Cardiff Medical Society
Established 1870
Cardiff Medical Society aims to encourage the advancement of medical knowledge and promote the welfare of the medical profession
About Us
The Cardiff Medical Society was established in 1870 to encourage the advancement of medical knowledge and to promote the welfare of the medical profession. Today the society continues to promote medical education, but also provide a friendly environment in which doctors can socialise and network.
The membership consists of more than 300 medical practitioners in Cardiff and surrounding district. The Society puts on monthly events, an annual dinner and an annual student prize presentation evening. It also provides assistance to medical students who wish to study the history of medine as part of their medical degree.
The president of the Society for 2025-2026 is Professor Malcolm Wheeler
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If you would like to join the society, please contact the secretary: Cardiff.medicalsociety@gmail.com
Next Event
DATE: TUESDAY 13th JANUARY 2026
VENUE: LECTURE THEATRE 4, UHW
TIME: 19:00 - Buffet
19:30 - Keynote Event: Professor Krishna Narahari, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Cardiff & Honorary Professor of Urology, Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
'The Future of Surgery - minimally invasive surgery and robotics'
Professor Krishna Narahari is a Consultant Urologist at the University Hospital of Wales and lead clinician for robotic surgery. He runs 2 outpatient clinics per week: General Urology and Multi-disciplinary Uro-oncology
He completed his training in the North East of England with the Keith Yeates Gold Medal in the UK FRCS Urology Examination (2011) and a fellowship in complex robotic cancer surgery at the prestigious Jules Bordet Institut, Brussels (2012)
Over the last 12 years, Professor Narahari has led significant improvements in urology cancer services across South Wales, performing the first robotic prostate cancer surgery in 2014.
His work has received several awards over the years, including Urology Foundation Clinical Fellowship (2012), British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Endourology Fellowship (2012), BAUS John Anderson Award (2014) and Dept of Health NHS Excellence Award (2024)
Research achievements include first Welsh urology study to secure NIHR CI funding (Feb 2024), external expert advisor to Oxford University Biobank - Quantum Biobank (Jan 2024), Welsh Govt NHS Research Award in recognition of research activity (Apr 2023), and first Welsh urology trainee to secure NIHR Associate PI certification (March 2023).
Professor Narahari has served as the Oncology Chair for the British Association of Urological Surgeons, NICE Prostate Cancer Guidance Panel, National Prostate Cancer Audit and NHS England Urology Cancer committees.
Guests and New Members Welcome