International Continence Society

Jeremy Ockrim is Honorary Associate Professor at University College London (UCL) and Consultant Urological Surgeon in Female and Reconstructive Surgery at University College London Hospital (UCLH), London.
Mr Ockrim trained in Glasgow before moving to Imperial College, London to complete his postgraduate thesis in 1999. He has an Honours Degree in Immunology; and his MD thesis from the University of London. His fellowship was undertaken at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
Mr Ockrim trained at the Institute of Urology, University College London Hospital (UCLH) and was appointed to his consultant post in 2008. UCLH offers tertiary expertise in Reconstructive Urology to Urologists and Urogynaecologists nationwide and internationally.
He is a member of the national specialist centre in complex incontinence, fistula repair and mesh complications.
He continues his academic and teaching links at UCL, and has written extensively on lower urinary tract dysfunction, male and female incontinence, detrusor overactivity, urogenital fistulae, diverticula, mesh and mesh removal surgery and bladder reconstructive (Mitrofanoff) surgery with £395,000 of associated grants linked to my prostate research and £437,000 submitted and educational grants related to female and reconstructive surgery.
Mr Ockrm has been chief Investigator or co investigator in 11 studies, have written over 100 peer reviewed papers and over 100 national and international presentations and invited lectures

Mr Ockrim specialises in the treatment of bladder and prostate dysfunction, male and female incontinence and prolapse including colposuspension, TVT/TOT, complications of mesh implants, male sling, artificial urinary sphincter implantation, urinary fistulae and diverticula surgery, bladder augmentation / replacement and both continent and incontinent urinary diversion. He has particular interests in vaginal surgery for complex incontinence, fistulae repair and urethral diverticulae.

Mr Ockrim is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), European Association of Urology, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal Society of Medicine, British Medical Association and is assistant editor of the Central European Journal of Urology.

Jeremy lives in London with his wife and three children.

Selected Peer Reviewed Articles

• Treatment validation of the Solomon-Greenwell nomogram for female bladder outlet obstruction. Lindsay J, Solomon E, Nadeem M, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1002/nau.24347. [Epub ahead of print]
• Surgical outcomes of vesicovaginal fistulae in patients with previous pelvic radiotherapy. Toia B, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Greenwell T, Ockrim J. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04217-z. [Epub ahead of print]
• Ureteric reimplantation via vaginal route: a new surgical technique. Toia B, Ockrim JJ, Greenwell TJ. J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Aug 14;2019(8)
• The medium- to long-term functional outcomes of women who have had successful anatomical closure of vesicovaginal fistulae. Grewal M, Pakzad MH, Hamid R, Ockrim Urol Ann. 2019 Jul-Sep;11(3):247-251.JL, Greenwell TJ.
• Bulking for stress urinary incontinence in men: A systematic review. Toia B, Gresty H, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Sep;38(7):1804-1811
• The cost effectiveness of vaginal versus abdominal repair of vesicovaginal fistulae.Warner R, Beardmore-Gray A, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Jul 18. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04015-7.
• Urethral diverticula in women are associated with increased urethra-sphincter complex volumes: A potential role for high-tone nonrelaxing sphincter in their etiology? Mukhtar BMB, Solomon E, Naaseri S, Aughwane P, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Sep;38(7):1859-1865
• The incidence and outcomes of urodynamic stress urinary incontinence in female patients with urethral diverticulum. Barratt R, Malde S, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T.Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Sep;38(7):1889-1900
• Incidence, type and management of ureteric injury associated with vesicovaginal fistulas: Report of a series from a specialized center. Seth J, Kiosoglous A, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Shah J, Ockrim J, Greenwell T. Int J Urol. 2019 Jul;26(7):717-723
• Diagnosis and surgical outcomes of ectopic ureters in adults: A case series and literature review. Toia B, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Wood D, Greenwell T, Ockrim J. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Aug;38(6):1745-1750.
• Appendix or Ileum - Which is the Best Material for Mitrofanoff Channel Formation in Adults? O'Connor EM, Foley C, Taylor C, Malde S, Raja L, Wood DN, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ. J Urol. 2019 May 23:101097
• Outcomes of reconstructive urinary tract surgery after pelvic radiotherapy. Toia B, Seth J, Ecclestone H, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Greenwell T, Ockrim J. Scand J Urol. 2019 Apr - Jun;53(2-3):156-160
• The autologous rectus fascia sheath sacrocolpopexy and sacrohysteropexy, a mesh free alternative in patients with recurrent uterine and vault prolapse: A contemporary series and literature review. Seth J, Toia B, Ecclestone H, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Greenwell T, Ockrim J. Urol Ann. 2019 Apr-Jun;11(2):193-197.
• Correlation of MRI features of urethral diverticulum and pre- and post-operative stress urinary incontinence. Seth JH, Naaseri S, Solomon E, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell TJ. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Jan;38(1):180-186
• Predicting a successful outcome in sacral neuromodulation testing: Are urodynamic parameters prognostic? Nobrega RP, Solomon E, Jenks J, Greenwell T, Ockrim J. Neurourol Urodyn. 2018 Mar 6. doi: 10.1002/nau.23383. [Epub ahead of print]
• The effects of recreational ketamine cystitis on urinary tract reconstruction - a surgical challenge.Sihra N, Ockrim J, Wood D. BJU Int. 2018 Mar;121(3):458-465
• Preliminary report on the effect of urethral diverticulum magnetic resonance imaging configuration on the incidence of new onset urodynamic stress urinary incontinence following excision.Malde S, Naaseri S, Kavia R, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell TJ.
• Urol Ann. 2017 Oct-Dec;9(4):321-323.
• Female bladder outlet obstruction: Common symptoms masking an uncommon cause. Malde S, Solomon E, Spilotros M, Mukhtar B, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T. Low Urin Tract Symptoms. 2017 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/luts.12196. [Epub ahead of print]
• Radiotherapy is associated with reduced continence outcomes following implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter in men with post-radical prostatectomy incontinence.Guillaumier S, Solomon E, Jenks J, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Shah J, Greenwell T.Urol Ann. 2017 Jul-Sep;9(3):253-256
• Patient treatment preferences for symptomatic refractory urodynamic idiopathic detrusor overactivity. Fontaine CL, Rudd I, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ. Urol Ann. 2017 Jul-Sep;9(3):249-252
• Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with a vesicovaginal fistula. Famokunwa B, Ockrim J, Manson JJ.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Jul 1;56(7):1080
• Does the appearance of the urethral pressure profile trace correlate with the sphincter EMG findings in women with voiding dysfunction? Sihra N, Malde S, Panicker J, Kightley R, Solomon E, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell TJ, Pakzad M.Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Jul 5. doi: 10.1002/nau.23341
• Does the Goh classification predict the outcome of vesico-vaginal fistula repair in the developed world? Beardmore-Gray A, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T.
• Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Jun;28(6):937-940. doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-3186-2.
• Female urethral stricture: a contemporary series. Spilotros M, Malde S, Solomon E, Grewal M, Mukhtar BM, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell
• TJ.World J Urol. 2017 Jun;35(6):991-995. doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1947-7
• Buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in men-risk factors for recurrence and complications: a third referralcentre experience in anterior urethroplasty using buccal mucosal graft.Spilotros M, Sihra N, Malde S, Pakzad MH, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Jun;6(3):510-516
• A systematic review of the literature on cystodistension in bladder pain syndrome.Olson LE, Dyer JE, Haq A, Ockrim J, Greenwell TJ.Int Urogynecol J. 2017 May 26. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3355-y.
• The correlation between retrograde leak point pressure and 24-hour pad weight.
• Solomon E, Kass-Iliyya A, Malde S, Kirkham APS, Greenwell TJ, Ockrim JL.Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Apr;36(4):1119-1123
• The uses and outcomes of the Martius fat pad in female urology. Malde S, Spilotros M, Wilson A, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Shah PJ, Greenwell T. World J Urol. 2017 Mar;35(3):473-478
• Urethral diverticulectomy with Martius labial fat pad interposition improves symptom resolution and reduces recurrence. Malde S, Sihra N, Naaseri S, Spilotros M, Solomon E, Pakzad M, Hamid R, Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ. BJU Int. 2017 Jan;119(1):158-163
• A tertiary experience of ileal-ureter substitution: Contemporary indications and outcomes.
• Gomez-Gomez E, Malde S, Spilotros M, Shah PJ, J Greenwell T, Ockrim JL. Scand J Urol. 2016 Jun;50(3):192-9.
• The impact of age, gender, and severity of overactive bladder wet on quality of life, productivity, treatment patterns and satisfaction Lloyd SM, Crawford G, McSkimming P, Grifi M, OckrimJL Submitted BJUI March 2016
• Évaluation de l'effet sur la qualité de vie du mirabégron dans le traitement de l'hyperactivité vésicale chez les patients neurologiques.Phe V, Mukhtar B, Couchman A, Grewal M, Hamid R, Ockrim J, Greenwell T, Panicker J, Pakzad M.Prog Urol. 2015 Nov;25(13):845-6.
• The Long-Term Outcome of the Turner-Warwick Vaginal Obturator Shelf Urethral Repositioning Colposuspension Procedure for Urodynamically Proven Stress Urinary Incontinence. Greenwell T, Shah P, Hamid R, Shah PJ, Ockrim J.Urol Int. 2015 Nov;95(3):352-6.
• The cost-effectiveness of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) for the treatment of idiopathic medically refractory overactive bladder (wet) in the UK.Autiero SW, Hallas N, Betts CD, Ockrim JL.BJU Int. 2015 Dec;116(6):945-54.
• Tined lead versus percutaneous nerve evaluation for sacral nerve stimulator assessment. Kass-Iliyya A, Julie Jenks J, Moore CM, Shah PJR, Hamid R, Greenwell TG and Ockrim JL Journal of Clinical Urology in press May 2014
• Long-term efficacy of polydimethylsiloxane (Macroplastique®) injection for Mitrofanoff leakage after continent urinary diversion surgery. A Kass-Ilya A, TG Rashid TG, Citron I, Foley C, Hamid R, Greenwell TJ, PJR Shah PJR, OckrimJL. BJU Int. 2014 May 26. doi: 10.1111/bju.12817. [Epub ahead of print]
• Stress urinary incontinence Kavia R, Rashid TG and Ockrim JL Journal of Clinical Urology, November 2013; vol. 6, 6: pp. 377-390.
• Male incontinence: onabotulinum toxin A and sacral nerve stimulation. Rashid TG, Ockrim JL.Curr Opin Urol. 2013 Nov;23(6):545-51.
• Cost of neuromodulation therapies for overactive bladder: percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus sacral nerve stimulation: M. Martinson, S. MacDiarmid and E. Black J Urol 2013; 189: 210-216. Barnett G, Ockrim J.
• Correlation of estimated and measured glomerular filtration rate in patients with interposed bowel in the urinary tract. Gurung PM, Greenwell TJ, Shah PJ, Ockrim JL. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2011;45(4):290-5.
• A tertiary experience of urethral diverticulectomy: diagnosis, imaging and surgical outcomes
• Ockrim JL, Shah PJR, Greenwell TJ. BJU Int. 2009 Jun;103(11):1550-4.
• Snail expression is an independent predictor of tumor recurrence in superficial bladder cancers. Bruyere F, Namdarian B, Corcoran NM, Pedersen J, Ockrim J, Voelzke BB, Mete U, Costello AJ, Hovens CM.Urol Oncol. 2009;28(6):591-6
• A tertiary experience of vesico-vaginal and urethro-vaginal fistula repair: factors predicting success Ockrim JL, Greenwell TJ, Wood DN, Foley CL, Shah PJR. BJU Int. 2009 Apr;103(8):1122-6.
• Tension free transvaginal (TVT) and transobturator (TOT) tape procedures in women with multiple failed incontinence procedures or complex urogynaecological intervention Ockrim JL, Shah PJR, Greenwell TJ. BJMSU 2008 Sept;1(2):67-74
• Considering the long-term impact of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: is it timely to reconsider options? Ockrim JL and Abel PD BMJ Editorial 2008;337:a1361
• Aurora Kinase B is an independent protective factor in superficial bladder tumours with a dysfunctional G1 checkpoint. Bruyere F, Corcoran NM, Berdjis N, Namdarian B, Pedersen J, Ockrim JL, Voelzke BB, Costello AJ, Hovens CM. BJU Int. 2008 Jul;102(2):247-52. Epub 2008 Jul 1.
• Therapy Insight: parenteral estrogen treatment for prostate cancer-a new dawn for an old therapy. Ockrim JL, Lalani E, Abel PD Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2006 Oct;3(10):552-63. Review.
• Changes in vascular flow during transdermal estradiol therapy for prostate cancer: the dichotomy of early versus delayed effect? Ockrim JL, Lalani E, Aslam M, Stansfield H, Kakkar AK, Abel PD. BJU Int. 2006 Mar;97(3):498-504.
• Transdermal estradiol therapy for prostate cancer reduces thrombophilic activation and protects against thromboembolism Ockrim JL, Lalani E, Kakkar AK, Abel PD. J Urol. 2005 Aug;174(2):527-33
• Variability of detrusor overactivity on repeated filling cystometry in men with urge symptoms: comparison with spinal cord injury patients. Ockrim JL, Laniado ME, Khoubehi B, Renzetti R, Finazzi Agrò E, Carter S and Tubaro A. BJU Int. 2005 Mar;95(4):587-90.
• Transdermal estradiol improves bone density when used as single agent therapy for prostate cancer Ockrim JL, Lalani E, Banks LM, Svensson WE, Blomley MJ, Patel S, Laniado ME, Carter S and Abel PD J Urol. 2004 Dec;172(6, Part 1 of 2):2203-2207.
• Serum prostate-specific antigen to predict the presence of bladder outlet obstruction in men with urinary symptoms. Laniado ME, Ockrim JL, Marronaro A, Tubaro A, Carter S. BJU Int. 2004 Dec;94(9):1283-6.
• Transdermal estradiol therapy for advanced prostate cancer--forward to the past? Ockrim JL, Lalani EN, Laniado ME, Carter SS, Abel PD.J Urol. 2003 May;169(5):1735-7.
• A probability based system for combining simple office parameters as a predictor of bladder outflow obstruction. Ockrim JL, Laniado ME, Patel A, Tubaro A, St Clair Carter S. J Urol. 2001 Dec;166(6):2221-5