Personal information
Name: Shekib Shahbaz
Nationality: Australian
Registration: MED0001201380
Education
Dr. Shekib Shahbaz is an Australian-trained urologist and current supervisor of urology training at Monash Health. He grew up in southeast Melbourne and graduated from school at the top of his year. He gained entry to Monash University Medical School with two scholarships and completing his undergraduate medical degree with Honors. He spent the next four years at The Royal Melbourne Hospital for basic surgical training. During this time, he completed a diploma in surgical anatomy at The University of Melbourne whilst tutoring as an anatomy demonstrator.
Dr. Shekib Shahbaz completed four years of advanced urological training in New South Wales before returning to Monash Health in Melbourne for a further fellowship year. He subsequently stayed on as a consultant urologist at Monash Health. He has had further sub-specialty training in numerous centres of excellence across Europe, the United States and Asia.
Training
University of Melbourne
Postgraduate Diploma
Surgical Anatomy
2006 - Present
Monash University
Bachelor's degree
Medicine
1999 - 2004
Work
- Urological Surgeon
Melbourne Urology Centre
2015 - present, 8 years
Berwick - Pakenham
Mr. Shahbaz provides a complete urology service with the highest quality of care. His main rooms are in St John of God, Berwick and Lakeside Square Medical Centre, Pakenham. However, he also consults at The Valley Private Hospital, Dandenong North; Waverley Private Hospital, Mt Waverley and Knox Private Hospital, Wantirna.
- Monash Health
10 years 9 months
Consultant Urologist
2014 - present
9 years 9 months
Victoria, Australia
- Urology Fellow
2013 - 2014
1 year 1 month
Victoria, Australia
- Urology Registrar
Westmead Hospital
2012 - 2013
1 year 1 month
New South Wales, Australia
- Urology Registrar
The Wollongong Hospital
2011 - 2012
1 year 1 mnoth
New South Wales, Australia
- Urology Registrar
Wagga Wagga Hospital
2010 - 2011
1 year 1 month
New South Wales, Australia
- General Surgical Registrar
Manly Hospital
2009 - 2010
1 year 1 month
New South Wales, Australia
Specializations
- Urological stone disease (Medical, Laser, ESWL, PCNL)
- Advanced robotic surgery (Prostate, Kidney and Adrenal conditions)
- Voiding difficulties (Medical, TURP, Rezum, Laser prostate surgery and Urolift)
- Penile prosthesis and incontinence surgery
- Advanced laparoscopic surgery (Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, Pyeloplasty, and Adrenal)
- Major open surgery (Prostate, Kidney, Testicular, Bladder, Ureter, and Adrenal
Volunteering experiences
- CCRISP Course
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2003 - 2008
5 years
Assist in coordinating mock patients as well as attending sessions.
- CCRISP and EMST Instructor Course
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2003 - 2008
5 years
Assist in coordinating mock patients as well as attending sessions.
- Anatomy Demonstrator - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Melbourne
2006
Organizations
- AMA
Professional Membership
Australian Medical Association
- AUA
Professional Membership
American Urological Association
- EAU
Professional Membership
European Association of Urology
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Professional Membership
- USANZ
Professional Membership
Urological Society of Australian and New Zealand
In media
Articles
Videos
Prostate Cancer - Specialist Urologists Discuss PSA blood test, MRI and transperineal biopsy
VUF Symposium for Medical Professionals at Crown Casino Melbourne
Publications
An improved alternative to vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) as a negative pressure dressing in lower limb split skin grafting: A clinical trial
Correlation Between Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Guided (Trus) Biopsies Reporting Standards and Multi-Disciplinary Team Discussions, in the Management of Prostate Cancer - BJUI International
Improving Operating Theatre Efficiency; An Intervention to Significantly Reduce Changeover Times
Is pre-operative MSU or stone culture better at predicting post-PCNL sepsis?" - BJUI International
Research publications
Tan Tanny SP, Wang LL, Liddell HA, Longano A, Appu S, Shahbaz S. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report. Urol Case Rep. 2016 Apr 5;6:58-9. doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2016.03.004. eCollection 2016 May. PMID: 27175348
El-Khoury HJ, Brookes JDL, Tan B, Shahbaz S, McCahy PJ. Impact of modern media on analgesic requirements during extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Jan;90(1-2):53-56. doi: 10.1111/ans.15446. Epub 2019 Sep 30.PMID: 31566281 Clinical Trial.
Shock-wave lithotripsy, ureterorenoscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for 1–2 cm renal stones: A randomised pilot study.
Soliman BA, Stanton R, Sowter S, Rozen WM, Shahbaz S. Improving operating theatre efficiency: an intervention to significantly reduce changeover time. ANZ J Surg. 2013 Jul;83(7-8):545-8. doi: 10.1111/ans.12013. Epub 2012 Nov 27. PMID: 23186117.
Zhiliang Caleb Lin, Jie Wen Bryan Tan, Weranja Ranasinghe, Shekib Shahbaz, Philip McCahy. Correlation between trans-rectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsies reporting standards and multi-disciplinary team discussions, in the management of prostate cancer, Pathology, Volume 47, Supplement 1, 2015, Page S68
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report
MP62-05 DOES BOWEL PREPARATION OR FASTING IMPROVE STONE VISUALISATION AND CLEARANCE IN THOSE UNDERGOING SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR INTRA-RENAL CALCULI?
MP66-20 PEDIATRIC MODIFIED SUPINE PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY: AN AUSTRALIAN CASE SERIES.
Projects
Presentation: An improved alternative to Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) as a negative pressure dressing in lower limb split skin grafting: A clinical trial (RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Christchurch NZ)
Presentation: Changes in stone composition in Australia over the past 30 years (30th WCE Istanbul, 2012)
Presentation: Cystoscopic removal of an eroded urethral mesh (30th WCE Istanbul, 2012)
Presentation: Diagnosis and Management of Priapism and Peyronie's disease (NSW registrar training weekend, 2010)
Presentation: Diagnosis and management of testicular cancer (Trainee week, 2011)
Presentation: Does a single screen for ureteroscopy & fluoroscopy improve patient safety? (30th WCE Istanbul, 2012)
Presentation: Improving Operating Theatre Efficiency: An Intervention to Significantly Reduce Changeover Times (USANZ ASC, NT 2012)
Presentation: Incidence of Parastomal Hernia Post Cystectomy and Ileal Conduit Formation: The Wollongong Experience (USANZ ASC, NT 2012)
Presentation: Presentation and diagnosis of penile cancer (NSW registrar training weekend, 2011)
Presentation: Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Advances in Imaging (Royal Melbourne Hospital Combined Neurosciences Teaching Meeting)
