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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2021
Journal Article
Extra‐peritoneal oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma: atypical pattern of metastasis and novel localization techniques
Tariq, Arsalan, Westera, Jurjen, Navaratnam, Anojan, Dunglison, Nigel, Esler, Rachel and Roberts, Matthew J. (2021). Extra‐peritoneal oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma: atypical pattern of metastasis and novel localization techniques. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92 (6), 1553-1555. doi: 10.1111/ans.17335
2021
Journal Article
Solitary castrate-resistant prostate cancer metastasis to adrenal gland with concordant intense avidity on PSMA and FDG PET
McGeorge, Stephen, Phillips, Reece, Rukin, Nicholas J., Reynolds, Jamie and Roberts, Matthew J. (2021). Solitary castrate-resistant prostate cancer metastasis to adrenal gland with concordant intense avidity on PSMA and FDG PET. Urology Case Reports, 38 101696, 101696. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101696
2021
Journal Article
Urothelial carcinoma and prostate-specific membrane antigen: cellular, imaging, and prognostic implications
Tariq, Arsalan, McCart Reed, Amy E., Morton, Andrew, Porten, Sima, Vela, Ian, Williams, Elizabeth D., Yaxley, John W., Black, Peter C. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2021). Urothelial carcinoma and prostate-specific membrane antigen: cellular, imaging, and prognostic implications. European Urology Focus, 8 (5), 1256-1269. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2021.07.016
2021
Journal Article
Dual-tracer positron-emission tomography using prostate-specific membrane antigen and fluorodeoxyglucose for staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review
McGeorge, Stephen, Kwok, Michael, Jiang, Andrew, Emmett, Louise, Pattison, David A., Thomas, Paul A., Yaxley, John W. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2021). Dual-tracer positron-emission tomography using prostate-specific membrane antigen and fluorodeoxyglucose for staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review. Advances in Urology, 2021 1544208, 1544208. doi: 10.1155/2021/1544208
2021
Journal Article
Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study
Akowuah, Enoch, Benson, Ruth A., Caruana, Edward J., Chetty, Govind, Edwards, John, Forlani, Stefano, Gradinariu, George, Murphy, Gavin J., Oo, Aung Ye, Patel, Akshay J., Ridley, Brenda, Rogers, Luke J., Sanders, Julie, Tyson, Nathan, Vaja, Ricky, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Argus, Leah, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E., Glasbey, James C., Gujjuri, Rohan R., Jones, Conor S., Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Khatri, Chetan, Keatley, James M., Lawday, Samuel, Li, Elizabeth, Mann, Harvinder, Marson, Ella J. ... Mazingi, D. (2021). Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162 (2), e355-e372. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.091
2021
Journal Article
Localised mass-forming amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract mimics urothelial carcinoma: two cases of mistaken identity
Sharma, Pranav, Ajjikuttira, Aiyapa Aruna, Rhee, Handoo, Ashrafi, Darius, Roberts, Matthew John and Chung, Eric (2021). Localised mass-forming amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract mimics urothelial carcinoma: two cases of mistaken identity. Journal of Urological Surgery, 8 (2), 142-144. doi: 10.4274/jus.galenos.2021.0017
2021
Journal Article
Correction to: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT tumour intensity pre-operatively predicts adverse pathological outcomes and progression-free survival in localised prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2021), 48, 2, (477-482), 10.1007/s00259-020-04944-2)
Roberts, Matthew J., Morton, Andrew, Donato, Peter, Kyle, Samuel, Pattison, David A., Thomas, Paul, Coughlin, Geoff, Esler, Rachel, Dunglison, Nigel, Gardiner, Robert A., Doi, Suhail A., Emmett, Louise and Yaxley, John (2021). Correction to: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT tumour intensity pre-operatively predicts adverse pathological outcomes and progression-free survival in localised prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2021), 48, 2, (477-482), 10.1007/s00259-020-04944-2). European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 48 (2), 655-656. doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-04983-9
2021
Journal Article
Factors associated with dialysis discontinuation outside of the acute care setting
Roberts, Matthew J., Johansen, Kirsten L., Copeland, Timothy P., Mcculloch, Charles E., Coufal, Sarah and Ku, Elaine (2021). Factors associated with dialysis discontinuation outside of the acute care setting. Kidney360, 2 (2), 331-335. doi: 10.34067/KID.0004312020
2021
Journal Article
Correction to: Prospective intra‑individual blinded comparison of [18F]PSMA‑1007 and [68 Ga]Ga‑PSMA‑11 PET/CT imaging in patients with confirmed prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2021), 10.1007/s00259-021-05520-y)
Pattison, David A., Debowski, Maciej, Gulhane, Brook, Arnfield, Evyn G., Pelecanos, Anita M., Garcia, Peter L., Latter, Melissa J., Lin, Charles Y., Roberts, Matthew J., Ramsay, Stuart C. and Thomas, Paul A. (2021). Correction to: Prospective intra‑individual blinded comparison of [18F]PSMA‑1007 and [68 Ga]Ga‑PSMA‑11 PET/CT imaging in patients with confirmed prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2021), 10.1007/s00259-021-05520-y). European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 49 (2), 789-789. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05548-0
2021
Journal Article
Histological comparison between predictive value of preoperative 3-T multiparametric MRI and 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan for pathological outcomes at radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer
Franklin, Anthony, Yaxley, William J., Raveenthiran, Sheliyan, Coughlin, Geoff, Gianduzzo, Troy, Kua, Boon, McEwan, Lousie, Wong, David, Delahunt, Brett, Egevad, Lars, Samaratunga, Hema, Brown, Nicholas, Parkinson, Rob, Roberts, Matthew J. and Yaxley, John W. (2021). Histological comparison between predictive value of preoperative 3-T multiparametric MRI and 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan for pathological outcomes at radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer. BJU International, 127 (1), 71-79. doi: 10.1111/bju.15134
2021
Journal Article
Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: The COVIDSurg mortality score
Bravo, Laura, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Glasbey, James C., Li, Elizabeth, Simoes, Joana F.F., Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Picciochi, Maria, Abbott, Tom E.F., Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O., Arnaud, Alexis P., Agarwal, Arnav, Brar, Amanpreet, Elhadi, Muhammed, Mazingi, Dennis, Cardoso, Victor Roth, Lawday, Samuel, Sayyed, Raza, Omar, Omar M., de la Madina, Antonio Ramos, Slater, Luke, Venn, Mary L., Gkoutos, Georgios, Bhangu, Aneel, Karwath, Andreas, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Argus, Leah, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E., Gujjuri, Rohan R. ... Gwini, G. P. (2021). Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: The COVIDSurg mortality score. British Journal of Surgery, 19 (4) znab183, 1274-1292. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab183
2021
Journal Article
Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Glasbey, James C, Omar, Omar, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany Kay, Fiore, Marco, Futaba, Kaori, Gujjuri, Rohan R, Isik, Arda, Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Kamarajah, Sivesh K, Li, Elizabeth, Löffler, Markus W, McLean, Kenneth A, Oumaima, Outani, Faustin, Ntirenganya, Sohei, Satoi, Shaw, Richard, Simoes, Joana F.F., Stewart, Grant D, Tabiri, Stephen, Trout, Isobel M, Bhangu, Aneel A, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Benson, Ruth A, Bywater, Edward, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E, Evans, Jonathan P ... Scasso, S. (2021). Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. British Journal of Surgery, 108 (1), 88-96. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa051
2021
Journal Article
External validation and addition of prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography to the most frequently used nomograms for the prediction of pelvic lymph-node metastases: an international multicenter study
Meijer, Dennie, van Leeuwen, Pim J., Roberts, Matthew J., Siriwardana, Amila R., Morton, Andrew, Yaxley, John W., Samaratunga, Hemamali, Emmett, Louise, van de Ven, Peter M., van der Poel, Henk G., Donswijk, Maarten L., Boellaard, Thierry N., Schoots, Ivo G., Oprea-Lager, Daniela E., Coughlin, Geoffrey D. and Vis, André N. (2021). External validation and addition of prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography to the most frequently used nomograms for the prediction of pelvic lymph-node metastases: an international multicenter study. European Urology, 80 (2), 234-242. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2021.05.006
2021
Journal Article
Prospective intra-individual blinded comparison of [18F]PSMA-1007 and [68 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT imaging in patients with confirmed prostate cancer
Pattison, David A., Debowski, Maciej, Gulhane, Brook, Arnfield, Evyn G., Pelecanos, Anita M., Garcia, Peter L., Latter, Melissa J., Lin, Charles Y., Roberts, Matthew J., Ramsay, Stuart C. and Thomas, Paul A. (2021). Prospective intra-individual blinded comparison of [18F]PSMA-1007 and [68 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT imaging in patients with confirmed prostate cancer. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 49 (2), 763-776. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05520-y
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2021
Journal Article
Clinical insignificance of [18F]PSMA-1007 avid non-specific bone lesions: a retrospective evaluation
Arnfield, Evyn G., Thomas, Paul A., Roberts, Matthew J., Pelecanos, Anita M., Ramsay, Stuart C., Lin, Charles Y., Latter, Melissa J., Garcia, Peter L. and Pattison, David A. (2021). Clinical insignificance of [18F]PSMA-1007 avid non-specific bone lesions: a retrospective evaluation. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 48 (13), 4495-4507. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05456-3
2021
Journal Article
Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international, multicenter, comparative cohort study
Glasbey, James C., Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Simoes, Joana F.F., Omar, Omar, Li, Elizabeth, Venn, Mary L., Chaar, Mohammad K. Abou, Capizzi, Vita, Chaudhry, Daoud, Desai, Anant, Edwards, Jonathan G., Evans, Jonathan P., Fiore, Marco, Videria, Jose Flavio, Ford, Samuel J., Ganly, Ian, Griffiths, Ewen A., Gujjuri, Rohan R., Kolias, Angelos G., Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., Minaya-Bravo, Ana, McKay, Siobhan C., Mohan, Helen M., Roberts, Keith J., Carlos, San Miguel-Méndez, Pockney, Peter, Shaw, Richard, Smart, Neil J., Stewart, Grant D. ... Scasso, S. (2021). Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international, multicenter, comparative cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39 (1), 66-78. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01933
2021
Journal Article
Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
McLean, K. A., Kamarajah, S. K., Chaudhry, D., Gujjuri, R. R., Raubenheimer, K., Trout, I., AlAmeer, E., Creagh-Brown, B., Harrison, E. M., Nepogodiev, D., Roslani, A. C., Li, E., Pata, F., Ramos-De la Medina, A., Van Ramshorst, G. H., Sayyed, R., Simoes, J., Smart, N., Bhangu, A., Glasbey, James C., Khaw, R. A., Ahmed, W., Akhbari, M., Baker, D., Borakati, A., Mills, E., Murray, V., Thavayogan, R., Yasin, I. ... Wischhusen, S. (2021). Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. British Journal of Surgery, 108 (12), 1448-1464. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab336
2020
Journal Article
Open retropubic radical prostatectomy
Pereira, Ryan, Joshi, Andre, Roberts, Matthew, Yaxley, John and Vela, Ian (2020). Open retropubic radical prostatectomy. Translational Andrology and Urology, 9 (6), 3025-3035. doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.09.15
2020
Journal Article
Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection
Glasbey, James C, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Omar, Omar, Simoes, Joana FF, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji, Fiore, Marco, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Shaw, Richard, Vidya, Raghavan, Bhangu, Aneel, Glasbey, James C, Omar, Omar, Bhangu, Aneel A, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Benson, Ruth, Bywater, Edward, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E, Evans, Jonathan P, Glasbey, James C, Gujjuri, Rohan R, Heritage, Emily, Jones, Conor S, Kamarajah, Sivesh K, Khatri, Chetan, Khaw, Rachel A, Keatley, James M, Knight, Andrew, Lawday, Samuel ... COVIDSurg Collaborative (2020). Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. British Journal of Surgery, 107 (12), e601-e602. doi: 10.1002/bjs.12050
2020
Conference Publication
Comparing hybrid PSMA PET MRI and prostate biopsy histopathology in presumed localised prostate cancer
Mehawed, Georges, Tariq, Arsalan, Saadat, Paria, Joshi, Andre, Roberts, Matthew, Perera, Marlon, Rhee, Handoo, Gustafson, Sonja, Miles, Kenneth and Vela, Ian (2020). Comparing hybrid PSMA PET MRI and prostate biopsy histopathology in presumed localised prostate cancer. 18th Urological Association of Asia (UAA) Congress, Seoul, Korea, 15–17 October 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Funding
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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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