Experience across the prostate cancer pathway
Professor Ilie has practised as a consultant urological surgeon since 2011. His work covers raised PSA, MRI and biopsy assessment, active surveillance, treatment decisions and robotic radical prostatectomy. His wider practice includes benign prostate enlargement, bladder disease, stones and minimally invasive kidney surgery.
He has worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, since 2011 and at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital since 2015.
Private consultations are offered at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital. You can seek an initial assessment or a second opinion on a diagnosis made elsewhere.
Robotic practice, with recovery in focus
Over 500 robotic radical prostatectomies
NHS practice · 2016–October 2026
Professor Ilie has performed over 500 robotic radical prostatectomies in his NHS practice between 2016 and October 2026. In some operations, fellows carried out selected steps under his supervision.
98 robotic radical prostatectomies
April 2025–March 2026
Annual NHS operating activity at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, April 2025–March 2026.
Source: NHS activity data, April 2025–March 2026.
His training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery included a visiting fellowship at Leipzig University in August 2015. His robotic training also includes mini-fellowships at Guy’s Hospital and Canterbury in 2017, cadaveric training at Guy’s and hands-on training at ORSI in Belgium in 2016. He also undertook case observation at the Martini-Klinik in Hamburg.
His work on recovery includes the anterior-hood technique and measurement of patient-reported continence. Two NHS series are reported separately, with patient numbers, follow-up times and pad-use definitions.
Read the outcomes and their contextResearch that relates to patients’ decisions
Professor Ilie is a Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University, appointed in 2023. His published work includes a review of guidelines on incontinence after prostatectomy, a multicentre trial of the Predict Prostate risk-communication tool and evaluation of local-anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy.
His research addresses questions patients face: understanding treatment choices, improving diagnosis and assessing urinary recovery. Explore the selected publications to learn more.
Explore selected publicationsTeaching and professional contribution
His teaching includes supervision of robotic fellows, teaching at the University of East Anglia and supervision of final-year University of Cambridge medical students. In March 2026 he joined the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association’s Medical Advisory Panel, contributing to its work on the consequences of pelvic radiotherapy.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the Atena Journal of Urology.
HIFU treatment experience
26 HIFU procedures
1 January–9 October 2026
Professor Ilie performed 26 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures in his NHS practice between 1 January and 9 October 2026.
HIFU is not available at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital.
Qualifications and registration
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| MD · 2000 | Medical degree, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
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| PhD · 2010 | Doctorate in Urology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| FEBU · 2012 | Fellow of the European Board of Urology |
| FRCS (Urol) · 2014 | Fellowship examination in Urology, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| MBA (Cantab) · 2016 | Executive MBA, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge |
| Harvard · 2022 | Surgical Leadership Programme |
| LMCA · 2024 | Lifestyle Medicine Core Accreditation, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine |
| FBCS · 2025 | Fellow of the British Computer Society |
| SFFMLM · 2026 | Senior Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management |
Registered name: Professor Petre Cristian Ilie. GMC reference: 6161449. View current registration, licence and specialist-register details on the GMC register.
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