Biography
Mark is a urological surgeon with 25 years of experience treating adult urological conditions. He is committed to providing evidence-based care with a focus on the individual patient, and to improving urinary tract health for both men and women. Mark is an accredited specialist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Mark trained at the University of Adelaide and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, working across all of South Australia’s major hospitals before achieving his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2001. He went on to complete two fellowship years in the United Kingdom, where he developed further skills in surgical oncology — treating kidney, bladder and prostate cancers — alongside additional training in functional urology and the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms. He has since completed robotic surgery accreditation and advanced surgical training at Yonsei Hospital in Seoul, and now performs robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancer.
For many years, Mark has served as a Director of Surgical Training for surgical registrars in South Australia, and is a registered surgical supervisor and trainer with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons having mentored over 50 Australian and international urological surgeons in minimally invasive techniques. He is a Fellow of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand and a past South Australian Chair and board member, a member of the European Association of Urology, the Urological Society of Asia and the Australian Medical Association, and a Senior Lecturer and alumnus of the University of Adelaide. He has also contributed to the Australian Safety and Evaluation of New Surgical Procedures program, and remains an active participant in continuing medical education and research, including regular audit and analysis of surgical techniques and outcomes through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Continuing Professional Development program.
Mark takes a holistic approach to care, working alongside a team of urological surgeons, anaesthetists, oncologists and specialist nursing staff to manage complex conditions, and feels privileged to help his patients attain better health. He treats a wide range of urological cancers using the latest minimally invasive technologies, with a particular focus on bladder dysfunction and advanced therapies. He also offers second opinions for patients seeking an alternative view, and is a visiting medical officer at the Adelaide Community Hospital Alliance, Calvary Hospitals and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. His areas of expertise span lower urinary tract symptoms in men and women, urinary symptoms and infections, kidney stones, prostate enlargement (including Green Light Laser photovaporisation), prostate and kidney cancer (da Vinci robotic surgery), bladder and testicular cancer, vasectomy, male sexual dysfunction, bladder dysfunction, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, Botox therapy, advanced sacral neuromodulation, and urology in the elderly.
Special Interests
- Lower urinary tract symptoms (men and women)
- Urinary symptoms and infections
- Kidney stones
- Prostate enlargement (Green Light Laser photovaporisation)
- Prostate cancer (da Vinci robotic surgery)
- Kidney cancer (da Vinci robotic surgery)
- Bladder cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Vasectomy
- Male sexual dysfunction
- Bladder dysfunction
- Urinary incontinence
- Overactive bladder
- Botox therapy
- Advanced sacral neuromodulation
- Urology in the elderly