Mr Peter Wong
FRACS (Urology) MBBS (Melb) AMA(M)
Mr Peter Wong is a Melbourne trained urologist. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1998, before undertaking basic and advanced general surgical training at The Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre.
Peter was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Urology) in 2013, and holds public hospital appointments at Eastern Health (Box Hill, Maroondah and Angliss Hospitals), and Mildura Base Hospital. He operates at Epworth Eastern Hospital, John Fawkner Hospital and Mildura Private Hospital, and consults in Alphington, Coburg, Ivanhoe, Blackburn North and Mildura.
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.
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, the Australian Medical Association and Australian Chinese Medical Association of Victoria.
Peter consults at Blackburn North, Coburg, Livingstone St Clinic (Ivanhoe), Alphington Medical Centre (Fairfield) and Mildura (234 Thirteenth St).
He is an avid North Melbourne supporter, and enjoys spending time with his young children.
Professional Development:
Papers published and research profile
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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)
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 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
