Wetherell, David

Dr David Wetherell

Consultant Urologic and Robotic Surgeon, Austin Health; Locum Consultant Urologic and Robotic Surgeon, Sunshine Coast University Hospital; Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Member, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ)
Dr Wetherell is a Urologist in Melbourne, Australia specialising the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer as well as kidney stones, benign prostatic enlargement and general urology.

He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and has completed an advanced pelvic uro-oncology robotic fellowship in University College Hospital (UCH), London UK where he specialised in an innovative technique Retzius Sparing Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. He also has a special interest in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HOLEP) for benign prostatic enlargement.

Dr Wetherell’s research interests extend to biology of resistance mechanisms of prostate cancer as well as clinical research in all fields of urology.

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Tune in for "Gallbladder – When surgery is or is not needed" lecture

Tuesday 26th May, 7pm - 9pm AEST

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Dr David Yeo

Specialist Upper GI, Hepatobiliary and Bariatric Surgeon; Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, RPA and St George Hospitals

In this talk, surgeon, Dr David Yeo will answer these and many other real-world questions related to this common condition and provide an update on the latest recommendations for the assessment, investigation and management of gallbladder disease.