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
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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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2020
Journal Article
Provision of sexual medicine services during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: An Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine position statement
Chung, Eric, Jiann, Bang-Ping, Nagao, Koichi, Hakim, Lukman, Huang, William, Lee, Joe, Lin, Haocheng, Tien Mai, Dung Ba, Nyugen, Quang, Park, Hyun-Jun, Sato, Yoshikazu, Tantiwongse, Kavirach, Yuan, Yiming and Park, Kwangsung (2020). Provision of sexual medicine services during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: An Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine position statement. Sexual Medicine, 8 (3), 325-326. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2020.06.012
2020
Journal Article
A national analysis of temporal changes in prescribing of testosterone replacement therapy considering methods of delivery and government regulation
Morton, Andrew, Williams, Michael, Perera, Marlon, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Teloken, Patrick E., Williams, Marissa, Chung, Eric and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). A national analysis of temporal changes in prescribing of testosterone replacement therapy considering methods of delivery and government regulation. The World Journal of Men's Health, 38 (1), 83-89. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.190166
2020
Journal Article
Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 21st century: temporal trends in Australian population-based data: managing BPH in the 21st century
Morton, Andrew, Williams, Michael, Perera, Marlon, Teloken, Patrick E., Donato, Peter, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Chung, Eric, Bolton, Damien, Yaxley, John and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 21st century: temporal trends in Australian population-based data: managing BPH in the 21st century. BJU International, 126 Suppl 1 (S1), 18-26. doi: 10.1111/bju.15098
2020
Journal Article
A clinical pathway for the management of Peyronie's disease: integrating clinical guidelines from the International Society of Sexual Medicine, American Urological Association and European Urological Association
Chung, Eric, Gillman, Michael, Tuckey, John, La Bianca, Shane and Love, Chris (2020). A clinical pathway for the management of Peyronie's disease: integrating clinical guidelines from the International Society of Sexual Medicine, American Urological Association and European Urological Association. BJU International, 126 Suppl 1 (S1), 12-17. doi: 10.1111/bju.15057
2020
Journal Article
A state-of-art review on collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum and Peyronie’s disease: drug profile, clinical evidence and safety outcomes
Chung, Eric, Scott, Susan and Wang, Juan (2020). A state-of-art review on collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum and Peyronie’s disease: drug profile, clinical evidence and safety outcomes. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 20 (6), 559-564. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1744558
2020
Conference Publication
Analysis of national trends in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Australia: updated population-based data
Chung, E., Teloken, P., Yaxley, J., Morton, A., Williams, M., Donato, P., Perera, M., Ranasinghe, S., Bolton, D. and Roberts, M. (2020). Analysis of national trends in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Australia: updated population-based data. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-10 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2020
Journal Article
Penile prosthesis implant in the special populations: diabetics, neurogenic conditions, fibrotic cases, concurrent urinary continence surgery, and salvage implants
Chung, Eric (2020). Penile prosthesis implant in the special populations: diabetics, neurogenic conditions, fibrotic cases, concurrent urinary continence surgery, and salvage implants. Asian Journal of Andrology, 22 (1), 39-44. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_127_19
2020
Journal Article
Clinical practice guideline recommendation on the use of low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy and low intensity pulsed ultrasound shock wave therapy to treat erectile dysfunction: The Asia-Pacific Society for sexual medicine position statement
Chung, Eric, Lee, Joe, Liu, Chia-Chu, Taniguchi, Hisanori, Zhou, Hui-Liang and Park, Hyun Jun (2020). Clinical practice guideline recommendation on the use of low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy and low intensity pulsed ultrasound shock wave therapy to treat erectile dysfunction: The Asia-Pacific Society for sexual medicine position statement. World Journal of Men's Health, 38 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.5534/WJMH.200077
2020
Journal Article
Artificial urinary sphincter surgery in the special populations: neurological, revision, concurrent penile prosthesis and female stress urinary incontinence groups
Chung, Eric (2020). Artificial urinary sphincter surgery in the special populations: neurological, revision, concurrent penile prosthesis and female stress urinary incontinence groups. Asian Journal of Andrology, 22 (1), 45-50. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_128_19
2019
Journal Article
Sexuality in Ageing Male: Review of Pathophysiology and Treatment Strategies for Various Male Sexual Dysfunctions
Chung, Eric (2019). Sexuality in Ageing Male: Review of Pathophysiology and Treatment Strategies for Various Male Sexual Dysfunctions. Medical Sciences, 7 (10) 98, 1-7. doi: 10.3390/medsci7100098
2019
Journal Article
A Review of Current and Emerging Therapeutic Options for Erectile Dysfunction
Chung, Eric (2019). A Review of Current and Emerging Therapeutic Options for Erectile Dysfunction. Medical Sciences, 7 (9), 1-11. doi: 10.3390/medsci7090091
2019
Journal Article
Contemporary and novel imaging studies for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction
Chung, Eric (2019). Contemporary and novel imaging studies for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction. Medical Sciences, 7 (8), 87. doi: 10.3390/medsci7080087
2019
Journal Article
The use of MRI and PET imaging studies for prostate cancer management: brief update, clinical recommendations, and technological limitations
Mansbridge, Margaret, Chung, Eric and Rhee, Handoo (2019). The use of MRI and PET imaging studies for prostate cancer management: brief update, clinical recommendations, and technological limitations. Medical Sciences, 7 (8), 85. doi: 10.3390/medsci7080085
2019
Journal Article
AMS-800 Artificial urinary sphincter in female patients with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review
Peyronnet, Benoit, O'Connor, Eabhann, Khavari, Rose, Capon, Grégoire, Manunta, Andrea, Allue, Marta, Hascoet, Juliette, Nitti, Victor W., Gamé, Xavier, Gilleran, Jason, Castro-Sader, Luis, Cornu, Jean-Nicolas, Waltregny, David, Ahyai, Sascha, Chung, Eric, Elliott, Daniel S., Fournier, Georges and Brucker, Benjamin M. (2019). AMS-800 Artificial urinary sphincter in female patients with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 38 (S4), S1-S14. doi: 10.1002/nau.23833
2019
Journal Article
Re: prevalence of penile curvature: a population-based cross-sectional study in metropolitan and rural cities in Australia
Chung, E., Gillman, M., Rushton, D., Love, C. and Katz, D. (2019). Re: prevalence of penile curvature: a population-based cross-sectional study in metropolitan and rural cities in Australia. Journal of Urology, 202 (1), 13-14. doi: 10.1097/01.JU.0000557721.01606.ed
2019
Conference Publication
Defining biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer with hybrid PSMA PET MRI
Mehawed, G., Saadat, P., Ong, M., Joshi, A., Roberts, M., Perera, M., Rhee, H., Yeates, A., Mckenzie, I., Munns, J., Malone, G., Chung, E., Heathcote, P., Preston, J., Lawson, M., Wood, S., Pryor, D., Lehman, M., Gustafson, S., Miles, K., Ngai, S. and Vela, I. (2019). Defining biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer with hybrid PSMA PET MRI. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 13-16 April 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/bju.14725
2019
Conference Publication
Comparison of intralesional collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) and verapamil for the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD): clinical outcomes
Chung, E. and Scott, S. (2019). Comparison of intralesional collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) and verapamil for the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD): clinical outcomes. Biennial Meeting of Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 April 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2019
Conference Publication
A contemporary review of the changing aetiology and management patterns for spontaneous renal haemorrhage
Ahn, T., Roberts, M., Navaratnam, A., Chung, E. and Wood, S. (2019). A contemporary review of the changing aetiology and management patterns for spontaneous renal haemorrhage. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 13 - 16 April 2019. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/bju.14725
2019
Conference Publication
An intermediate term clinical outcomes of low intensity shock wave therapy in men with erectile dysfunction: a minimum 48 months follow up of prospective open-label single arm study
Chung, E., Scott, S. and Ng, B. (2019). An intermediate term clinical outcomes of low intensity shock wave therapy in men with erectile dysfunction: a minimum 48 months follow up of prospective open-label single arm study. Biennial Meeting of Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 April 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2019
Conference Publication
Patterns of clinical utilization of Gallium labelled prostate specific membrane antigen Positron emission tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PSMA PET/MRI) hybrid imaging in prostate cancer patients
Saadat, P., Mehawed, G., Ong, M., Joshi, A., Roberts, M., Perera, M., Rhee, H., Yeates, A., Mckenzie, I., Munns, J., Malone, G., Chung, E., Heathcote, P., Preston, J., Lawson, M., Wood, S., Pryor, D., Lehman, M., Mccaffrey, E., Cuff, K., O'Byrne, K., Gustafson, S., Miles, K., Ngai, S. and Vela, I. (2019). Patterns of clinical utilization of Gallium labelled prostate specific membrane antigen Positron emission tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PSMA PET/MRI) hybrid imaging in prostate cancer patients. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 13-16 April 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/bju.14725
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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