Miss Helena Burden is a Consultant Urological Surgeon specializing in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer at the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI), Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. She has been a Consultant there since 2016 and is current bladder cancer lead for the unit.
Miss Burden is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons and has interests both in both bladder cancer and education. She is education lead for the Urology unit, leads the South West TULA collaborative and has developed a SouthWest urology portfolio pathway rotation.
As lead for BUI education and courses, she has developed and run local and National Urology courses, such as flexible cystoscopy masterclass, FRCS Urol viva course, Essentials in Urology course and ST3 bootcamp bladder cancer module lead.
She undertook a MD during her training investigating diagnostics within Urology, and has continued her research interest since. She is author of a significant number of scientific peer reviewed papers, has lectured extensively on bladder cancer and is currently on the TMG for HIVEC HEAT and is local sPI for MOONRISE study.
Selected publications from PubMed
Outcomes of self-trial without catheter pathway following elective urological surgery.
Louden H, Minto T, Otto E, Plenty B, Burden H, Voss J
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2026 Apr 16 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2026.0034.
Contemporary practice patterns in female radical cystectomy: results of a UK and Ireland survey.
Day E, Bizzarri FP, Waine E, Martin R, Nelson AW, Colquhoun AJ, Burden H, Ayres B, Hanchanale V, Aning J, Douglas J, Lobo N
BJU Int. 2026 Apr;137(4):708-715 doi: 10.1111/bju.70159.
Long-term nitrofurantoin: an analysis of complication awareness, monitoring, and pulmonary injury cases.
Speirs TP, Tuffin N, Mundy-Baird F, Sakota H, Mulholland S, Westlake M, Lyon M, Medford AR, Sharp C, Darby M, Albur M, Keeley F, Burden H, Kenward C, Jonas E, Barratt S, Adamali HI
BJGP Open. 2021;5(6) pii: BJGPO.2021.0083. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0083.
Ward round template: enhancing patient safety on ward rounds.
Gilliland N, Catherwood N, Chen S, Browne P, Wilson J, Burden H
BMJ Open Qual. 2018;7(2):e000170 doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000170.
Urinary incontinence in men: current and developing therapy options.
Burden H, Abrams P
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2016;17(5):715-26 doi: 10.1517/14656566.2016.1145662.
Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) remains a challenging condition, and the treatment landscape continues to evolve with exciting advances. Being the most common type of bladder cancer, managing it presents several challenges, and the need for ongoing innovation in treatment and patient care is critical.
With Olympus
Published
Jun 2025
Welcome & Introduction. Dr. Christian Gratzke (Germany) Prioritizing Urological Surgery in the Covid-19 Era: Novel Recommendations and Guidelines. Dr. Christian Gratzke (Germany) Which challenges does COVID-19 trigger in BPH treatment in my country? Spanish perspective. Dr. Eduardo García Cruz (Spain) Post-COVID BPH Care: Could this open up new opportunities for minimally invasive BPH procedures? Dr. Neil Barber (UK) Post-COVID BPH Care: Could shifting procedures to day care solve current COVID-19 challenges by reducing waiting lists? Dr. Helena Burden (UK). Panel Discussion.All Faculty. Moderated by Dr. Christian Gratzke (Germany). Panel discussionAll Faculty. Moderated by Dr. Christian Gratzke (Germany).
With Olympus
Published
May 2021
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