffery N, Lee WG, Dineen E, Dragova M, Hellaby M, Combes J, Andrich D. ‘One team’: our experience teaching catheter care and difficult urethral catheterisation to NHS Nightingale Hospital London volunteer staff members. Urology News. 2020; 24(6): Sep/Oct issue

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