Shekib Shahbaz

Biography

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. We improve the health of our community through: Prevention and early intervention Community-based treatment and rehabilitation Highly specialised surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment and monitoring services Hospital and community-based mental health services Comprehensive sub-acute, aged care and palliative care programs Research, education and teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals Regional and state-wide specialist services More than 16,000 staff work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities.

Research Interest

Mr Shekib Shahbaz is an Australian trained urologist. He grew up in southeast Melbourne and went to school locally. He gained entry to Monash University Medical School with two scholarships, 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. Mr 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 training in numerous centres of excellence across Europe, the United States and Asia. Mr Shahbaz is actively involved in teaching, research and ongoing personal professional development. He is widely travelled and has lived in numerous countries. His compassionate approach and cultural awareness sees him well liked by patients of all ages and backgrounds. Mr Shahbaz provides a complete urology service with the highest quality of care. His main areas of interest are: Management of urological stone disease (Medical, Laser, ESWL, PCNL) Laparoscopy (Nephrectomy, Partial nephrectomy, Pyeloplasty, Adrenal) Open oncological surgery (Prostate, kidney, testicular, bladder, ureter and adrenal) Robotic surgery Voiding difficulties and BPH  (Medical, TURP, Laser prostate surgery and Uro-lift) Penile prosthesis and incontinence surgery