Professor Marcus Drake
BM, BCh, MA(Cantab.), DM (Oxon.), FRCS(Urol)
Current positions
Professor of Physiological Urology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
Physiology of lower urinary tract.
Clinical diagnostics of lower urinary tract dysfunction (Urodynamics).
Neuro-urology.
Clinical management of lower urinary tract symptoms and incontinence
Positions
University of Bristol positions
Professor of Physiological Urology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Rapid diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Primary Healthcare
Principal Investigator
Description
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common and unpleasant problem affecting
thousands of people. It leads to painful symptoms and time off work, and
sometimes significant complications, such as kidney damage.
GPs diagnose…Managing organisational unit
Dates
02/04/2018 to 02/04/2021
Aquaporins in the bladder
Principal Investigator
Description
PhD project at the University of West of England. Industry funding awarded to Marcus drake by FerringManaging organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/10/2015 to 30/09/2018
Urinary catheter redesign to reduce complications and improve tolerability
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
17/10/2016 to 16/08/2017
PDE5 Inhibition of Afferents and Interstitial Cells in Overactive Mouse bladders - YR 1
Principal Investigator
Description
This proposal comprises a two center international collaboration to draw upon complementary expertise in answering key issues of pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic potentials in overactive bladder (OAB) and neurogenic bladder…Managing organisational unit
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & NeuroscienceDates
01/10/2014 to 30/09/2015
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
14/02/2021Development of a more clinically relevant bladder and urethral model for catheter testing
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology
Outcomes of a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery
European Urology
Diagnostic Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men Considering Prostate Surgery
European Urology
Assessment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms where an undiagnosed neurological disease is suspected
Neurourology and Urodynamics
Assessment of the most impactful combination of factors associated with nocturia and to define nocturnal polyuria by multivariate modelling
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