Prof Peter Heathcote

SUMMARY

Dr Heathcote is a urologic surgeon with a special interest in cancer of the prostate, bladder and stone disease. With his colleagues at Brisbane Urology Clinic, Dr Heathcote established the first Robotic Prostatectomy program in Queensland after travelling to the United States for training. 

His team at Greenslopes Private Hospital performs several robotic prostatectomies a week and is developing further uses for the robot, including partial nephrectomy and other major urologic surgery. He is also Chairman of Brisbane Private Hospital’s Medical Advisory Committee and is appointed as an examiner at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Heathcote is an Inaugural Member of the Best Doctors Australia and New Zealand and is a mentor in Robotic Surgery, Device Technologies Australia and New Zealand.

TOP PUBLICATIONS

• Handoo Rhee, Jason Paterdis, Peter Heathcote. Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Training In A Private Hospital. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 6:4 December 2012
• Katherine Gray, Peter Heathcote And David Nicol., Does Teaching Affect Outcome With Major Open Surgery? ANZ Journal Of Urology (2008) 646-647
• Steginga, S., Pinnock, C., Baade, P., Heathcote, P., An Educational Workshop On The Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer. Australian Family Physician. Vol 34, 889-891. October 2005.
• Steginga, S., Occhipinti, S., Gardiner, R., Yaxley, J., Heathcote, P. A Prospective Study Of The Use Of Alternative Therapies By Men With Localised Prostate Cancer. Patient Education And Counselling. 55 (2004) 70-77.
• Steginga, S., Occhipinti, S. Gardiner, R. A., Yaxley, J., Heathcote, P. Prospective Study Of Men’s Psychological And Decision Related And Adjustment After Treatment For Localized Prostate Cancer. Urology 63(4), 2004 751- 756.