MBBS MS FRACS (Urologist)
Dr peter swindle
Dr Peter Swindle is a Brisbane urologist who specialises solely in prostate cancer and diseases of the prostate. His expertise lies in robotic prostatectomy and prostate brachytherapy.
Dr Swindle has extensive radical prostatectomy experience of over 2,000 cases including robotic prostatectomy, open radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. He has established the Queensland Prostate Clinic in Brisbane, which functions to provide comprehensive information on the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
Dr Swindle completed advanced urological training in Brisbane, Queensland in 2000. During his urological training, he also completed a Masters of Surgery at the University of Sydney on prostate cancer.
Following on from his general urology training, he undertook a two year subspecialty Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York focusing on prostate cancer. He has also completed an American Brachytherapy Fellowship at the Seattle Prostate Institute on prostate Brachytherapy.
Dr Swindle’s areas of interest and surgical expertise lie in:
- Prostate cancer screening and management of the elevated PSA
- Robotic Radical Prostatectomy and Prostate Brachytherapy
- Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms in men
- MRI Guided prostate biopsies
Medical School
- University of Queensland
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
- Masters of Surgery (MS)
- Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
Registration
- Medical Board of Queensland
- Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Speciality
- Urology – specialising in Prostate Cancer
Current Appointments
- Senior Lecturer University of Queensland
- Mater Medical Research Institute – Senior Researcher
- Mater Adults Hospital VMO
- Mater Private Hospital VMO
- Greenslopes Private Hospital VMO
- Wesley Private Hospital VMO
- Providing VMO Urology Outreach Services to Toowoomba Base Hospital
