roger sinclair kirby frcs(urol), febu (born november 1950) is a retired british prostate surgeon and professor of urology, researcher, writer on men's health and prostate disease, founding editor of the journal "prostate cancer and prostatic diseases" and "trends in urology and men's health" and a fundraiser for prostate disease charities, best known for his use of the da vinci surgical robot for laparoscopic prostatectomy in the treatment of prostate cancer. he is a co-founder and president of the charity the urology foundation (tuf), vice-president of the charity prostate cancer uk, trustee of the king edward vii's hospital and past chair of the academic board of the royal society of medicine (rsm), london, of which he was elected to become president for 2020.