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David J. Ralph

Biography​

David Ralph has been a professor of urology at UCLH and UCL since 1996.1 He trained in general surgery at St Thomas’s and St Mary’s Hospitals in London and in urology at Leeds and St Peter’s Hospitals in London.1 He has chaired the BAUS Section of Andrology and served as president of the British Society of Sexual Medicine.2

Contributions​

His cited work addresses phallic reconstruction, including radial forearm free flap phalloplasty and erectile device placement after phalloplasty. Other cited papers address surgical management of ischemic priapism, including decompression and penile prosthesis placement.34567

Cited on WARWIKI

29 publications with David J. Ralph 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. Kristinsson S, Johnson M, Ralph D. Review of penile reconstructive techniques. Int J Impot Res. 2021;33(3):243–50. doi
    Cited on: Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG) · Bipedicled Anterior Scrotal Flap (Fakin Technique) · Sensate External Pudendal Artery Perforator (EPAP) Hemi-Scrotal Flap
  2. Romero-Otero J, Manfredi C, Ralph D, et al. "Non-invasive and surgical penile-enhancement interventions for aesthetic or therapeutic purposes: a systematic review." BJU Int. 2021;127(3):269–291. doi
    Cited on: Small Penis Syndrome (SPS) & Penile Dysmorphic Disorder (PDD) · Penile Traction Therapy (PTT) · Autologous Fat Injection (AFI) — Penile Girth Enhancement
  3. 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
  4. Pang KH, Christopher N, Ralph DJ, Lee WG. "Insertion of Erectile Device Following Phalloplasty in Individuals Assigned Male at Birth: A Systematic Review." J Sex Med. 2025. doi
    Cited on: Radial Forearm Free Flap (RFFF) · Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap Phalloplasty · Erectile Prosthesis (Penile Implant) After Gender-Affirming Phalloplasty
  5. 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
  6. Basile G, Ralph D, Wardak S, Sangster P, Christopher N, Lee WG. Penoscrotal decompression should be considered for prolonged ischaemic priapism. J Sex Med. 2025;22(11):2072-2078. doi
    Cited on: Priapism Shunts & Decompression · Priapism
  7. Blecher GA, Christopher N, Ralph DJ. Implant Surgery in Patient with a Neophallus. In: Miranda EP, Mulhall JP, eds. Penile Implant Surgery: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies. Springer; 2022:165–186.
    Cited on: Erectile Prosthesis (Penile Implant) After Gender-Affirming Phalloplasty · Testicular Implants — Gender-Affirming (Transmasculine Neoscrotal Augmentation)
  8. Barnard JT, Cakir OO, Ralph D, Yafi FA. Technological advances in penile implant surgery. J Sex Med. 2021;18(7):1158–1166. doi
    Cited on: Penile Implant Models · Penile Implants
  9. Cocci A, Ralph D, Djinovic R, et al. "Surgical outcomes after collagenase clostridium histolyticum failure in patients with Peyronie's disease in a multicenter clinical study." Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):166. doi
    Cited on: Peyronie's Disease · Plaque Incision / Excision with Grafting
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. Kalsi JS, Christopher N, Ralph DJ, Minhas S. Plaque incision and fascia lata grafting in the surgical management of Peyronie's disease. BJU Int. 2006;98:110–114. doi
    Cited on: Autologous Fascia Lata · Tutoplast-Processed Allografts

Footnotes​

  1. Professor David Ralph. King Edward VII s Hospital. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. Mr David John Ralph. The British Association of Urological Surgeons Limited. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  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. Pang KH, Christopher N, Ralph DJ, Lee WG. "Insertion of Erectile Device Following Phalloplasty in Individuals Assigned Male at Birth: A Systematic Review." J Sex Med. 2025. doi:10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf019 ↩

  5. 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 ↩

  6. Basile G, Ralph D, Wardak S, Sangster P, Christopher N, Lee WG. Penoscrotal decompression should be considered for prolonged ischaemic priapism. J Sex Med. 2025;22(11):2072-2078. doi:10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf229 ↩

  7. Blecher GA, Christopher N, Ralph DJ. Implant Surgery in Patient with a Neophallus. In: Miranda EP, Mulhall JP, eds. Penile Implant Surgery: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies. Springer; 2022:165–186. ↩