Overview
Background
Matthew J. Roberts, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACS (Urol)
- Consultant Urologist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s (RBWH), Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Queensland Health
- Clinician Research Fellow, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
- Group Leader & Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research
Matthew is a medical graduate of The University of Queensland and completed Urology specialty training in Queensland and New South Wales. He completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor “Frank” Gardiner investigating new biomarkers for the early detection and characterization of prostate cancer.
Matthew is a surgeon-scientist, working clinically as a urologist and robotic surgeon at RBWH & STARS with academic appointment as Clinician Research Fellow at Metro North Health (Qld) and Associate Professor at UQCCR. His clinical and research interests are in Urologic cancers (e.g. prostate cancer), focusing on novel imaging and biomarkers, clinical trials, urological infections and innovation in urology. He has authored over 140 peer reviewed manuscripts in international journals and presented research at more than 20 international urology and clinical cancer meetings. He is a member of the EAU Prostate Cancer Guidelines Committee, Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry (PCOR)-Queensland Steering Committee, Editorial Board of the BJU International, as well as Co-Convenor of the ANZUP 2024 ASM.
Availability
- Dr Matthew Roberts is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Medicine, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Urology
All fields related to urology including urologic oncology, prostate cancer, kidney/renal cancer, bladder cancer and others. Urologic infections Quality-of-life and survivorship research Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Works
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2011
Conference Publication
Prostate cancer metabolomics: Novel, robust, promising
Roberts, M. J., Schirra, H. J., Teng, L., Lavin, M. F. and Gardiner, R. A. (2011). Prostate cancer metabolomics: Novel, robust, promising. 3rd UQMS Research Colloquium, Brisbane, Australia, 15th August 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Extracurricular Applied Anatomy Education; A Medical Student Pilot
Manoharan, Bavahuna, Ung, Owen, Roberts Matthew J., Vanau, Marianne and Stitz, Russell (2011). Extracurricular Applied Anatomy Education; A Medical Student Pilot. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress Adelaide, South Australia, 3-6 May 2011. ANZ Journal of Surgery: doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05742.x/pdf
2011
Conference Publication
Multiple markers in prediction of prostate cancer from ejaculate
Gardiner, R. A., Buck, M., Teng, L., Schirra, H. J., Roberts, M. J., Zenzmaier, C., Hancock, J., O'Rourke, P., Samaratunga, M. L. T. H., Scells, B., Payton, J. D., Perry-Keene, J., Yaxley, J., Coughlin, G. and Lavin, M. F. (2011). Multiple markers in prediction of prostate cancer from ejaculate. 20th Annual RBWH Health Care Symposium: Personalised Health Care, Brisbane, Australia, 10 -14 October 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Extracurricular Applied Anatomy Education: A Medical Student Pilot
Manoharan B, Ung OA, Roberts MJ, Vonau M and Stitz RW (2011). Extracurricular Applied Anatomy Education: A Medical Student Pilot. The 80th Annual Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Annual Scientific Congress, Adelaide Convention Center, Adelaide, South Australia, May 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05742.x
2011
Conference Publication
Prostate cancer metabolomics: An emerging method of screening and diagnosis
Roberts, M. J., Schirra, H. J., Teng, L., Lavin, M. F. and Gardiner, R. A. (2011). Prostate cancer metabolomics: An emerging method of screening and diagnosis. Australian Society for Medical Research Queensland Postgraduate Student Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 31 May 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
This won’t hurt a bit – NMR-based metabolomics in medical diagnosis of prostate cancer
Roberts M. J., Schirra H. J., Lavin M. F. and Gardiner R. A. (2011). This won’t hurt a bit – NMR-based metabolomics in medical diagnosis of prostate cancer. ANZMAG-2011 – the Australian and New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance, Torquay, Victoria, 12th October 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Urine and ejaculate link local pathophysiology with systemic metabolic changes in Prostate Cancer: A metabolomic study
Roberts, M. J., Schirra, H. J., Teng, L., Lavin, M. F. and Gardiner, R. A. (2011). Urine and ejaculate link local pathophysiology with systemic metabolic changes in Prostate Cancer: A metabolomic study. 12th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference 2011, Melbourne, Australia, 3 - 5 August 2011.
2008
Journal Article
In vitro and in vivo imaging of xenobiotic transport in human skin and in the rat liver
Roberts, Michael S., Roberts, Matthew J., Robertson, Thomas A., Sanchez, Washington, Thorling, Camilla, Zou, Yuhong, Zhao, Xin, Becker, Wolfgang and Zvyagin, Andrei V. (2008). In vitro and in vivo imaging of xenobiotic transport in human skin and in the rat liver. Journal of Biophotonics, 1 (6), 478-493. doi: 10.1002/jbio.200810058
2000
Book Chapter
Prostate cancer detection
Roberts, Matthew J., Teloken, Patrick, Chambers, Suzanne K., Williams, Scott G., Yaxley, John, Samaratunga, Hema, Frydenberg, Mark and Gardiner, Robert A. (2000). Prostate cancer detection. Endotext. (pp. 1--) South Dartmouth, MA, United States: MDText.com.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Matthew Roberts is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Roles of image fusion and 3D technology in urology: exploration and clinical integration for personalised devices
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristofer Thurecht, Dr Nick Rukin
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