Reynard John - Oxford Handbook of Urology

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John Reynard and I were invited to write the Oxford Handbook of Urology to bolster the already comprehensive collection of these familiar handbooks by Oxford University Press in 2003. We had been appointed as consultants in Oxford in 1998, both enthusiastic and active in teaching, research, and publication, having already produced successful urology textbooks, already proud co-authors of a book called Urology: A Handbook for Medical Students, published in 2001. So we were delighted to accept the invitation. Suzanne Biers, our talented junior trainee, joined us as co-author, initially providing a perspective first as a senior house officer, then as a specialist registrar, and ultimately as a Cambridge consultant by the third edition.

The first edition was published in 2006, the second in 2009, and the third in 2013. During this time, the book became the go-to text for urology surgical trainees studying for the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS (Urology) examination. The review of the third edition in European Urology Today, published in September 2014, by Prof P Meria (Paris) concluded: This pocketbook is undoubtedly an outstanding tool for everyone and we recommend it to all urologists regardless of their level of practice. Judging by reviews posted on Amazon.co.uk, the OHU is also popular with general practitioners, medical students, other groups of junior doctors and graduate nurses. The three editions have been translated into three languages and have, between them, sold over 18 000 hard copies and 800 digital versions internationally. The third edition was Highly Commended in the surgical specialties category of the 2014 British Medical Association Medical Book Awards. Urology is a rapidly developing sub-speciality, both in terms of surgical technology and medical therapeutic advances, so there has been no shortage of topics to update in each edition, including this latest which we are proud to present now. For the fourth edition, we are delighted to be joined by Naomi Neal, another of our excellent senior registrars who recently passed the FRCS (Urology), to share the work and bring fresh perspectives.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the book, that it might inspire you to become a urologist or develop urology within your career, to help you to pass an examination, to develop sub-specialist interest and knowledge in urology, and most importantly, to help you confidently manage patients under your care. We welcome any feedback in order to improve on each revision and ensure it provides everything you need in a comprehensive quick-reference handbook. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours and hope you enjoy, and are inspired by, urology as much as we have been.