Meet our team of urologists

Dr Morgan Pokorny

MB ChB, FRACS (Urol), PhD
Director of Urology, Redcliffe Hospital

Visiting Medical Practitioner, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane
Robotic and laparoscopic urological surgeon

Dr Pokorny gained his medical degree in 1998 at the University of Cape Town, graduating with First Class Honours. He completed his basic Urology training in New Zealand in 2008 and then moved to Brisbane to complete a combined clinical and research fellowship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He was awarded his PhD doctorate in 2013 for his thesis on the molecular biology of prostate cancer. Dr Pokorny was appointed as a Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at Princess Alexandra Hospital in 2013. In 2014, Dr Pokorny moved with his family to Belgium for 1 year to complete a fellowship in robotic surgery under the guidance of Professor Alex Mottrie, a world leader in robotic urological surgery.

Between 2011 and 2014, Dr Pokorny also played a key role in assisting Dr Les Thompson to run the first Australian trial using prostate MRI and MRI-guided biopsy in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. This study, published in European Urology in 2014, has become a landmark paper for the field and has been cited more than 200 times in 3 years. Dr Pokorny is also currently involved in leading a world-first study, in partnership with Professor Jelle Barentsz from The Netherlands. This study uses MRI-based iron nanoparticle technology to diagnose prostate cancer that has spread to lymph nodes, and compares this to the current standard of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) scanning for staging. It is due to commence at the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane in late 2017.

Special interests::

• Prostate cancer
• Prostate MRI and MRI-guided prostate biopsy
• Kidney and bladder cancer
• General urology and stone disease
• Laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery

Dr Boon Kua

MBBS (Qld), FRACS (Urol)
Urological surgeon

Dr Boon Kua graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from The University of Queensland in 1994. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2005 and spent a year at the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) in Sydney learning major cancer surgeries. Dr Kua has more than 15 years experience in laparoscopic urologic surgery and 7 years in robotic surgery.

Specialising in:

• robotic and laparoscopic prostate, kidney and bladder cancer surgeries
• laser stone and prostate surgeries for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
• penile prosthesis and incontinence surgery for men

A/Prof Jon-Paul Meyer

MB ChB, MRCS (Ed), MD, FRCS (Urol), FRACS (Urol)

Jon-Paul was born and raised in Wales. He graduated in 1996 from Bristol Medical School in the UK, having been awarded his MB ChB. He completed his residency and general surgical training in the south-west of England, following which he successfully completed his examination and was awarded his MRCS (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons).

Prior to commencing higher urological training, Jon-Paul undertook a 2-year period of research at the Bristol Urological Institute in the UK into bladder cancer, which culminated in the award of his MD. Jon-Paul then completed his higher Urological training in Oxford and successfully obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in the UK (FRCS (Urol)). He then undertook a year’s Fellowship at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and made a decision to remain in Queensland. Jon-Paul then successfully completed the Australian Fellowship examination and gained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS (Urol)).

Jon-Paul has worked at Redcliffe Hospital since 2008. His interests include general urology, all urological cancers, stone disease, benign prostate disease and female urology.

He remains committed to research and has published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at numerous national and international urological meetings. He is actively involved in the teaching of both medical students and junior doctors and is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland. He is the Urological Training Supervisor for urological trainees at Redcliffe and is a national hospital assessor for the Urological Society. He is married with 2 children and his outside interests include football, rugby, cycling and almost any sport.

Dr Nicholas Rukin

MB ChB MD FRACS (Urol)
Consultant Urological Surgeon

Dr Nicholas Rukin is a consultant urologist working at Redcliffe Hospital and a lecturer in Surgery at the University of Queensland. Dr Rukin completed his primary medical degree at the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom. Having completed his basic surgical training at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, he completed a post-graduate Doctorate of Medicine entitled ‘Genetic and Environmental factors in the Development of Prostate Cancer’ at Keele University. Dr Rukin completed his higher urological training in the UK and was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal for excellence at his Intercollegiate Fellowship examination at the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr Rukin subsequently undertook an Endourology fellowship at Fremantle Hospital in Western Australia. He was appointed as a full time public urologist in the National Health Service for 4 years before joining our department at Redcliffe Hospital in 2016.

In addition to his clinical roles, Dr Rukin has a strong interest in medical education and Endourology research. He has developed several smartphone medical apps for urological trainees, is a member of several urological journal editorial boards and was the national lead for undergraduate urology in the UK between 2015 and 2017. He has published extensively in the medical literature into kidney stone research and has established a national training course for ureteroscopy.

Subspecialty areas of interests include:

• Kidney and bladder stone management
• Benign prostatic problems
• Prostate cancer diagnostics
• Scrotal pathology

Dr William Bowes

MB ChB, FRACS (Urol)
Urological Surgeon

Dr Bowes originally hails from South Africa, and emigrated to Australia with his young family in 2008 to pursue world-class urological training. He completed his urology training in Brisbane, and this included selection for subspecialty training in robotic surgery with the Queensland Robotic Surgery Unit at Greenslopes Private Hospital.

Dr Bowes has expertise in an extensive range of adult urological conditions, with a focus on modern, minimally invasive treatments and patient-centred care. He has particular interest in the management of prostate and kidney malignancies, as well as benign conditions such as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary stone disease. He has also conducted research on outcomes of robotic prostate cancer surgery, and is a senior lecturer with the University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine. He is a full member of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, and a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Upon completion of his specialty training, Dr Bowes was appointed as staff specialist at Redcliffe Hospital, and is engaged in private practice at Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, where he joins a team of experienced colleagues and offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Urology service. This service is now being extended to the Montserrat Day Hospitals Group.

Special interests:

• Robotic surgery
• Prostate cancer
• Laparoscopic renal surgery
• Urinary stone disease
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Vasectomy and vasectomy reversal