A/Prof Troy Gianduzzo, Brisbane Prostate Clinic, Urologist, Brisbane, QLD / About / Associate Professor Troy Gianduzzo

Associate Professor Troy Gianduzzo

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A/Prof Gianduzzo is a recognised leader in prostate surgery and is internationally accredited as a Surgeon of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the U.S. based Surgical Review Corporation.

He is an experienced keyhole surgeon, having performed over 1,000 major robotic +/- laparoscopic urological procedures. He is also the national secretary of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons.

On a personal note, Troy was born and raised in Queensland and completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland.

Troy is also an accomplished classical guitarist and is currently preparing his ATCL performance diploma through Trinity College London.

Clinical Focus

A/Prof Gianduzzo specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Robotic radical prostatectomy - accredited as a Surgeon of Excellence in Robotic Surgery (in conjunction with The Wesley Hospital)
Prostate brachytherapy
Prostate cancer diagnosis
Prostate MRI
PSA testing
Benign prostatic enlargement treatment

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS), University of Qld, 1995
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), University of Qld, 2012
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), University of Queensland, 2016
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, (FRACS), 2005
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, 2017
Associate Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (AFRACMA), 2016

Current Positions

Consultant Urologist Positions

Wesley Hospital
Buderim Private Hospital
Chermside Day Hospital
Holy Spirit Northside Hospital
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Bundaberg
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
The Brisbane Private Hospital

Other Positions

Urology Department Chairman, The Wesley Hospital
Medical Advisory Committee Chairman, The Wesley Hospital
University of Qld Appointment: Associate Professor, School of Medicine

Academic Awards and Distinctions

Dr Gianduzzo has been the recipient of several international, national and state awards across a range of disciplines.

2016 Dean's Honour Roll. Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law UQ.
2016 University of Queensland Business School Academic Excellence Award. Masters of Business Administration MBA (UQ). GPA 6.83. Joint runner-up to the overall academic excellence award.
Masters of Business Administration MBA (UQ). GPA 6.83. Joint runner-up to the overall academic excellence award. The European Association of Urology, along with the American Urological Association ASM, is as the pre-eminent international urology meeting.
2015 Best Poster Award - Societe Internationale d'Urologie. The SIU annual meeting is a major international urology research meeting. International award.
2013 Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence. MBA (UQ)
2012 Inaugural Prof Robert "Frank" Gardiner Registrar Research Prize
Best registrar paper presented at the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Northern Section Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). Awarded to urology registrar Dr Devang Desai. Senior supervising author Dr TRJ Gianduzzo.
2007 Outstanding Paper Award (first author) - Engineering and Urology Society 22nd Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA. International award. The EUS ASM is the major international meeting devoted to engineering aspects of clinical practice and instrument design.
2007 Outstanding Paper Award (co-author) - Engineering and Urology Society 22nd Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA. International award.
2007 Alban-Gee Poster Prize - Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) ASM.
National prize for the best scientific research poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2007 1st Prize Audio-Visual Award American Urology Association - 22nd Annual Meeting Anaheim USA. International prize awarded for the best audio-visual presentation at the AUA ASM. The American Urology Association ASM, along with the aforementioned European Association of Urology ASM, is the pre-eminent international urology meeting.
2007 Best Poster Prize American Urology Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim USA. International Award
2006 2nd prize 24th World Congress on Endourology - Awarded at the World Congress of Endourology (WCE) Annual Meeting of the Endourological Society. International award. The World Congress on Endourology is considered the pre-eminent international meeting dedicated to the subspecialty of endourology, laparoscopy and robotics.
2006 Australasian Urology Foundation (AUF) / Schering Research Scholarship ($30,000). National award for research.
(AUF) / Schering Research Scholarship ($30,000). National award for research. ($2,000)
2002 Keith Kirkland Prize - Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand 55th ASM - National prize awarded for the best clinical research performed by a urology registrar at the USANZ ASM
2002 Neville Davis Prize - State prize awarded by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for the best registrar research project (either clinical or laboratory) performed across all surgical specialties.
2002 Karl Storz Travel Fellowship for Registrars. Awarded to the best urology registrar research presentation at the USANZ ASM. National award.
1995 Finalist Royal Australasian College of Ophthalmologists' Prize

Memberships Of Learned Societies

National Secretary of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons (ANZAUS)
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ)
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
International Member of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
Australia and New Zealand Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Avant Medical Defence Society

International Training

A/Prof Troy Gianduzzo completed his Australian urology training in 2003. He then trained at international centres of excellence in the United Kingdom and the U.S.A in high volume, world - leading institutions specializing in prostate cancer.

2006-07
- The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Research Fellow / Clinical Scholar in Minimally-Invasive Urology (research and clinical)
- Personally invited by Prof Inderbir Gill

Training

2001-04 - Urology Registrar Brisbane (PAH, QE2, RBWH, Greenslopes Private Hospital)
1998-01 - General Surgery Registrar Qld (Rockhampton, Townsville, Logan, PAH)
1996-97 - Junior House Officer, Intern Brisbane (PAH, QE2)

Research Fellowships

2006-07 - Research Fellow / Clinical Scholar in Minimally-Invasive Urology - The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
2005-06 - Laparoscopic Fellow in Urology (research and clinical) - North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK; Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
2004-05 - Laparoscopic Fellow in Urology (research and clinical) - North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK; Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

Research Interests

A/Prof Gianduzzo's research interests have focused on clinical urology with an emphasis on cancer research. He has published and presented at international meetings and continues to advance medical knowledge through research which also includes supervision of research higher degree students and medical students.

Supervision Of Research

Research Higher Degree Students

2014 - 2016: Dr Andrew Keller - MPhil UQ (Principal Advisor Dr Troy Gianduzzo)

Wesley Urology Research Fellowship

A/Prof Gianduzzo has established a Wesley Urology Research Fellowship in which he is the principal supervisor of research higher degree students enrolled in the Wesley Urology Research Fellowship.

Medical Journals

A/Prof Gianduzzo is a peer-review referee of scientific papers for:

Urology
International Brazilian Journal of Urology
e-cancer medical science
ANZ Journal of Surgery
Australian Prescriber

Research Grants

2017 Wesley Medical Research Grant. A Randomised Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Metformin and Atorvastatin from Biopsy to Radical Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients. $230,399. Chief Investigator - submitted for funding - passed first assessment round.
2017 Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology UQ (EAIT) and Faculty of Medicine UQ. TeleManneken PIS: A Little TeleManipulation for Urology Practice In Simulation" $4,000 - Chief Investigator.
2016 RBWH Foundation. Does prostatic manipulation result in increased numbers and clusters of circulating tumour cells? $40,000 - Associate Investigator.
2014 UQ Research Scholarship - $25,392. A Cost Utility Analysis of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Australia. Awarded to Dr Andrew Keller (MPhil student) - Chief Investigator Dr T Gianduzzo
2012 Wesley Research Institute (WRI) Grant $130,500. Can 3T multiparametric MRI imaging of the prostate be used as a triage for the need to biopsy patients with a high or concerning PSA? - Associate Investigator.
2011 RBWH Foundation Towards concurrent imaging of primary and secondary prostate cancers $25,000 - Associate Investigator.
2007 American Medical Systems / AMS Research Grant $US 220,000 - Laser Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - Chief Investigator.
2006 Australian Urology Foundation Grant $AU 30,000 - Laser Applications in Urology - Chief Investigator.
2006 Laserscope Research Grant $US 50,000 - Laser Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Radical Prostatectomy - Chief Investigator.
2003 Princess Alexandra Hospital Society Registrar Travelling Scholarship $AU 2,000. Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. Awarded to Dr T Gianduzzo.
2002 Karl Storz Travel Fellowship for Registrars. Awarded to Dr T Gianduzzo.

Other Academic Activities

International

Invited Faculty 32nd World Congress of Endourology and SWL, Taiwan, 2014
Invited faculty 11th Prostate Cancer World Congress, Australia 2013
Invited faculty - Asia Pacific 11th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne 2010
Faculty for the 24th World Congress of Endourology and SWL Cleveland, OH, USA, 2006
Faculty for Basingstoke-Elancourt Laparoscopic Urology International Workshop 2005, Paris, France

National

Invited Faculty - Sydney Robotics Summit, Sydney, 29 June 2018
Convenor - Retzius-Sparing Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Workshop, Brisbane, 21 April 2018
Chair - Concurrent ID:Poster podium - Oncology 1 Interactive Session 71st USANZ ASM 2018
Invited faculty - Chair Uro-oncology plenary session 70th USANZ ASM 2017
Abstract reviewer 70th USANZ ASM 2017
Invited faculty - Chair Uro-oncology plenary session 69th USANZ ASM 2016
Abstract reviewer 69th USANZ ASM 2016
Invited faculty - Chair Uro-oncology plenary session 68th USANZ ASM 2015
Invited faculty - 63rd USANZ ASM 2010
Research Referee for the Australian Urological Foundation

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate

Medical student teaching at the RBWH and the Wesley Hospitals of students from UQ, Griffith, and Bond Universities: including lectures, theatre sessions, outpatient clinics, and also in student electives in Dr Gianduzzo's private practice.

Students are encouraged to participate in research activities, have co-authored research papers with Dr Gianduzzo and have presented their research at the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting.

Post graduate

Supervisor of urology registrar fellowship training at RBWH and also private tutorials and practice exam vivas to registrars prior to fellowship examinations (2007-2017).
Chair of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Workshop at the Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference and the Prostate Cancer World Congress
RACS Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Course 22 may 2017, RBWH
Supervisor of international fellows at the RBWH and Wesley Hospital - Dr Bruno Lana, Brazil; Dr Francois-Xavier Nouhaud, France.
Member of the Surgical Sciences Examination (SSE) Urology Examinations Committee for the development of SSE examinations questions for the assessment of Urology SET trainees 2012, 2013.
Training and mentorship of urology consultant colleagues learning robotic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy both in Brisbane and interstate - Dr Imogen Patterson (Bundaberg), Dr Justin Vass (Sydney), Dr Howard Lau (Sydney), Dr Phillip Sprott (Newcastle).
Regular GP educational presentations at the Wesley Hospital GP education days and also in the community as part of continuing professional development (CPD) approved RACGP activities.
Nursing education activities at the Wesley Hospital.

Clinical Responsibilities

Full-time public and private clinical commitments approximating 50-60 hours per week as a consultant urologist since 2007 with duties including:

Regular, public operating sessions, outpatient clinics and inpatient care at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (2007-2017),
Regular operating sessions and inpatient management at the Wesley Hospital and other private hospitals within Brisbane (2007-2017),
Full-time private practice in private consulting suites,
Chairman of the urology department at the Wesley Hospital, and
Member of several clinical care and quality assurance committees at the Wesley Hospital including the Medical Advisory Committee since 2009.
Medical advisory committee chairman, the Wesley Hospital, 2018-current

Regular Clinical Meetings / MDT

Wesley Hospital multidisciplinary meeting, weekly.
Medical Advisory Committee Meetings, the Wesley Hospital, monthly
Urology Craft Group Meetings the Wesley Hospital, three times per year.

Committees and Related Activities

Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons

2001-current: Member
2015-current: National secretary of the association

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand

2001-current: Member
2005-current: Fellow
2012, 2013: Surgical Sciences Examination (SSE) Urology Examinations Committee for the development of SSE examinations questions for the assessment of Urology SET trainees

Australian Society of Anaesthetists

2016-current: Surgical advisor for the Economics Advisory Committee Ipsen Pty. Ltd.
2015-current: National Strategy Advisory Board Member

Wesley Hospital

2018-currnet: Medical Advisory Committee chairman
2016-current: Urology Department Chairman
2015-current: Robotic Credentialing Subcommittee
2009-current: Medical Advisory Committee
2009-current: Credentialing Committee
2013-current: Operating Theatre Advisory Committee Wesley Medical Research
2016-current: Cancer Research Committee member

University of Queensland Business School

2013-2016: Masters of Business Administration (Academic Excellence Award, Dean's Honour Roll)
2016-current: Alumnus

Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

2016-present: Associate Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2005-present: Fellow

European Association of Urology

2009-current: International member

Australia and New Zealand Prostate Cancer Trials Group

2007-current - Member

Consumer Group Engagements

Sponsor and Presenting Partner, Noosa Prostate Association, 2018
Invited Speaker Men's Shed community groups.
Invited Speaker 2010 and 2012 Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia national annual meetings.
Speaker at prostate cancer support group meetings - Brisbane, Glasshouse Mountains, Beenleigh, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast.
Invited Contributor to the Redcliffe and District Local Medical Association (RDMA).
Invited Contributor to "GP Partners" newsletter.
Participation in Cancer Council Queensland Prostate Cancer Support Line.
Speaker at the annual Gambaro-Wesley Hospital Prostate Cancer Luncheon
Regular Speaker at The Wesley Hospital GP Prostate Cancer Day.
Annual presentations at the annual Wesley RACGP CPD accredited clinical education weekends.
Presentations in annual nursing education programs at The Wesley Hospital.
Regular GP presentations in the community on prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Presentations / Demonstrations (Major, Invited)

2017 “Technology in the OR: Lean Sigma workflow applications in robotic surgery.” 22nd Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand / Australian and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society ASM
2016 “Lessons Learned” UnitingCare Health Private Practice Conference, Gold Coast.
2015 “Radical Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection.” Genesis Cancer Care Radiation Oncology Prostate Teaching Day
2014 “Robotic LESS Partial Nephrectomy.” World Congress of Endourology and SWL, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 da Vinci Prostatectomy Masterclass, Prostate Cancer World Congress, Australia 2013
2013 “Laser Treatment of BPH.” Queensland Urological Nurses Society, ASM, Brisbane
2013 Invited speaker - annual community forum Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital, Maitland, South Australia
2012 “Localised Prostate Cancer Treatment Options.” Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Annual Meeting
2011 Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Proctor / Demonstrator Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney
2010 “Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction.” 11th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2010 “Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Technique.” 63rd USANZ ASM, Perth
2010 “Treatment Option: Laparoscopic Surgery.” Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia “Advancing Quality of Life” International Conference, Gold Coast
2008 Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Proctor / Demonstrator Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Newcastle
2007 “Extraperitoneal Laparoscopy: The Dark Side of the Moon.” Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Northern Section ASM
2004 “Obesity, Prior Lower Abdominal Surgery and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy”. British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Section of Oncology, Manchester, UK.
2004 “Transperitoneal or Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Does the Approach Matter?" BAUS Section of Oncology, Manchester, UK.
2003 “Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy”. Urological Society of Australasia Northern Section Meeting.
2002 “Prostatic and Peripheral Blood Selenium Levels Following Oral Supplementation.” 6th Asian Congress of Urology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1999 “Whipple’s Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Rural General Surgeon’s Experience.” General Surgeons Australia National Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.

Prize-Winning Presentations

MRI GUIDED IN-BORE BIOPSY FOR PROSTATE CANCER - WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE SAY? A CASE SERIES OF 554 PATIENTS AND A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LITERATURE
Morgan Richard Pokorny, MB ChB FRACS PhD; Rachel Esler, MBBS FRACS; Boon Kua, MBBS FRACS; John Yaxley, MBBS FRACS; Hemamali Samaratunga, MBBS FRCPA; Nigel Dunglison, MBBS FRACS; Troy Gianduzzo, MBBS FRACS MBA FRACMA; Geoff Coughlin, MBBS FRACS; Ross Holt, BAppSci(Diag Radiography)Level 2 MRI Qualification; Barbara Laing, MBBS FRANZCR; Darren Ault, MBBS FRANZCR; Nicholas Brown, MBBS FRANZCR; Rob Parkinson, MBBS FRANZCR; Les Thompson, MBBS FRACS Submitted to World Journal of Urology.
PROSTATE ARTERY EMBOLISATION ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY (P-EASY): A POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO LONG-TERM MEDICAL THERAPY FOR BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY.
Nicholas Brown, Duncan Walker, Troy Gianduzzo, Morgan Pokorny, Boon Kua, John Yaxley , Nigel Dunglison, Rachel Esler. Accepted BJU International - BJU-2018-0702.R1, 25 July 2017
THE AUSTRALIAN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY LEARNING CURVE.
Marcus McKenzie Handmer, MBBS (Hons); Charles Chabert; Ronald Cohen; Troy Gianduzzo; Paul Kearns; Daniel Moon; Jason Ooi; Tom Shannon; David Sofield; Andrew Tan; Mark Louie-Johnsun ANZ J Surg. 2018 Jan; 88(1-2): 100-103. Doi: 10.1111/ans.14025.
CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: VALIDATION OF WHO/ISUP GRADING.
Julien Dagher, Brett Delahunt, Nathalie Rioux-Leclercq, Lars Egevad, John R Srigley, Geoff Coughlin, Nigel Dunglinson, Troy Gianduzzo, Boon Kua, Greg Malone, Ben Martin, John Preston, Morgan Pokorny, Simon Wood, John Yaxley, Hemamali Samaratunga. Histopathology - HISTOP-03-17-0172 - Accepted 28 Jun 2017
MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA OF PROSTATE AND PROSTATIC ADENOCARCINOMA WITH MUCINOUS COMPONENTS; A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF 143 CASES
Hemamali Samaratunga, Brett Delahunt, John Yaxley, Shulammite Johannsen, Geoffrey Coughlin, Troy Gianduzzo, David Duffy, Boon Kua, Imogen Patterson, Lars Egevad Histopathology HISTOP-03-17-0143 - Accepted 4 June 2017
EDITORIAL COMMENT.RE: LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH KTP LASER VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: AN ANIMAL RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
T Gianduzzo Urology. 2017 Jan; 99:128-129.
A COST UTILITY ANALYSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING IN AUSTRALIA Keller, A., Gericke, C., Whitty, J., Yaxley, J., Kua, B., Coughlin, G. and Gianduzzo, T Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2017; 15: 95-111
IMPACT OF BRANDING ON PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HEALTHCARE-RELATED GOVERNING BODIES: A PILOT STUDY OF THE UROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BRAND.
Gianduzzo TR, Gardiner RA, Rashid P, Young R, Frydenberg M, Kelly S. BJU Int. 2016, Oct;118 Suppl 3:23-29. doi: 10.1111/bju.13469.
THE USE OF 68GA-PSMA PET CT IN MEN WITH BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE AFTER DEFINITIVE TREATMENT FOR ACINAR ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE.
G Meredith, D Wong, J Yaxley, G Coughlin, L Thompson, B Kua, T Gianduzzo. BJU Int. 2016 Oct;118 Suppl 3:49-55.
THE AUSTRALIAN LAPAROSCOPIC NON-ROBOTIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY EXPERIENCE - ANALYSIS OF 2943 CASES
Louie-Johnsun, MW., Handmer, MM., Calopedos, RJS., Chabert, C., Cohen, RJ., Gianduzzo, TRJ., Kearns, PA., Moon, DA., Ooi, J., Shannon, T., Sofield, D., Tan, AHH BJU Int. 2016 Oct;118 Suppl 3:43-48.
CAN ATORVASTATIN WITH METFORMIN CHANGE THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER AS CHARACTERIZED BY MOLECULAR, METABOLOMIC, IMAGING AND PATHOLOGICAL VARIABLES? A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL PROTOCOL.
Matthew J. Roberts, John W Yaxley, Geoffrey D Coughlin, Troy R. J. Gianduzzo, Rachel C. Esler, Nigel T. Dunglison, Suzanne K. Chambers, Robyn J Medcraft, Clement W. K. Chow, Horst Joachim Schirra, Renee Richards, Nicholas Kienzle, Macy Lu, Ian Brereton, Hema Samaratunga, Joanna Perry-Keene, Diane Payton, Chikara Oyama, Martin F. Lavin, Robert A. Gardiner Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Jun 28;50:16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.06.014
UROLOGY TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: THE EMERGING ROLE OF SIMULATION.
Prem Rashid and Troy Gianduzzo BJU Int. 2015 Dec 23. doi: 10.1111/bju.13259.
THE PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF UROLOGICAL PATHOLOGY (ISUP) GRADING SYSTEM FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Samaratunga H, Delahunt B, Gianduzzo T, Coughlin G, Duffy D, LeFevre I, Johannsen S, Egevad L, Yaxley J. Pathology. 2015 Oct;47(6):515-9.
IS TRANSPERINEAL PROSTATE BIOPSY MORE ACCURATE THAN TRANSRECTAL BIOPSY IN DETERMINING FINAL GLEASON SCORE AND CLINICAL RISK CATEGORY? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Susan Scott, Hemamali Samaratunga, Charles Chabert, Michelle Breckenridge, Troy Gianduzzo BJU Int. 2015, 116 Suppl 3:26-30. doi: 10.1111/bju.13165.
BARBED POLYGLYCONATE VS MONOCRYL SUTURE IN VESICO-URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Devang Desai, Kevin Lah, Charles Chabert and Troy Gianduzzo World J Clin Urol 2015 July 24; 4(2): 92-96.
EARLY VASCULAR UNCLAMPING REDUCES WARM ISCHAEMIA TIME IN ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY.
Kevin Lah, Devang Desai, Charkles Chabert, Christian Gericke, Troy Gianduzzo F1000Research 2015, 4:108 (doi:10.12688/f1000research.6276.1) [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
THE ISUP SYSTEM OF STAGING, GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION OF RENAL CELL NEOPLASIA.
Samaratunga H, Gianduzzo T, Delahunt, B. Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL 2014; 1(3):26-39
INADVERTENT URETERIC TRAUMA WITH AN INDWELLING URETHRAL CATHETER: LIMITATIONS OF ULTRASOUND IN UROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS.
Devang Desai, Kevin Lah, Ian Mackenzie, Troy Gianduzzo BJU Int. 11 April 2013. DOI: 10.1002/BJUIw-2012-051-web
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOLLOWING FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Wolanski P, Chabert C, Jones L, Mullavey T, Walsh S, Gianduzzo T BJU Int. 2012 Dec;110 Suppl 4:64-70
ADVANCES IN LASER TECHNOLOGY IN UROLOGY
Lee J, Gianduzzo TR Urol Clin North Am. 2009 May;36(2):189-98
RE: DILEMMA OF SMALL RENAL MASSES
Rashid P, Goad J, Aron M, Gianduzzo T, Gill IS ANZ J Surg. 2009 Jan-Feb;79 (1-2):88; author reply 88
POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE (KTP) LASER NERVE-SPARING LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: COMPARISON WITH ULTRASONIC AND COLD SCISSOR DISSECTION ON CAVERNOUS NERVE FUNCTION
Troy R Gianduzzo, Jose R Colombo Jr, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MF Dall'Oglio, James Ulchaker, Inderbir S Gill J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2760-6. Epub 2009 Apr 17
LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: INTEGRATION OF AN ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
Prem Rashid, Jeremy Goad, Monish Aron, Troy Gianduzzo, Inderbir Gill ANZ J Surg. 2008 Jun;78(6):471-5
ROBOTIC NERVE-SPARING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY USING POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE (KTP) LASER: INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CANINE MODEL
Troy R Gianduzzo, MBBS, Jose R Colombo, Jr, MD, Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, Jason M Hafron, MD, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, Monish Aron, MD, Inderbir S Gill, MD, Jihad H Kaouk, MD BJU Int. 2008 Aug 5;102(5):598-602
ROBOTIC ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND OUTCOMES
Colombo JR Jr, Santos B, Hafron J, Gianduzzo T, Haber GP, Kaouk JH Int Braz J Urol. 2007 Nov-Dec;33(6):803-9
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF SYMPTOMATIC DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC OR ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Secin FP, Jiborn T, Bjartell AS, Fournier G, Salomon L, Abbou CC, Haber GP, Gill IS, Crocitto LE, Nelson RA, Cansino Alcaide JR, Martinez-Pineiro L, Cohen MS, Tuerk I, Schulman C, Gianduzzo T, Eden C, Baumgartner R, Smith JA, Entezarn K, van Velthoven R, Janetschek G, Serio AM, Vickers AJ, Touijer K, Guillonneau B Eur Urol. 2008 Jan;53(1):134-45. Epub 2007 Jun 11
ANATOMICAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CANINE PERIPROSTATIC AND NEUROVASCULAR ANATOMY: PERSPECTIVES AS A NERVE-SPARING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY MODEL
Gianduzzo T, Colombo, JR Jr, El-Gabry, E, Haber G-P, Gill, I J Urol.2008 May;179(5):2025-9
LASER NERVE-SPARING LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
Gianduzzo T, Chang C, El-Shazly M, Mustajab A, Moon D, Eden C BJU Int 2007 Apr 99 (4):875-9
THE IMPACT OF OBESITY ON LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Eden CG, Chang CM, Gianduzzo T, Moon DA BJU Int. 2006, 98 (6):1279-82.
RE: UCHIDA T, OHKUSA H, NAGATA Y, HYODO T, SATOH T AND IRIE A: TREATMENT OF LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER USING HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
TR Gianduzzo, CG Eden, DA Moon BJU 2006 Apr 97(4): 867-8. BJU Int 97:56-61
RE: ATUG F, CASTLE EP, BURGESS SV AND THOMAS R: CONCOMITANT MANAGEMENT OF RENAL CALCULI AND PUJ OBSTRUCTION WITH ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. BJU Int. 96: 1365-72
CG Eden, DA Moon, TR Gianduzzo BJU Int. 2006 March 97 (3): 653-4
RE: DIBLASIO CJ, SNYDER ME, AND RUSSO P. MINI-FLANK SUPRA-11TH RIB INCISION FOR OPEN PARTIAL OR RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY. BJU INT 97: 149-156, 2006
DA Moon, CG Eden, TR Gianduzzo and RG Hindley BJU Int 2006 Apr 97(4): 867
LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY: EVOLUTION OF A NEW GOLD STANDARD
C. Eden, DA Moon, C. Chang, MA El-Shazly, T. Gianduzzo Urology 2006 May 67 (5):932-6
THE IMPACT OF PROSTATE SIZE IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
C. Chang, T. Gianduzzo, C. Eden Eur Urol 2005 Aug; 48 (2): 285-90
EXTRAPERITONEAL LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY UPJ OBSTRUCTION
C. Eden, T. Gianduzzo, C. Chang, N. Thiruchelvam, A. Jones J Urol 2004 Dec; 172(6 Pt 1): 2308-11
PROSTATIC AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD SELENIUM LEVELS AFTER ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION
Gianduzzo TR, Holmes EG, Tinggi U, Shahin M, Mactaggart P, Nicol D J Urol. 2003Sep;170(3):870-3
DETERMINATION OF SELENIUM IN RED BLOOD CELLS BY INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICP-MS) AFTER MICROWAVE DIGESTION
U. Tinggi, T. Gianduzzo, R.. Francis, D. Nicol, M. Shahin J Radioanal Nucl Chem Jan 2004, 259 (3): 469-72
ULTRASONIC SPECIMEN RADIOGRAPHY FOR NON-PALPABLE BREAST LESIONS
P. Vujovic, T. Gianduzzo, C. Archibald, I. Bennett The Breast. April 2002, 11(2): 144-50

Publications Submitted

SHOULD WE BE INVESTING IN LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY IN AUSTRALIA?

Keller, Andrew; Handmer, Marcus; Chabert, Charles; Gianduzzo, Troy; Kearns, Paul; Ooi, Jason; Shannon, Tom; Sofield, David; Tan, Andrew; Louie-Johnsun, Mark.

Submitted to the International Journal of Urology.

Book Chapters / Invited Contributions

LASERS IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Gianduzzo T
Chapter 11. New Technologies in Urology. (Eds) P. Dasgupta; J.M. Fitzpatrick; R. Kirby; I.S. Gill. Springer. 2010
ADVANCES IN LASER TECHNOLOGY IN UROLOGY
Lee J, Gianduzzo TR
Urol Clin North Am. 2009 May; 36(2):189-98
LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY: TECHNIQUE
T.R.J. Gianduzzo and C.G. Eden
Chapter 16. Textbook of Laparoscopic Urology Ed. Inderbir S. Gill. Taylor and Francis. New York. 1st Edition. 2006

Randomised Controlled Trials

Completed and Published

POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE (KTP) LASER NERVE-SPARING LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: COMPARISON WITH ULTRASONIC AND COLD SCISSOR DISSECTION ON CAVERNOUS NERVE FUNCTION
Troy R Gianduzzo, Jose R Colombo Jr, Georges-Pascal Haber, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MF Dall'Oglio, James Ulchaker, Inderbir S Gil J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2760-6. Epub 2009 Apr 17
ROBOTIC NERVE-SPARING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY USING POTASSIUM-TITANYL-PHOSPHATE (KTP) LASER: INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CANINE MODEL
Troy R Gianduzzo, MBBS, Jose R Colombo, Jr, MD, Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, Jason M Hafron, MD, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, Monish Aron, MD, Inderbir S Gill, MD, Jihad H Kaouk, MD BJU Int. 2008 Aug 5;102(5):598-602
PROSTATIC AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD SELENIUM LEVELS AFTER ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION
Gianduzzo TR, Holmes EG, Tinggi U, Shahin M, Mactaggart P, Nicol D J Urol. 2003 Sep;170(3):870-3

Completion Pending

A RANDOMISED DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL OF METFORMIN AND ATORVASTATIN FROM BIOPSY TO RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOR HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS. Yaxley JW, Gianduzzo TRJ, Coughlin GD, Esler RC, Dunglison NT, Chambers SK, Medcraft RJ, Chow CWK, Schirra HJ, Richards RS, Kienzle N, Lu M, Brereton I, Samaratunga H, Perry-Keene J, Payton D, Oyama C, Doi SA, Lavin MF, Gardiner RA.
MEDICAL THERAPY VERSUS PROSTATE ARTERY EMBOLISATION IN TREATMENT NAIVE MEN WITH SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA. Brown N, Gianduzzo T, Kua B, Poorny M, Kiosoglus A, Campbell P, Dunglison N, Yaxley J, carter S.

Courses, Workshops and Meetings Attended

2017 RACS Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators Course, RBWH, Brisbane
2017 70th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra.
2016 Royal Australia College of Medical Administrators Annual Conference, Brisbane.
2016 17th Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2016 69th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.
2015 68th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide.
2015 Prostate Cancer World Congress and 16th Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference, Cairns, Australia.
2014 67th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane.
2014 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Noosa
2014 15th Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2014 32nd World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Taipei, Taiwan.
2013 66th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne.
2013 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Noosa
2013 Prostate Cancer World Congress and 14th Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2012 13th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2012 Intuitive Surgical Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Workshop, Las Vegas, CA, USA
2012 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Noosa
2011 Intuitive Da Vinci Robotic Training, Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, Florida, USA
2011 12th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne.
2011 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Noosa
2010 63rd Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth.
2010 11th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne
2010 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Gold Coast
2009 62nd Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.
2009 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Byron Bay
2009 10th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne
2008 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Kingscliff
2008 69th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.
2007 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Kingscliff, NSW
2007 102nd AUA Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA
2007 Engineering and Urology Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA
2007 60th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide
2006 Ambulatory Urology Meeting, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA.
2006 24th World Congress of Endourology, Cleveland, OH, USA
2006 101st AUA Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA
2005 Preceptorship with Prof. Inderbir Gill Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
2005 100th AUA Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA
2005 23rd World Congress of Endourology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 British Association of Urological Surgeons, Harrogate, UK.
2004 Tyco Healthcare Basingstoke-Aarhus Laparoscopic Course - delegate
2004 22nd World Congress of Endourology – Mumbai, India – delegate and presenter
2004 Challenges in Laparoscopy 2004- Dr I. Tuerk, Dr I. Gill, Dr C. Abbou, Dr B. Guilloneau – Rome, Italy - delegate
2003 USANZ Northern Section ASM
2003 56th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.
2003 Laparoscopic nephrectomy workshop (dry and wet lab) – Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
2003 Laparoscopic workshop (dry and wet lab) – Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
2003 Surgical Skills Workshop (Laparoscopic and open surgery – dry and wet lab) – CTEC Center, Perth, Australia
2002 USANZ Northern Section ASM
2002 55th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth.
2001 USANZ Northern Section ASM, Coolum
2001 54th Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting.
2000 Johnson & Johnson laparoscopic workshops (dry and wet lab) – Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
1999 Johnson & Johnson laparoscopic workshops (dry and wet lab) – Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
1999 General Surgeons Australia Inaugural Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast

Published Abstracts and Presentations

A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF TRANSPERINEAL COGNITIVE FUSION BIOPSY OF HIGH GRADE MULTIPARAMETRIC MRI LESIONS COMPARED WITH TEMPLATE MAPPING BIOPSIES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER IN A PUBLIC TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Gianduzzo T, Clouston J, Yaxley J, Esler R, Dunglison N, Kienzle N, Roberts MJ, Gardiner RA, Coughlin G, Ranasinghe S, Donato P.

BJU Int. Mar 2017, 119, Suppl 2: 37
70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, Canberra, Australia

P-EASY TRIAL: PROSTATE ARTERY EMBOLISATION ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY

Kua B, Brown N, Pokorny M, Yaxley J, Dunglison N, Gianduzzo T, Walker D.

BJU Int. Mar 2017, 119, Suppl 2: 43
70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, Canberra, Australia

IS MULTIPARAMETRIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MPMRI) IN A PUBLIC TERTIARY HOSPITAL FEASIBLE AND ACCURATE FOR PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION? A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Kienzle N, Donato P, Ranasinghe S, Roberts MJ, Esler R, Dunglison N, Yaxley J, Coughlin G, Gianduzzo T, Gardiner RA, Clouston J.

BJU Int. Mar 2017, 119, Suppl 2: 64-65
70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, Canberra, Australia

VALIDATION OF ISUP/WHO GRADING OF CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA