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Giovanni Losco image 2023Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant adult and paediatric urologist

MB ChB, FRACS

Giovanni is an adult and paediatric urologist from Christchurch, New Zealand. He completed fellowship training in paediatric urology at Birmingham Children's Hospital and gained extensive experience in reconstructive urology, female urology, pelvic organ prolapse, mesh complications, urethroplasty and urological care of spinal injuries while working at the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Institute of Urology, University College Hospital, London. Prior to that, he worked at Concord Repatriation General Hospital in Sydney where he focussed on bladder dysfunction with a particular interest in male and female incontinence as well as mesh removal surgery.

In 2018 he was awarded a Travelling Fellowship where he spent time in the USA operating with world-leading surgeons in erectile dysfunction: Dean Knoll (Nashville, Tennessee) and Brian Christine (Birmingham, Alabama). Before leaving New Zealand, Giovanni undertook his post-graduate training in Christchurch, Wellington and Palmerston North.

Alongside maintaining an interest in general urology in both adults and children, Giovanni holds a number of leadership positions:

  • Clinical Director of Urology, Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury
  • Chair, NZ Urology Clinical Directors' Group
  • Director, Urology Associates
  • Trustee, Canterbury Urology Research Trust
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Otago, Christchurch
  • Examiner in Urology, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Prevocational Educational Supervisor, Medical Council of New Zealand
  • Clinical Lead for Urology, Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury
  • Consultant Urologist, Burwood Spinal Unit

Giovanni also sits on a number of ACC and Ministry of Health committees concerning reducing harm from surgical mesh.

Publications

Thompson, N., Frampton, C., & Losco, G. (2024). Radiation cystitis in acute admissions for haematuria. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 39-45. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/ Journal - Research Article

Bajaj, M., Frampton, C., Losco, G., & Westenberg, A. (2023). Adjustable Trans-Obturator Male System (ATOMS) for stress urinary incontinence: The evidence is mounting. BJU International. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/bju.16118 Journal - Research Article

Heaton, D., & Losco, G. (2023). Diagnosing and managing bladder outlet obstruction with detrusor underactivity in males. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, 18, 89-98. doi: 10.1007/s11884-023-00684-9 Journal - Research Article

Whitehead, C., Losco, G., & Davidson, P. (2023). Impact on patient and health system of nephrostomy tubes for upper tract obstruction. BJU International, 131(Suppl. 1), (pp. 76). doi: 10.1111/bju.15962 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thompson, N., & Losco, G. (2022). Understanding suprapubic catheter usage in the Canterbury population. Continence, 3, 100509. doi: 10.1016/j.cont.2022.100509 Journal - Research Article

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