“Dr John Yaxley obtained his medical degree from the University of Queensland. He is affiliated with Chermside Day Hospital, The Wesley Hospital & St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay. Dr John Yaxley is a past Chairman of the Northern Section of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand. Dr Yaxley is the lead author of the first randomised trial comparing robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to the traditional open surgical technique. He has performed over 2600 radical prostatectomy surgeries, including more than 700 operations with robotic surgery. Dr John Yaxley was one of the first surgeons to use prostate removal techniques in robotic surgery. He also performed over 1000 brachytherapy procedures. He has a special interest in radical prostatectomy, particularly in nerve-sparing procedures to maintain post-operative potency, and sub-specialises to treat prostate and bladder cancer. Dr John Yaxley recognises that each person poses a specific set of problems that must be handled individually.”
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