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Giulio Garaffa

Biography​

Giulio Garaffa is a consultant uro-andrologist at Harley Street Specialist Hospital in London.1 He completed his medical and specialist urological training at the University of Trieste in Italy.1 He undertook a three-year fellowship in andrology and complex male genital reconstruction at University College London Hospitals and became a substantive consultant in 2011.1

Contributions​

His cited work covers penile and scrotal reconstruction, including radial forearm flap phalloplasty, urethral construction, and surgery for genital lymphedema. Other papers examine penile prosthesis placement after phalloplasty and ischemic priapism, and surgery for Peyronie's disease.23456

Cited on WARWIKI

16 publications with Giulio Garaffa as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Schifano N, Castiglione F, Cakir OO, Montorsi F, Garaffa G. Reconstructive surgery of the scrotum: a systematic review. Int J Impot Res. 2022;34(4):359–368. doi
    Cited on: Debulking Scrotoplasty — Excision With Primary Closure · Excision With Flap Reconstruction for Genital Lymphedema · Principles of Genital Reconstruction
  2. Garaffa G, Christopher NA, Ralph DJ. "Total Phallic Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals." Eur Urol. 2010;57(4):715–722. doi
    Cited on: Radial Forearm Free Flap (RFFF) · Big Ben Method for Phalloplasty · Phallic Urethra: Tube-in-Tube and Pars Pendulans Construction
  3. Schifano N, Cakir OO, Castiglione F, Montorsi F, Garaffa G. "Multidisciplinary approach and management of patients who seek medical advice for penile size concerns: a narrative review." Int J Impot Res. 2022;34(5):434–451. doi
    Cited on: Small Penis Syndrome (SPS) & Penile Dysmorphic Disorder (PDD) · Buried Penis Repair · Suspensory Ligament Division (SLD)
  4. Ralph DJ, Garaffa G, Muneer A, et al. The Immediate Insertion of a Penile Prosthesis for Acute Ischaemic Priapism. European Urology. 2009;56(6):1033-1038. doi
    Cited on: Inflatable Penile Prosthesis · Malleable (Semirigid) Penile Prosthesis · Priapism Shunts & Decompression
  5. Ongaro L, Garaffa G, Migliozzi F, et al. Vaginoplasty in male to female transgenders: single center experience and a narrative review. Int J Impot Res. 2020;33(7):726–732. doi
    Cited on: Clitoroplasty — Preputial-Skin Flap with Dorsal Neurovascular-Bundle Pedicle · Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty (PIV)
  6. Falcone M, Garaffa G, Gillo A, et al. Outcomes of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Insertion in 247 Patients Completing Female to Male Gender Reassignment Surgery. BJU International. 2018;121(1):139-144. doi
    Cited on: Inflatable Penile Prosthesis · Erectile Prosthesis (Penile Implant) After Gender-Affirming Phalloplasty
  7. Garaffa G, Ralph DJ. Penile and Scrotal Reconstruction. In: Muneer A, Arya M, Jordan GH, eds. Atlas of Male Genitourethral Surgery: The Illustrated Guide. Wiley-Blackwell; 2014:151-167.
    Cited on: Modified Charles Procedure · Staged Bipedicled Scrotal Flap (Pribaz / McLaughlin Technique)
  8. Garaffa G, Shabbir M, Christopher N, Minhas S, Ralph DJ. The surgical management of lichen sclerosus of the glans penis: our experience and review of the literature. J Sex Med. 2011;8(4):1246–53. doi
    Cited on: Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) · Glans Resurfacing (Glans Skinning)
  9. Falcone M, Garaffa G, Raheem A, Christopher NA, Ralph DJ. "Total Phallic Reconstruction Using the Radial Artery Based Forearm Free Flap After Traumatic Penile Amputation." J Sex Med. 2016;13(7):1119–1124. doi
    Cited on: Radial Forearm Free Flap (RFFF)
  10. Garaffa G, Sansalone S, Ralph DJ. Augmentation Procedures for the Penis. In: Muneer A, Arya M, Jordan GH, eds. Atlas of Male Genitourethral Surgery: The Illustrated Guide. Wiley-Blackwell; 2014:92–102.
    Cited on: Genital & Scrotal Trauma
  11. Zacharakis E, Garaffa G, Raheem AA, et al. Penile prosthesis insertion in patients with refractory ischaemic priapism: early vs delayed implantation. BJU Int. 2014;114(4):576-581. doi
    Cited on: Priapism Shunts & Decompression
  12. Sansalone S, Garaffa G, Djinovic R, et al. Simultaneous penile lengthening and penile prosthesis implantation in patients with Peyronie's disease, refractory erectile dysfunction, and severe penile shortening. J Sex Med. 2012;9(1):316–321. doi
    Cited on: Inflatable Penile Prosthesis with Adjunctive Straightening — Comprehensive Guide

Footnotes​

  1. Mr. Giulio Garaffa. Harley Street Specialist Hospital. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Schifano N, Castiglione F, Cakir OO, Montorsi F, Garaffa G. Reconstructive surgery of the scrotum: a systematic review. Int J Impot Res. 2022;34(4):359–368. doi:10.1038/s41443-021-00468-x ↩

  3. Garaffa G, Christopher NA, Ralph DJ. "Total Phallic Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals." Eur Urol. 2010;57(4):715–722. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2009.05.018 ↩

  4. Ralph DJ, Garaffa G, Muneer A, et al. The Immediate Insertion of a Penile Prosthesis for Acute Ischaemic Priapism. European Urology. 2009;56(6):1033-1038. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2008.09.044 ↩

  5. Falcone M, Garaffa G, Gillo A, et al. Outcomes of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Insertion in 247 Patients Completing Female to Male Gender Reassignment Surgery. BJU International. 2018;121(1):139-144. doi:10.1111/bju.14027 ↩

  6. Garaffa G, Ralph DJ. Penile and Scrotal Reconstruction. In: Muneer A, Arya M, Jordan GH, eds. Atlas of Male Genitourethral Surgery: The Illustrated Guide. Wiley-Blackwell; 2014:151-167. ↩