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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2018
Journal Article
Position statement: a clinical approach to the management of adult non-neurogenic overactive bladder
Chung, Eric, Lee, Dominic, Gani, Johan, Gillman, Michael, Maher, Christopher, Brennan, Janelle, Putra, Lydia Johns, Admad, Laura and Chan, Lewis L. W. (2018). Position statement: a clinical approach to the management of adult non-neurogenic overactive bladder. Medical Journal Australia, 208 (1), 41-45. doi: 10.5694/mja16.01097
2018
Journal Article
Desmopressin and nocturnal voiding dysfunction: clinical evidence and safety profile in the treatment of nocturia
Chung, Eric (2018). Desmopressin and nocturnal voiding dysfunction: clinical evidence and safety profile in the treatment of nocturia. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 19 (3), 291-298. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1429406
2017
Journal Article
Management of treatment-related sexual complications in cancer care: evidence for erectile function recovery and penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer survivorship
Chung, Eric (2017). Management of treatment-related sexual complications in cancer care: evidence for erectile function recovery and penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer survivorship. Expert Review of Quality of Life in Cancer Care, 2 (6), 279-286. doi: 10.1080/23809000.2017.1403851
2017
Journal Article
Changing etiology and management patterns for spontaneous renal hemorrhage: a systematic review of contemporary series
Ahn, Thomas, Roberts, Matthew J., Navaratnam, Anojan, Chung, Eric and Wood, Simon (2017). Changing etiology and management patterns for spontaneous renal hemorrhage: a systematic review of contemporary series. International Urology and Nephrology, 49 (11), 1897-1905. doi: 10.1007/s11255-017-1694-8
2017
Journal Article
Adult male stress and urge urinary incontinence - A review of pathophysiology and treatment strategies for voiding dysfunction in men
Chung, Eric, Katz, Darren J. and Love, Christopher (2017). Adult male stress and urge urinary incontinence - A review of pathophysiology and treatment strategies for voiding dysfunction in men. Australian Family Physician, 46 (9), 661-666.
2017
Journal Article
Peyronie's disease - Watch out for the bend
Love, Christopher, Katz, Darren J., Chung, Eric and Shoshany, Ohad (2017). Peyronie's disease - Watch out for the bend. Australian Family Physician, 46 (9), 655-659.
2017
Journal Article
Contemporary surgical devices for male stress urinary incontinence: a review of technological advances in current continence surgery
Chung, Eric (2017). Contemporary surgical devices for male stress urinary incontinence: a review of technological advances in current continence surgery. Translational Andrology and Urology, 6 (Supp. 2), S112-S121. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.04.12
2017
Journal Article
Lower urinary tract imaging in pelvic fracture: an 11-year review of genitourinary complications and clinical outcomes
Choi, Wilson, Rhee, Handoo and Chung, Eric (2017). Lower urinary tract imaging in pelvic fracture: an 11-year review of genitourinary complications and clinical outcomes. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87 (4), 257-261. doi: 10.1111/ans.13866
2017
Journal Article
Penile prosthesis implant: scientific advances and technological innovations over the last four decades
Chung, Eric (2017). Penile prosthesis implant: scientific advances and technological innovations over the last four decades. Translational Andrology and Urology, 6 (1), 37-45. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.12.06
2017
Journal Article
Erectile dysfunction treatment and traditional medicine-can East and West medicine coexist?
Lee, Joe K. C., Tan, Ronny B. W. and Chung, Eric (2017). Erectile dysfunction treatment and traditional medicine-can East and West medicine coexist?. Translational Andrology and Urology, 6 (1), 91-100. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.11.13
2017
Journal Article
Erectile dysfunction, masculinity, and psychosocial outcomes: A review of the experiences of men after prostate cancer treatment
Chambers, Suzanne K., Chung, Eric, Wittert, Gary and Hyde, Melissa K. (2017). Erectile dysfunction, masculinity, and psychosocial outcomes: A review of the experiences of men after prostate cancer treatment. Translational Andrology and Urology, 6 (1), 60-68. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.08.12
2017
Journal Article
Response and rebuttal to letter to the editor: evidence-based management guidelines on Peyronie's disease
Chung, Eric (2017). Response and rebuttal to letter to the editor: evidence-based management guidelines on Peyronie's disease. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14 (1), 171-172. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.11.315
2017
Journal Article
A state-of-art review of low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy and lithotripter machines for the treatment of erectile dysfunction
Chung, Eric and Wang, Juan (2017). A state-of-art review of low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy and lithotripter machines for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 14 (12), 929-934. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2017.1403897
2017
Journal Article
Scientific advances and evidence-based management in erectile dysfunction
Brock, Gerald and Chung, Eric (2017). Scientific advances and evidence-based management in erectile dysfunction. Translational Andrology and Urology, 6 (1), 1-1. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.01.11
2017
Journal Article
Comparative trial assessing suture techniques and types of urinary catheters in vesicourethral anastomotic tensile strength in a porcine model
Perera, Marlon, Divakaran, Pranav, Roberts, Matthew J. and Chung, Eric (2017). Comparative trial assessing suture techniques and types of urinary catheters in vesicourethral anastomotic tensile strength in a porcine model. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 65, 408-414. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.09.005
2016
Journal Article
Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography may improve the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in localized prostate cancer
Rhee, H., Thomas, P., Shepherd, B., Gustafson, S., Vela, I., Russell, P. J., Nelson, C., Chung, E., Wood, G., Malone, G., Wood, S. and Heathcote, P. (2016). Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography may improve the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in localized prostate cancer. Journal of Urology, 196 (4), 1261-1267. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.3000
2016
Journal Article
Pro: does shockwave therapy have a place in the treatment of Peyronie's disease?
Chung, Eric (2016). Pro: does shockwave therapy have a place in the treatment of Peyronie's disease?. Translational Andrology and Urology, 5 (3), 366-370. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.03.26
2016
Journal Article
Evidence-based management guidelines on peyronie's disease
Chung, Eric, Ralph, David, Kagioglu, Ates, Garaffa, Guilio, Shamsodini, Ahmed, Bivalacqua, Trinity, Glina, Sidney, Hakim, Lawrence, Sadeghi-Nejad, Hossein and Broderick, Gregory (2016). Evidence-based management guidelines on peyronie's disease. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13 (6), 905-923. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.04.062
2016
Conference Publication
Low intensity shock wave therapy in men with erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease in a prospective open-label single arm clinical trial: analysis of successful predictors in clinical outcomes
Chung, E. (2016). Low intensity shock wave therapy in men with erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease in a prospective open-label single arm clinical trial: analysis of successful predictors in clinical outcomes. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 16-19 April 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2016
Conference Publication
Efficacy of low dose tadalafil for penile rehabilitation in men under the age of 40 years with erectile dysfunction: a prospective clinical study with step down treatment protocol
Chung, E. (2016). Efficacy of low dose tadalafil for penile rehabilitation in men under the age of 40 years with erectile dysfunction: a prospective clinical study with step down treatment protocol. 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast. QLD, Australia, 16-19 April 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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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