Mr Rod Studd

Mr Rod Studd is a specialist Urologist, a graduate of the University of Auckland and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. His fellowship year (2005-2006) was spent working at The Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital.

Rod practices general adult urology. His special interests lie in the management of prostate and bladder cancer. Rod is interested in risk assessment and diagnosis of prostate cancer. He aims to minimize the discomfort and risk associated with prostate biopsy by offering trans-perineal techniques under general anaesthetic and trans-rectal biopsy under oral sedation and local anaesthetic. Rod is a strong proponent of active surveillance for low risk prostate cancer. He offers robotically assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open radical prostatectomy. He performs approximately 100 prostatectomies per year employing potency preserving techniques (where appropriate) with excellent oncologic, continence and potency outcomes. For invasive bladder cancer Rod performs cystectomy, extended pelvic lymph node dissection then neobladder or ileal conduit reconstruction.

Rod is also interested in:

Treatment of stone disease (flexible ureteroscopy + LASER, shock wave therapy, and percutaneous stone removal), treatment of benign prostatic disease, no needle/no scalpel vasectomy, vasectomy reversal, circumcision, flexible cystoscopy, management of erectile dysfunction, prosthetic urology including penile implants and testicular prostheses.

PLEASE NOTE: Rod does NOT provide circumcision for under 16 year olds.

* Current memberships/other bodies:

Member Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Chairman of the Training and Education Committee of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (2011-2013)
Member of New Zealand Prostate Cancer Taskforce

Areas of Specialisation
Prostate & Bladder Cancer Surgery, General Urology

EXPERTISE IN:

• Transperineal MRI guided Prostate Fusion Biopsy
• Robotic Prostatectomy
• LASER Prostate Surgery
• Erectile Dysfunction & Penile Implant
• LASER Stones (ureter, bladder, kidney)
• Robotic Cystectomy & Neobladder
• Fiducial Markers/Rectal Spacer for Prostate Radiotherapy

Consutling Locations
Wakefield Specialist Centre, Newtown
Bowen Specialist Medical Centre, Crofton Downs
Boulcott Specialist Centre, Lower Hutt
Anwyl Specialist Centre, Kenepuru

Surgical Procedures
Wakefield Hospital, Newtown
Southern Cross Hospital, Newtown

Cost Estimations
New Patient Appointment - $313.00

Qualifications/Memberships
MBChB 1996, FRACS 2005