Career
In 2010, he was named one of the United Kingdom’s Top 100 Doctors by The Sunday Times. He trained at the University of Cambridge and the Middlesex Hospital, London, before becoming Professor of Urology at Street George"s Hospital, London and University College London. He was Director of Postgraduate Education at Street George"s Hospital until 2005 when he resigned from the National Health Service to become Director of The Prostate Centre.
He now works privately.
Kirby helped to establish two urological charities and is still a trustee of both He frequently leads fund-raising challenges. The Wikipedia article on Kirby was started by a Wikipedia editor called "Biggleswiki", who has been traced to the public relations agency Bell Pottinger.
Kirby is described by The Independent and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism as a client of Bell Pottinger.