James Edward Thompson
Associate Professor · University-wide researcher directory · University of New South Wales
Quick answer: James Edward Thompson is Associate Professor at University of New South Wales. James Edward Thompson shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-17.
⭐ Works in a team of multi-disciplinary researchers across urology, oncology, pathology, radiology, nuclear medicine, biostatistics etc. currently and in future able to supervise: - PhDs - Masters of Surgery - ILP / Honours for medical students
Research interests
Dr James Thompson is a robotic, laparoscopic, endoscopic and open urological surgeon with sub-speciality expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate and bladder cancer using the latest techniques in robotic surgery, focal therapy, MRI and PSMA-PET, precision image-guided biopsy, discovery of genomic biomarkers in urine/ blood and tissue and novel drugs that may improve cure rates.
Dr Thompson completed a 6-year Royal Australasian College of Surgeons accredited training program in all aspects of general urology. He then completed a post-graduate fellowship in robotic and open uro-oncology at University College London Hospital, then was appointed at UCLH as a consultant robotic and open uro- oncologic surgeon.
In 2018, he accepted an offer to return to Sydney as a staff specialist Uro-Oncologist at St George Hospital, a HMO/ VMO St Vincents Hospital/ Clinic in order to provide state of the art cancer care to the Australian community, and to continue cutting edge cancer research in partnership with the Garvan Institute/ Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St George Cancer Care Centre Research Group, APCRC, ANZUP and UNSW.
Prostate cancer
Bladder cancer
MRI
PSMA PET
Active surveillance
Robotic Surgery
Biomarkers
Prostate Cancer Screening including PSA
prostate novel biopsy techniques
Selected publications (since 2023)
A Novel Risk Calculator Incorporating Clinical Parameters, Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography for … BD Kelly, G Ptasznik, MJ Roberts, P Doan, P Stricker, J Thompson, ... European Urology Open Science 53, 90-97 2023
Index grade group is superior to composite grade group for prediction of biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy O Best, A Canagasingham, Z Liu, P Doan, AM Haynes, W Delprado, ... Pathology 55 (4), 492-497 2023
The relationship between biochemical recurrence and number of lymph nodes removed during surgery for localized prostate cancer P Doan, A Katelaris, MJ Scheltema, A Hayen, A Amin, A Siriwardana, ... BMC urology 23 (1), 68 2023
PD38-11 THE STOCKHOLM3 PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING TRIAL (
Frequently asked questions
Is James Edward Thompson hiring PhD students at University of New South Wales?
Yes. As of 2026-09-17, James Edward Thompson's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Works in a team of multi-disciplinary researchers across urology, oncology, pathology, radiology, nuclear medicine, biostatistics etc. currently and in future able to supervise: - PhDs - Masters of Su.
What does James Edward Thompson research?
Dr James Thompson is a robotic, laparoscopic, endoscopic and open urological surgeon with sub-speciality expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate and bladder cancer using the latest techniques in robotic surgery, focal therapy, MRI and PSMA-PET, precision image-guided biopsy, discovery o
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