Overview
Background
Prof. Eric Chung is a certified Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ). He is widely recognized as both Australia's leading surgeon and international expert in the field of male sexual, urinary, and reproduction. He has been appointed to numerous executive positions in various national and international organizations such as the Leader for the Male LUTS section and Past Chair of the Andrology section for the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ), Past Secretary-General and Australia's representative for the Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine (APSSM), Chair of the Surgical Committee and Member-at-Large at the International Society of Sexual Medicine (to name a few) as well as invited to serve on both the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine and International Consultation on Incontinence, both respective peak authority body in all matters in sexual medicine and urinary dysfunction.
Apart from being a full Professorship title holder at the University of Queensland, Prof. Chung has been appointed Associate Professor of Surgery at Macquarie University Hospital and has a Visiting Professorship at the Hong Kong University- Shenzhen Hospital. He has a public appointment as a consultant urological surgeon in the Princess Alexandra Hospital in charge of the urinary reconstructive and prosthetic urology program and serves as an Advisor on the Panel of Clinical Experts for the Australian Government Department of Health. He is the first urologist in Australia to complete an Andrology Fellowship accredited by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) in 2010. Andrology is a study of Men’s Health, relating to male urinary, sexual and reproductive functions. He also received formal fellowship training in Urinary Reconstructive and Prosthesis Surgery in 2009 from Dr Ross Cartmill OAM who is regarded as the father of modern urologic prosthesis in Australia.
He has a strong subspecialty interest in urological reconstructive and prosthetic surgery and runs an active clinical trial unit in Australia. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, is a regular speaker at major international meetings, and is a surgeon mentor for many surgeons worldwide.
Availability
- Professor Eric Chung is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Research interests
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Urology
Urinary dysfunction, BPH, urinary incontinence, bladder dysfunction, urinary reconstruction, urinary sling and artificial urinary sphincter, regenerative technology
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Andrology
Male sexual and reproductive surgery, penile reconstruction and prosthesis surgery, stem cells, testosterone deficiency
Research impacts
Prof. Chung’s clinical areas of interest include male urinary, sexual and male reproductive dysfunctions, and urological reconstructive and prosthesis surgery. He has been invited to speak at many major international meetings, operate at many hospitals around the world, and mentor surgeons on various surgical techniques pertaining to urinary and penile reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. He runs several active clinical trials and has authored more than 180 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Some of his international and national credentials are
1. Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ): Chair of the Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms section and Past Chair of the Andrology section
2. Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine (APSSM): Australia's representative and Past Secretary-General
3. International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM): Member-at-Large, the Chair of the Surgical Committee, member of the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine Taskforce committee, and ISSM Leadership Committee program
4. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS): Member of the Professional Standards Committee
5. Advisory role in the Australian Government Department of Health, Healthy Males (previously Andrology Australia), Continence Foundation of Australia, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and Cancer Council.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Value of prolonged scrotal drainage after penile prosthesis implantation: a multicenter prospective nonrandomized pilot study
Osmonov, D., Ragheb, A. M., Petry, T., Eraky, A., Bettocchi, C., Lamers, K. G., Van Renterghem, K., Tropmann-Frick, M., Chung, E., Jünemann, K. P., Garaffa, G., Porst, H., Mohamed, A. G. and Wilson, S. K. (2025). Value of prolonged scrotal drainage after penile prosthesis implantation: a multicenter prospective nonrandomized pilot study. International Journal of Impotence Research, 37 (1), 87-91. doi: 10.1038/s41443-023-00710-8
2024
Journal Article
Preface to “50 years anniversary of the modern artificial urinary sphincter”
Chung, Eric (2024). Preface to “50 years anniversary of the modern artificial urinary sphincter”. Translational Andrology and Urology, 13 (10 October), 2166-2167. doi: 10.21037/tau-2024-01
2024
Journal Article
Pharmacological therapies for male infertility
Rambhatla, Amarnath, Shah, Rupin, Pinggera, Germar M., Mostafa, Taymour, Atmoko, Widi, Saleh, Ramadan, Chung, Eric, Hamoda, Taha, Cayan, Selahittin, Jun Park, Hyun, Kadioglu, Ates, Hubbard, Logan and Agarwal, Ashok (2024). Pharmacological therapies for male infertility. Pharmacological Reviews, 77 (2) 100017, PHARMREV-AR. doi: 10.1124/pharmrev.124.001085
2024
Journal Article
Post-vasectomy semen analysis: what’s all the fuss about?
Khalafalla, Kareim, Ho, Christopher Chee Kong, Chung, Eric, Atmoko, Widi, Shah, Rupin and Agarwal, Ashok (2024). Post-vasectomy semen analysis: what’s all the fuss about?. Diagnostics, 14 (20) 2275. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14202275
2024
Journal Article
Prostate cancer survivorship of Australian men living with prostate cancer: Patient support programs in Australia
Ng Hung Shin, Brian, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2024). Prostate cancer survivorship of Australian men living with prostate cancer: Patient support programs in Australia. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (10), 773-776. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-24-7141
2024
Book Chapter
Sexual function preservation with common minimally invasive surgical treatments (MIST) for benign prostate hyperplasia: A narrative review of minimal invasive benign prostatic hyperplasia technology
Shin, Brian Ng Hung, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2024). Sexual function preservation with common minimally invasive surgical treatments (MIST) for benign prostate hyperplasia: A narrative review of minimal invasive benign prostatic hyperplasia technology. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: From Diagnosis to Treatment. (pp. 177-186) Hauppauge, NY United States: Nova Science Publishers.
2024
Journal Article
Narrative review: Evolution in device technology and advances in surgical techniques on AMS 800 device in the last 50 years
Chung, Eric (2024). Narrative review: Evolution in device technology and advances in surgical techniques on AMS 800 device in the last 50 years. Translational Andrology and Urology, 13 (8), 1657-1665. doi: 10.21037/tau-23-10
2024
Journal Article
A narrative review on synchronous concurrent versus delayed sequential surgery in the artificial urinary sphincter and penile prosthesis implantation
Chung, Eric (2024). A narrative review on synchronous concurrent versus delayed sequential surgery in the artificial urinary sphincter and penile prosthesis implantation. Translational Andrology and Urology, 13 (8), 1650-1656. doi: 10.21037/tau-23-22
2024
Journal Article
Complications and adverse events in lymphadenectomy of the inguinal area: worldwide expert consensus
Sotelo, René, Sayegh, Aref S, Medina, Luis G, Perez, Laura C, La Riva, Anibal, Eppler, Michael B, Gaona, José, Tobias-Machado, Marcos, Spiess, Philippe E, Pettaway, Curtis A, Lima Pompeo, Antonio Carlos, Lima Mattos, Pablo Aloisio, Wilson, Timothy G, Villoldo, Gustavo M, Chung, Eric, Samaniego, Aldo, Ornellas, Antonio Augusto, Pinheiro, Vladimir, Brazão, Eder S, Subira-Rios, David, Koifman, Leandro, Zequi, Stênio de Cassio, Pontillo Z, Humberto M, Rodrigues Calixto, José de Ribamar, Campos Silva, Rafael, Smithers, B Mark, Garzon, Simone, Haase, Oliver, Sommariva, Antonio ... Cacciamani, Giovanni E (2024). Complications and adverse events in lymphadenectomy of the inguinal area: worldwide expert consensus. BJS Open, 8 (4) zrae056. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae056
2024
Journal Article
Surgery for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: Update from the 7th ICI
Averbeck, M.A., Chung, E., Collado Serra, A., Comiter, C., Guralnick, M., Herschorn, S., Singla, A. and Goldman, H.B. (2024). Surgery for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: Update from the 7th ICI. Continence, 10 101225, 101225. doi: 10.1016/j.cont.2024.101225
2024
Journal Article
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Maravilla, Joemer C., Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John J., Moni, Mohammad Ali and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2204-2256. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00685-8
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
What to do about recurrent urinary tract infections: A review of evidence behind emerging therapies
Wynn, Jessica, Homewood, David, Tse, Vincent, Fong, Eva, Roberts, Matthew J., Chung, Eric and Dowling, Caroline (2024). What to do about recurrent urinary tract infections: A review of evidence behind emerging therapies. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (5), 265-273. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-7004
2024
Journal Article
Controversies in post-prostatectomy incontinence management: role of urodynamics testing and sequence of continence surgery with salvage radiation therapy
Chung, Eric (2024). Controversies in post-prostatectomy incontinence management: role of urodynamics testing and sequence of continence surgery with salvage radiation therapy. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, 19 (2), 138-143. doi: 10.1007/s11884-024-00752-8
2024
Journal Article
Systematic review and network meta‐analysis of re‐intervention rates of new surgical interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Shin, Brian Ng Hung, Qu, Liang, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2024). Systematic review and network meta‐analysis of re‐intervention rates of new surgical interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia. BJU International, 134 (2), 155-165. doi: 10.1111/bju.16304
2024
Journal Article
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators, Anderlini, D., Begum, T., Chung, E., Huda, M., Kanmiki, E., Maravilla, J. C., Khan, A., Moni, M., Lalloo, R., McGrath, J. J. and Mamun, Abdullah (2024). Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2057-2099. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6
2024
Journal Article
Commentary on “Intermediate-term results of TachoSil grafting to correct residual curvature during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation in patients with Peyronie’s disease.”
Chung, Eric and Gillman, Nicholas (2024). Commentary on “Intermediate-term results of TachoSil grafting to correct residual curvature during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation in patients with Peyronie’s disease.”. International Journal of Impotence Research, 36 (3), 1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00858-x
2024
Journal Article
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on delivery of prostate cancer care in Australia: An interrupted time series analysis
Ng Hung Shin, Brian, Tan, Samuel, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2024). Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on delivery of prostate cancer care in Australia: An interrupted time series analysis. International Journal of Cancer, 154 (6), 1003-1010. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34759
2024
Journal Article
Recovery of iatrogenic erectile dysfunction with somatic‐to‐autonomic sural nerve graft
Chung, Eric (2024). Recovery of iatrogenic erectile dysfunction with somatic‐to‐autonomic sural nerve graft. BJU International, 133 (3), 231-232. doi: 10.1111/bju.16243
2024
Journal Article
Editorial comment on Differences in overall survival of penile cancer patients vs. population‐based controls
Chung, Eric, Shin, Brian Ng Hung and Wang, Juan (2024). Editorial comment on Differences in overall survival of penile cancer patients vs. population‐based controls. International Journal of Urology, 31 (3), 280-280. doi: 10.1111/iju.15425
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Eric Chung is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Novel and established managements for erectile dysfunction: Revisiting diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Immunosuppression and Urinary Tract Infection
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Technological Innovations in Addressing Male Sexual and Urinary Dysfunctions
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Ultrasonographic study on bladder and pelvic floor muscle tone in voiding dysfunction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges
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Master Philosophy
Ultrasonographic study on bladder and pelvic floor muscle tone in voiding dysfunction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges
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Master Philosophy
Ultrasonographic study on bladder and pelvic floor muscle tone in voiding dysfunction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Eric Chung directly for media enquiries about:
- andrology
- artificial urinary sphincter
- bladder
- BPH
- erectile dysfunction
- male infertility
- male reproduction
- male reproductive
- male sexual dysfunction
- male sling
- men's health
- overactive bladder
- penile cancer
- penile disease
- penile prosthesis
- Peyronie's disease
- prostate
- prostate cancer
- regenerative technology
- sexual health
- sperm
- testosterone
- urinary dysfunction
- urinary incontinence
- urinary reconstruction
- urinary stones
- urology
- voiding
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