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

MB ChB(Dist) FRACS(Urol) FUSANZ AMusTCL LTCL DipABRSM CMInstD AFRACMA

Giovanni is an adult and paediatric urologist from Christchurch, New Zealand and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago Christchurch. He is co-convenor for the papers leading to the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences endorsed in Continence Management.

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 focused on bladder dysfunction with a particular interest in male and female incontinence as well as mesh removal surgery.

Alongside maintaining an interest in general urology in both adults and children, Giovanni holds a number of leadership positions: National Co-lead, NZ Female Pelvic Mesh Service; Clinical Director of Urology, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury; Chair, NZ Urology Clinical Directors’ Group; Vice President, Aotearoa New Zealand Society of Urology; Director, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand; Director, Urology Associates; Clinical Lead, Urology Associates Whakatipu; Trustee, Canterbury Urology Research Trust; Examiner in Urology, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Deputy Leader, Male LUTS Special Advisory Group, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand; Prevocational Educational Supervisor, Medical Council of New Zealand; Clinical Lead for Urology, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury; Consultant Urologist, Burwood Spinal Unit. In addition, he sits on a number of ACC and Ministry of Health committees concerning reducing harm from surgical mesh.

Research interests

  • Functional and Female Urology
  • Voiding dysfunction
  • Paediatric Urology
  • Spinal and neuro-urology
  • Resource allocation and health governance

Publications

Bankier, S., Eaton, D., Pickering, J., Losco, G., Pearson, S., & Joyce, L. (2025, November). Safely reducing CTKUB use in low-risk patients with ureteric colic attending the emergency department. Poster session presented at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

McIntyre-Robinson, A., & Losco, G. (2025). Complications and urinary retention post-pelvic floor surgery in Christchurch: A 5-year review. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 95(Suppl. 1), US014. doi: 10.1111/ans.70083 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Losco, G., Chan, L., Esler, R., Naganathan, V., & Blyth, F. (2025). Natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding parameters in ageing men with 5-year follow-up: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). Age & Ageing, 54, afaf078. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf078 Journal - Research Article

Losco, G., & Kerse, N. (2024, May). Practically focused continence. Invited presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) Annual Scientific Meeting, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McCall, M., & Losco, G. (2024). Radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation for small renal lesions: The experience at an Aotearoa tertiary referral centre. BJU International, 133(Suppl. 1), (pp. 53-54). doi: 10.1111/bju.16252 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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