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Dr Anojan Navaratnam

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Dr Anojan Navaratnam

Professional membershipsAHPRA, RACS, USANZ, EAU, AUA, Endourological Society, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
SpecialtyUrology
Clinical Interests

Urologic cancer (prostate, kidney, bladder, testicular), minimally invasive surgery (robotic surgery, laparoscopy), complex kidney stone disease, surgery for kidney stones, treatment for enlargement of the prostate, placement of spacing hydrogel (SpaceOAR) prior to radiation treatment for prostate cancer, general urology and men’s health.

Biography

Dr Anojan (Ano) Navaratnam is a consultant Urologist who is a fully credentialed urological surgeon with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.  He is a robotic surgeon with interests in urologic oncology and endourology.

After growing up in Brisbane, Dr Navaratnam moved to Sydney to complete medical school where he graduated with honours from the University of New South Wales. He then returned to Brisbane and completed his formal urological training.

Dr Navaratnam has extensive experience in robotic, laparoscopic surgery and endourology. He has obtained extra experience in addition to basic Urological surgery, including:

Dr Navaratnam specialises in the following robotic and laparoscopic surgeries:

He also performs the following procedures:

He is the only surgeon in Queensland to have experience in the use of robotics for complex surgery including vena cava tumour thrombus surgery and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.  He is the only surgeon in Queensland to have completed fellowship training in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for benign prostate hyperplasia.

He is also able to treat complex kidney stone disease including but not limited to weight loss (bariatric) surgery and cystinuria

He has published in the urologic literature and has presented his research at the American Urological Association annual meeting, World Congress of Endourology, and North American Robotic Urology Symposium.

Dr Navaratnam is passionate about the health of Queenslanders and ensuring the best outcomes for his patients. He wants to ensure patients in regional Australia have access to state of the art urological care. He has previously spent four years of medical and surgical training in regional towns including Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton and Mackay.

Outside of work, Dr Navaratnam enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is happy to talk to any patient about any sport.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor of Science (Med Sci) with Honours (University of New South Wales), 2007
  • Robotics and Laparoscopy Provisional Fellowship (Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queensland Robotic Centre at Greenslopes Private Hospital), 2016 – 2017
  • Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2017
  • Endourological Society Combined Endourology/Laparoscopic/Robotics Fellowship (Mayo Clinic Arizona, United State of America), 2017 – 2019
Practice location
Brisbane Urology Clinic Level 11, MAP House135 Wickham TerraceBrisbane4000 QLD Get Directions
ICON Cancer Centre Mackay 148 Sams RoadNorth Mackay4740 QLD