Dr Peter Penkoff

Urologist

MBBS, FRACS (Urol)
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Specialist in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Dr Peter Penkoff is an Australian trained Urological Surgeon and completed his Specialist Urology Surgical training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, rotating through all major hospitals in Adelaide, SA and also at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, NSW. At the end of his training Peter did a Fellowship year in Urological Oncology, including Robotic surgery and Stone surgery at the Westmead Public and Private Hospitals and Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

After completion of his Urology specialty training and being awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), Peter dedicated another year to purely train in Robotic Surgery in the UK. He gained extensive experience in Robotic surgery for the treatment of prostate, kidney and bladder cancers, but also completed a number of reconstructive robotic procedures such as pyeloplasties and ureteric reimplantations.

To date, Peter has had experience with more than 250 Robotic surgical procedures and is one of only a few urologists in Adelaide who have completed a dedicated Robotic Urology Oncology Fellowship.

Peter is a full member of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ), the European Association of Urology (EAU) and the American Urological Association (AUA).

Peter has submitted abstracts, authored articles in specialty journals and presented at a number of national and international meetings. Recently he also published a book chapter in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Peter is continuously improving and adapting his skills and knowledge to be able to provide the best and most up-to-date urological care to his patients.

SPECIAL INTERESTS:

• Robotic Urological Oncology

• Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP)

• Robotic Assisted Partial and Radical Nephrectomies (RAPN) / (RARN)

• Laparoscopic Surgery

• Laser Stone Surgery

• Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for large stone burden

• Surgery for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)