Overview
Nicholas is a Welsh Clinical Academic Track Fellow and Specialist Registrar in Urology. He has recently completed a PhD within the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute exploring the role of Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in advanced prostate cancer, funded by a Urology Foundation Research Scholarship and The John Black Charitable Foundation. Alongside his clinical training he is now exploring the role of urinary biomarkers in the detection of bladder cancer and is also involved in a number of clinical trials within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Urology Trials Unit.
Biography
Mr Bullock undertook his undergraduate medical training at Cardiff University (MBBCh) and Imperial College London (Intercalated BSc). After qualifying he completed a two year Academic Foundation Programme in Bristol, followed by urology themed Core Surgical Training in the Wales Deanery. In August 2017 he commenced a Welsh Clinical Academic Track Fellowship in Urology.
Publications
2022
- Bullock, N. 2022. Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in prostate cancer. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2021
- Khadhouri, S. et al. 2021. The IDENTIFY study: the investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer - a multicentre observational study. BJU International 128(4), pp. 440-450. (10.1111/bju.15483)
- Minto, T., Bullock, N. and Brown, G. 2021. Top 100 most influential manuscripts in erectile dysfunction. Urologia Journal 88(3), pp. 175-184. (10.1177/0391560321993559)
2020
- Ellul, T. et al. 2020. Frozen section analysis for organ-conserving surgery in penile cancer: Assessing oncological outcomes and trends of local recurrence. Journal of Clinical Urology 13(6), pp. 419-424. (10.1177/2051415820903192)
- Turnham, D. J., Bullock, N., Dass, M. S., Staffurth, J. N. and Pearson, H. B. 2020. The PTEN conundrum: how to target PTEN-deficient prostate cancer. Cells 9(11), article number: 2342. (10.3390/cells9112342)
- Wells, H., Luton, O., Simpkin, A., Bullock, N., KandaSwamy, G. and Younis, A. 2020. Intravesical injection of botulinum toxin A for treatment of overactive bladder in anticoagulated patients: Is it safe?. Türk Üroloji Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Urology 46(6), pp. 481-487. (10.5152/tud.2020.20256)
- Bullock, N. et al. 2020. Establishing a national high fidelity cadaveric emergency urology simulation course to increase trainee preparedness for independent on-call practice: a prospective observational study. BMC Medical Education 20(1), article number: 349. (10.1186/s12909-020-02268-1)
- Minto, T., Bullock, N., Deglurkar, I. and Hughes, O. 2020. Asymptomatic bilateral obstructing ureteric calculi resulting in Lactobacillaemia and endocarditis requiring emergency aortic valve replacement. Urology Case Reports 32, article number: 101218. (10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101218)
- Ellul, T., Bullock, N., Steggall, M. and Brown, G. 2020. Perioperative management of patients undergoing penile prosthesis surgery in the UK: A survey of current practice. Journal of Clinical Urology 13(5), pp. 326-331. (10.1177/2051415820931263)
- Mainwaring, A., Bullock, N., Ellul, T., Hughes, O. and Featherstone, J. 2020. The top 100 most cited manuscripts in bladder cancer: A bibliometric analysis (review article). International Journal of Surgery 75, pp. 130-138. (10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.01.128)
2019
- Bullock, N., Simpkin, A., Fowler, S., Varma, M., Kynaston, H. and Narahari, K. 2019. Pathological upgrading in prostate cancer treated with surgery in the United Kingdom: trends and risk factors from the British Association of Urological Surgeons Radical Prostatectomy Registry. BMC Urology 19(1), pp. -., article number: 94. (10.1186/s12894-019-0526-9)
- Bullock, N., Serag, H. and Kynaston, H. 2019. Radical open surgery for management of extensive extra-prostatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. Journal of Clinical Urology 12(5), pp. 398-400. (10.1177/2051415818767181)
- McLean, K. et al. 2019. Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a prospective, multicentre observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 122(1), pp. 42-50. (10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.029)
2018
- Bullock, N., Ellul, T., Bennett, A., Steggall, M. and Brown, G. 2018. The 100 most influential manuscripts in andrology: a bibliometric analysis. Basic and Clinical Andrology 28(15) (10.1186/s12610-018-0080-4)
- Bullock, N., Steggall, M. and Brown, G. 2018. Emergency management of priapism in the United Kingdom: a survey of current practice. Journal of Sexual Medicine 15(4), pp. 476-479. (10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.01.013)
2017
- Bullock, N., Bennett, A., Badder, D. and Kynaston, H. 2017. Malakoplakia of the urinary tract mimicking locally advanced malignancy. Journal of Clinical Urology 10(3), pp. 316-318. (10.1177/2051415817691661)
- Bullock, N. and Oltean, S. 2017. The many faces of SRPK1. The Journal of Pathology 241(4), pp. 437-440. (10.1002/path.4846)
- Ellul, T., Bullock, N., Abdelrahman, T., Powell, A., Witherspoon, J. and Lewis, W. 2017. The 100 most cited manuscripts in emergency abdominal surgery: a bibliometrics analysis. International Journal of Surgery 37, pp. 29-35. (10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.12.006)
- Drake, T. M. et al. 2017. Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter cohort study. World Journal of Surgery 41(1), pp. 47-55. (10.1007/s00268-016-3727-3)
2016
- Bullock, N., Wallis, S. and Ved, R. 2016. Invest to progress? a survey of the cost of postgraduate training prior to specialty applications in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 17(7), pp. 1-7. (10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28382)
- Drake, T. M. et al. 2016. Multicentre prospective cohort study of body mass index and postoperative complications following gastrointestinal surgery. British Journal of Surgery 103(9), pp. 1157-1172. (10.1002/bjs.10203)
- Bullock, N., Potts, J., Simpkin, A. J., Koupparis, A., Harper, S. J., Oxley, J. and Oltean, S. 2016. Serine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1), a determinant of angiogenesis, is upregulated in prostate cancer and correlates with disease stage and invasion. Journal of Clinical Pathology 69(2), pp. 171-175. (10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203125)