Dr. Manuela Tutolo is currently a full staff urologist and researcher at San Raffaele Scientific Hospital in Milan, Italy. During her residency she completed a one-year basic research programme at the Urological Research Institute in Milan. After residency, she completed a one-year clinical fellowship in functional urology at the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Dirk De Ridder. In addition, she worked for three years as an expert consultant at the Belgian Multiple Sclerosis Centre and the Gashuisberg Hospital in Leuven, improving her skills in the field of neuro-urology. She achieved her PhD in biomedical sciences from KU Leuven in 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Frank Van der Aa.
Dr. Tutolo is a member of the European Guidelines Committee on Male LUTS and actively collaborates with the Young Academic Urologists’ Group on Functional Urology of the EAU. Her scientific research mainly focuses on male and female LUTS and neuro-urology.
Miss Neha Sihra is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health (GB). She specialises in female, functional, neuro-urology, male lower urinary tract symptoms, and reconstructive urology (open and robotic).
She ranked first in the competitive national selection process for specialty registrar training and, as a result, has trained in some of London’s most prestigious hospitals including Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, University College London Hospital and St George’s Hospital.
Miss Sihra was awarded the Keith Yeates & Shackman gold medal award for outstanding performance in the FRCS (Urol) examination and has a strong academic interest. She is an associate member of the EAU Non-neurogenic Female LUTS guidelines panel, has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers and has presented at numerous national and international conferences including BAUS, EAU, ICS and UKCS.
Dr. Cyrille Guillot-Tantay, MD, PhD, is a consultant urologist at Hôpital Foch (Suresnes, France), with expertise in functional urology and renal transplantation. He completed his urological training at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris, one of France’s leading academic centres, and graduated from Université Paris Descartes. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and was awarded a PhD from Sorbonne Université in 2025, focused on the long-term safety of synthetic mid-urethral slings using nationwide health data.
Dr. Guillot-Tantay is actively involved in clinical and translational research and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in international journals, particularly in the fields of lower urinary tract dysfunction and surgical outcomes. He serves as associate editor for several international journals and is an active member of European Urology and international scientific societies, including working groups within the French Association of Urology, the European Association of Urology and the International Continence Society. His academic interests include patient safety, real-world data analysis, and the evaluation of innovative surgical techniques in functional urology.
Dr. George Bou Kheir is a consultant urologist at Ghent University Hospital (Belgium) with a subspecialty focus on functional urology, neurourology, pelvic floor disorders, and andrology. His clinical practice encompasses the management of overactive bladder, voiding dysfunction, neuro-urological conditions, chronic pelvic pain, neuromodulation, and male infertility.
He obtained his PhD from Ghent University with research focused on the pathophysiology and evolution of lower urinary tract symptoms across the lifespan, integrating pediatric, adult, and geriatric perspectives under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Karel Everaert. His research interests include lower urinary tract dysfunction, overactive bladder, nocturia, neuromodulation, pelvic pain syndromes, bladder sensory disorders, and male infertility.
Dr. Bou Kheir is actively involved in several national and international scientific societies. He contributes to the EAU, including the YAU Functional Urology Group, and is a member of the Belgian Working Group for Functional Urology and other collaborative academic networks in neurourology and pelvic floor medicine. He also serves as a reviewer for international journals in the fields of functional urology, neurourology and andrology.
