Dr Matthew Roberts
Dr

Matthew Roberts

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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

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Nephrology and urology Oncology and carcinogenesis

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

  • 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.

Search Professor Matthew Roberts’s works on UQ eSpace

263 works between 2000 and 2025
All (263) Journal Article (185) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (74) Book Chapter (3)

121 - 140 of 263 works

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

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)

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

Factors associated with dialysis discontinuation outside of the acute care setting

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

Prospective intra-individual blinded comparison of [18F]PSMA-1007 and [68 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT imaging in patients with confirmed prostate cancer

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

Clinical insignificance of [18F]PSMA-1007 avid non-specific bone lesions: a retrospective evaluation

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

Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international, multicenter, comparative cohort study

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

Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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

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)

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

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

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

Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: The COVIDSurg mortality score

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

Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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

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

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

Open retropubic radical prostatectomy

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

Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection

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.

Comparing hybrid PSMA PET MRI and prostate biopsy histopathology in presumed localised prostate cancer

2020

Journal Article

Histological findings of totally embedded robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) specimens in 1197 men with a negative (low risk) preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) prostate lobe and clinical implications

Yaxley, William John, Nouhaud, François-Xavier, Raveenthiran, Sheliyan, Franklin, Anthony, Donato, Peter, Coughlin, Geoff, Kua, Boon, Gianduzzo, Troy, Wong, David, Parkinson, Robert, Brown, Nicholas, Samaratunga, Hemamali, Delahunt, Brett, Egevad, Lars, Roberts, Matthew and Yaxley, John William (2020). Histological findings of totally embedded robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) specimens in 1197 men with a negative (low risk) preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) prostate lobe and clinical implications. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 24 (2), 398-405. doi: 10.1038/s41391-020-00289-x

Histological findings of totally embedded robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) specimens in 1197 men with a negative (low risk) preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) prostate lobe and clinical implications

2020

Journal Article

Frontal sinus fracture management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Johnson, N.R. and Roberts, M.J. (2020). Frontal sinus fracture management: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 50 (1), 75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.06.004

Frontal sinus fracture management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

Journal Article

Bladder infusion versus standard catheter removal for trial of void: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Makary, Joshua, Phan, Kevin, McClintock, George, Doctor, Marinelle, Habashy, David, Heywood, Sean, McCombie, Steve P., Arianayagam, Mohan, Canagasingham, Bertram, Ferguson, Richard, Goolam, Ahmed, Khadra, Mohamed, Ko, Raymond, Varol, Celi, Winter, Matthew and Roberts, Matthew J. (2020). Bladder infusion versus standard catheter removal for trial of void: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Urology, 39 (6), 1781-1788. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03408-4

Bladder infusion versus standard catheter removal for trial of void: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

Journal Article

Spontaneous renal fornix rupture in pregnancy and the post partum period: a systematic review of outcomes and management

McKnoulty, Matthew, Green, Ayla, Scott, Susan, Roberts, Matthew J. and Kothari, Alka (2020). Spontaneous renal fornix rupture in pregnancy and the post partum period: a systematic review of outcomes and management. BMC Urology, 20 (1) 116, 116. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00660-z

Spontaneous renal fornix rupture in pregnancy and the post partum period: a systematic review of outcomes and management

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

A national analysis of temporal changes in prescribing of testosterone replacement therapy considering methods of delivery and government regulation

2020

Journal Article

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative sars-cov-2 infection: an international cohort study

Bhangu, Aneel, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Glasbey, James C., Li, Elizabeth, Omar, Omar M., Gujjuri, Rohan R., Morton, Dion G., Tsoulfas, George, Keller, Deborah S., Smart, Neil J., Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E., Evans, Jonathan P., Heritage, Emily, Jones, Conor S., Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Khatri, Chetan, Keatley, James M., Mckay, Siobhan C., Pellino, Gianluca, Tiwari, Abhinav, Trout, Isobel M., Wilkin, Richard J. W., Adamina, Michel, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O., Agarwal, Arnav, Alameer, Ehab, Alderson, Derek ... COVIDSurg Collaborative (2020). Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative sars-cov-2 infection: an international cohort study. The Lancet, 396 (10243), 27-38. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31182-X

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative sars-cov-2 infection: an international cohort study

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2030
    Prostate Cancer - FDG - Spatial Imaging (Spatial biology meets PET imaging: A non-invasive, Google Map for Prostate cancer)
    PA Research Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Phase 3 Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Vaccination With ExPEC9V in the Prevention of Invasive Extraintestinal Path
    Janssen-Cilag Pty Limited (Janssen-Cilag Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Prospective surgeon-led trials in Prostate Cancer for personalised management and healthcare sustainability
    Viertl Clinical Investigator Award
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    De-Intensification of Post ProstatEctomy Radiotherapy (DIPPER) incorporating clinical and imaging-based risk stratification: Part 1 - Pilot study (additional site)
    ANZUP Below the Belt Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021
    A prospective clinical evaluation of prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic to optimise health care resources: feasibility study
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Staging of aggressive prostate cancer 'invisible' to PSMA-PET: The FDG-PET for INvisible Disease (FIND) Trial
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Combined TMPRSS2:ERG, PCA3 and SChLAP1 RNA in Urine for selective detection of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Exploring new Paradigms in Pre-prostate cancer detection and management
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Exploring new Paradigms in Pre-prostate cancer detection and management
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Optimising collection for metabonomic profiling of ejaculate to complement PCR in prostate cancer detection
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Matthew Roberts is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-Bioanalyte Profiling of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in a Phase 2 STATEsMAN Trial

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed, Dr Kevin M. Koo

  • 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

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