
Mr. Derek Hennessey is a highly regarded Consultant Urological Surgeon specializing in endourology and minimally invasive stone surgery. With an extensive clinical and academic background, including a prestigious fellowship in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, he is an expert in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and complex upper urinary tract pathology. Mr. Hennessey is a prolific researcher with over 120 scientific publications and is dedicated to advancing surgical education and clinical outcomes in the field of lithiasis.
Selected publications from PubMed
Direct Vision Entry with Integrated Insufflation.
Bohonos CJ, Collins PM, O'Gorman L, Haidaran I, Hennessey DB
JSLS. 2026 Apr-Jun;30(2) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2025.00129.
Near-peer teaching of laparoscopic skills among medical students: a randomised feasibility study.
Ho MP, Heskin L, Dablouk L, Richa Y, Nolan J, Brien AO, Abrar S, Hennessey D
BMC Med Educ. 2026 Feb 21;26(1) doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-08461-4.
Patient needs and preferences for a kidney stone self-monitoring app: a pilot survey analysis.
Mahmood DT, Richards HL, Hennessey DB
Urolithiasis. 2026 Jan 31;54(1):45 doi: 10.1007/s00240-025-01900-3.
A scoping review of historical and contemporary management strategies for paediatric scrotal trauma.
Patterson K, Hennessey DB, O'Kelly F
Ir J Med Sci. 2025 Jun;194(3):995-1001 doi: 10.1007/s11845-025-03929-0.
A case report of minimally invasive management of congenital retrocaval ureter.
Cantillon OT, Haidaran I, Kinnear N, Hennessey DB
J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Mar;2025(3):rjaf134 doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf134.
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