Dr Peter Wong
FRACS (Urology) FUSANZ MBBS (Melb) AMA(M)
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Peter is a Melbourne trained urologist. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1998, before undertaking basic and advanced general surgical training and Urological Research at The Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre.
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Peter was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Urology) in 2013, and holds public hospital appointments at Eastern Health (Box Hill Hospital), and Mildura Base Hospital. He operates at Epworth Eastern Hospital and Mildura Private Hospital, and consults in Alphington, Ivanhoe, Blackburn North and Mildura.
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His interests include benign and malignant prostate conditions, urological cancers, and kidney stones. These include laparoscopic, endoscopic (including greenlight laser) and general urological procedures (eg vasectomy, adult circumcision, scrotal surgery). Peter is interested in medical education, and supervises trainee urologists and medical students.
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He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, the American Urological Association, the European Association of Urology and the Australian Medical Association.
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Peter consults at Blackburn North, Livingstone St Clinic (Ivanhoe), Alphington Medical Centre (Fairfield) and Mildura (234 Thirteenth St).
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He is an avid North Melbourne supporter, and enjoys spending time with his family (which includes his labrador!).
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PRIZES AND AWARDS Registrar of the Year – Best Education Teacher (2011) Austin Health​ Foundation for Surgery ANZ Journal of Surgery Scholarship (2008) Research Scholarship Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Hospira/Australasian Urological Foundation Scholarship (2008) Research Scholarship Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Rodney Syme Scholarship (2007) Research Scholarship Austin Health​​ Austin Urologic Cancer Research Foundation Johnson and Johnson Austin Research Prize (2007) Departments of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Victorian State Meeting, Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand (2007) Trophy – Best paper – Lorne 2007 Francis & Phyliss Thornell-Shore Memorial Scholarship (2006) Research Scholarship Royal Australasian College of Surgeons First Class Honours in Surgery Final Year Medicine, University of Melbourne Australian Students Prize for Academic Excellence 1992 VCE, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Perfect Scores in English, Mathematics, Chemisty and Physics Engsearch Engineering Scholarship 1991 University of Melbourne
COURSES ATTENDED Scientific Committee Member, USANZ 2017 Trainee Week ​ MRI Workshop (2017) Canberra, ACT Mini-Fellowship in Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy (2014) Melbourne Uro-Oncology Training Program AMS Prosthetics Workshop (2014) Brisbane Ultrasound Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy for Early Stage Prostate Cancer (2013) Seattle Prostate Institute Seattle, Washington USA Transperineal Biopsy Workshop (2013) Convener: Mr Jeremy Grummet, Epworth Healthcare Green Light Laser TURP Workshop (2011) Convener: A/Prof Henry Woo, Sydney Adventist Hospital 1st USANZ Male LUTS Symposium (2011) Convener: A/Prof Henry Woo, Westin Hotel, Sydney Fundamentals in Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Course The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)/ Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2007) Critical Literature Evaluation and Research Course (CLEAR) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2004) Colonoscopy Simulation Workshop Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2004) Gastroscopy Simulation Workshop Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2004) Laparoscopic Surgical Workshop Austin Hospital (Department of Veterinary Science, Werribee 2004) Certificate in Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2001) Certificate in Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2000) Certificate in Basic Surgical Skills Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2000)
