Peter Heathcote

Biography

 Peter Heathcote was born and raised in Brisbane and completed his basic medical degree at the University of Queensland. After an intern year in Cairns Hospital, he then worked in Longreach for two years before starting general surgical and urological training in Townsville and Brisbane. After completing Urology Speciality training, he spent further time in Cardiff, United Kingdom and in Toronto, Canada. 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 traveling to the United States for training. His team at Greenslopes Private Hospital performs several robotic prostatectomies a week and are 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 holds an appointment 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 acts as  a mentor in Robotic Surgery, Device Technologies Australia and New Zealand.

Research Interest

 Oncology Translational Research, Research and Reports in Gastroenterology,  Oncology Medicine & Practice