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
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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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2023
Journal Article
Bladder malignancy as a cause of spontaneous bladder rupture: A systematic review
Da Huang, Johnson, Shao, Emily Ximin, Tham, Chui Ming, Chung, Eric and Rhee, Handoo (2023). Bladder malignancy as a cause of spontaneous bladder rupture: A systematic review. BJUI Compass, 5 (1), 12-16. doi: 10.1002/bco2.281
2023
Journal Article
Efficacy of RestoreX after prostatectomy: open‐label phase of a randomised controlled trial
Chung, Eric (2023). Efficacy of RestoreX after prostatectomy: open‐label phase of a randomised controlled trial. BJU International, 132 (5), 465-466. doi: 10.1111/bju.16145
2023
Journal Article
Technical aspects and clinical limitations of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility: A global survey, current guidelines, and expert recommendations
Agarwal, Ashok, Farkouh, Ala’a, Saleh, Ramadan, Hamoda, Taha Abo-Almagd Abdel-Meguid, Salvio, Gianmaria, Boitrelle, Florence, Harraz, Ahmed M., Abou Ghayda, Ramy, Kavoussi, Parviz, Gül, Murat, Toprak, Tuncay, Russo, Giorgio Ivan, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi, Rambhatla, Amarnath, Birowo, Ponco, Cannarella, Rossella, Phuoc, Nguyen Ho Vinh, Zini, Armand, Arafa, Mohamed, Wyns, Christine, Tremellen, Kelton, Sarıkaya, Selçuk, Lewis, Sheena, Evenson, Donald P., Ko, Edmund, Calogero, Aldo E., Bahar, Fahmi, Martínez, Marlon, Ambar, Rafael F. ... Shah, Rupin (2023). Technical aspects and clinical limitations of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility: A global survey, current guidelines, and expert recommendations. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (1), 202-215. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.230076
2023
Journal Article
Uro-symphyseal fistula: a systematic review to inform a contemporary, evidence-based management framework
Patel, Nishal, Mehawed, Georges, Dunglison, Nigel, Esler, Rachel, Navaratnam, Anojan, Yaxley, John, Chung, Eric, Tse, Vincent and Roberts, Matthew J. (2023). Uro-symphyseal fistula: a systematic review to inform a contemporary, evidence-based management framework. Urology, 178, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.05.002
2023
Journal Article
State-of-art review of current malleable penile prosthesis devices in the commercial market
Chung, Eric and Wang, Juan (2023). State-of-art review of current malleable penile prosthesis devices in the commercial market. Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 15, 17562872231179008. doi: 10.1177/17562872231179008
2023
Journal Article
Male reproductive tract involvement and sperm parameters in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kloping, Yudhistira Pradnyan, Hidayatullah, Furqan, Rahman, Zakaria Aulia, Chung, Eric and Hakim, Lukman (2023). Male reproductive tract involvement and sperm parameters in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (3) 220019, 538-557. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.220019
2023
Journal Article
Artificial intelligence in andrology: From semen analysis to image diagnostics
Ghayda, Ramy Abou, Cannarella, Rossella, Calogero, Aldo E., Shah, Rupin, Rambhatla, Amarnath, Zohdy, Wael, Kavoussi, Parviz, Avidor-Reiss, Tomer, Boitrelle, Florence, Mostafa, Taymour, Saleh, Ramadan, Toprak, Tuncay, Birowo, Ponco, Salvio, Gianmaria, Calik, Gokhan, Kuroda, Shinnosuke, Kaiyal, Raneen Sawaid, Ziouziou, Imad, Crafa, Andrea, Phuoc, Nguyen Ho Vinh, Russo, Giorgio I., Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi, Al-Hashimi, Manaf, Hamoda, Taha Abo-Almagd Abdel-Meguid, Pinggera, Germar-Michael, Adriansjah, Ricky, Rosas, Israel Maldonado, Arafa, Mohamed, Chung, Eric ... Forum Global Andrology (2023). Artificial intelligence in andrology: From semen analysis to image diagnostics. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (1), 39-61. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.230050
2023
Journal Article
Does varicocele repair improve conventional semen parameters? A meta-analytic study of before-after data
Cannarella, Rossella, Shah, Rupin, Hamoda, Taha Abo-Almagd Abdel-Meguid, Boitrelle, Florence, Saleh, Ramadan, Gul, Murat, Rambhatla, Amarnath, Kavoussi, Parviz, Toprak, Tuncay, Harraz, Ahmed M., Ko, Edmund, Çeker, Gökhan, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi, Alkahidi, Noora, Kuroda, Shinnosuke, Crafa, Andrea, Henkel, Ralf, Salvio, Gianmaria, Hazir, Berk, Darbandi, Mahsa, Bendayan, Marion, Darbandi, Sara, Falcone, Marco, Garrido, Nicolas, Kosgi, Raghavender, Sawaid Kaiyal, Raneen Sawaid, Karna, Keshab, Phuoc, Nguyen Ho Vinh, Birowo, Ponco ... Global Andrology Forum (2023). Does varicocele repair improve conventional semen parameters? A meta-analytic study of before-after data. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (1), 92-132. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.230034
2023
Journal Article
Partial Component Exchange of a Non-Infected Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is Associated With a Higher Complication Rate
Barham, David W., Choi, Edward, Hammad, Muhammed, Swerdloff, Daniel, Berk, Brittany D., Chung, Eric, Clavell-Hernandez, Jonathan, Gross, Martin S., Jenkins, Lawrence C., Jones, James McAndrew, Kathrins, Martin N., Lentz, Aaron C., Schammel, Joshua, Selph, John P., Simhan, Jay, Welliver, Charles and Yafi, Faysal A. (2023). Partial Component Exchange of a Non-Infected Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is Associated With a Higher Complication Rate. Urology, 174, 128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.11.050
2023
Journal Article
Controversy and consensus on indications for sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility: A global survey, current guidelines, and expert recommendations
Agarwal, Ashok, Farkouh, Ala’a, Saleh, Ramadan, Abdel-Meguid Hamoda, Taha Abo-Almagd, Harraz, Ahmed M., Kavoussi, Parviz, Arafa, Mohamed, Salvio, Gianmaria, Rambhatla, Amarnath, Toprak, Tuncay, Gül, Murat, Phuoc, Nguyen Ho Vinh, Boitrelle, Florence, Birowo, Ponco, Ghayda, Ramy Abou, Cannarella, Rossella, Kuroda, Shinnosuke, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi, Zini, Armand, Wyns, Christine, Sarikaya, Selcuk, Tremellen, Kelton, Mostafa, Taymour, Sokolakis, Ioannis, Evenson, Donald P., Henkel, Ralf, Zohdy, Wael, Chung, Eric, Ziouziou, Imad ... Global Andrology Forum (2023). Controversy and consensus on indications for sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility: A global survey, current guidelines, and expert recommendations. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (3), 575-602. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.220282
2023
Journal Article
5-alpha reductase inhibitors use in prostatic disease and beyond
Chislett, Bodie, Chen, David, Perera, Marlon L., Chung, Eric, Bolton, Damien and Qu, Liang G. (2023). 5-alpha reductase inhibitors use in prostatic disease and beyond. Translational Andrology and Urology, 12 (3), 487-496. doi: 10.21037/tau-22-690
2023
Journal Article
Clinical recommendations on penile reconstructive and prosthetic surgery: a consensus statement from the Asia-Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine
Chung, Eric, Moon, Du-Geon, Hui, Jiang, Chang, Hong-Chiang, Hakim, Lukman, Nagao, Koichi, Tan, Ronny, Mak, Siu King, Tantiwongse, Kavirach, Lin, Haocheng, Mai, Dung Ba Tien, Nguyen, Quang, Tan, Hui Meng, Sato, Yoshikazu, Jiann, Bang-Ping, Park, Kwangsung, Xin, Zhong Cheng and Park, Hyun-Jun (2023). Clinical recommendations on penile reconstructive and prosthetic surgery: a consensus statement from the Asia-Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine. Sexual Medicine, 11 (2) qfad003, qfad003. doi: 10.1093/sexmed/qfad003
2023
Journal Article
The percentage of positive biopsy cores in predicting biochemical recurrence and adverse pathology in prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fitra, Ahmad Fathira, Yogiswara, Niwanda, Djatisoesanto, Wahjoe, Chung, Eric and Hakim, Lukman (2023). The percentage of positive biopsy cores in predicting biochemical recurrence and adverse pathology in prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bali Medical Journal, 12 (1), 283-290. doi: 10.15562/bmj.v12i1.4075
2023
Journal Article
The renaissance of male infertility management in the golden age of andrology
Calogero, Aldo E., Cannarella, Rossella, Agarwal, Ashok, Abdel-Meguid Hamoda, Taha Abo-Almagd, Rambhatla, Amarnath, Saleh, Ramadan, Boitrelle, Florence, Ziouziou, Imad, Toprak, Tuncay, Gul, Murat, Avidor-Reiss, Tomer, Kavoussi, Parviz, Chung, Eric, Birowo, Ponco, Abou Ghayda, Ramy, Ko, Edmund, Colpi, Giovanni, Dimitriadis, Fotios, Russo, Giorgio Ivan, Martinez, Marlon, Calik, Gokhan, Kandil, Hussein, Salvio, Gianmaria, Mostafa, Taymour, Lin, Haocheng, Park, Hyun Jun, Gherabi, Nazim, Phuoc, Nguyen Ho Vinh, Quang, Nguyen ... Shah, Rupin (2023). The renaissance of male infertility management in the golden age of andrology. The World Journal of Men's Health, 41 (2), 237-254. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.220213
2023
Journal Article
Sixth edition of the World Health Organization laboratory manual of semen analysis: Updates and essential take away for busy clinicians
Chung, Eric, Atmoko, Widi, Saleh, Ramadan, Shah, Rupin and Agarwal, Ashok (2023). Sixth edition of the World Health Organization laboratory manual of semen analysis: Updates and essential take away for busy clinicians. Arab Journal of Urology, 22 (2), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/20905998.2023.2298048
2023
Journal Article
Contemporary male slings for stress urinary incontinence: advances in device technology and refinements in surgical techniques
Chung, Eric (2023). Contemporary male slings for stress urinary incontinence: advances in device technology and refinements in surgical techniques. Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 15 17562872231187199, 17562872231187199. doi: 10.1177/17562872231187199
2023
Journal Article
Male sexual dysfunction: Clinical diagnosis and management strategies for common sexual problems
Nicol, Alice and Chung, Eric (2023). Male sexual dysfunction: Clinical diagnosis and management strategies for common sexual problems. Australian Journal of General Practice, 52 (1-2), 41-45. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-09-22-6559
2022
Journal Article
The Asia‐Pacific AMS800 artificial urinary sphincter consensus statement
Chung, Eric, Liao, Limin, Kim, Jang Hwan, Wang, Zhong, Kitta, Takeya, Lin, Alex Tong‐Long, Lee, Kyu‐Sung, Ye, Liefu, Chu, Peggy, Kaiho, Yasuhiro, Takei, Mineo, Jiang, Hai, Lee, Joe, Masuda, Hitoshi and Tse, Vincent (2022). The Asia‐Pacific AMS800 artificial urinary sphincter consensus statement. International Journal of Urology, 30 (2), 128-138. doi: 10.1111/iju.15083
2022
Journal Article
Is artificial urinary sphincter surgery safe and effective in elderly males aged 70 years and above?
Chung, Eric, Wang, Juan and Cartmill, Ross (2022). Is artificial urinary sphincter surgery safe and effective in elderly males aged 70 years and above?. LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, 14 (6), 416-420. doi: 10.1111/luts.12460
2022
Journal Article
Trends in minimally invasive surgical therapies for overactive bladder management in Australia
Ng Hung Shin, Paul Brian, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2022). Trends in minimally invasive surgical therapies for overactive bladder management in Australia. LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, 14 (6), 427-433. doi: 10.1111/luts.12463
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Technological Innovations in Addressing Male Sexual and Urinary Dysfunctions
Principal Advisor
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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
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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