Genitourinary syndrome of menopause - current Australian management perspective

Joanna Olphert, BArts, MBBS (USyd), FRACS (Urol), FUSANZ, Masters Clin EpidUrology, is honoured to have earned her Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Urology in 2019. Following this achievement, she undertook an intensive three-year sub-specialty fellowship training program at University College Hospital London. During her tenure, she had the privilege of gaining extensive expertise in Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery, Robotic Uro-oncology, and open complex Retroperitoneal surgery.

Her repertoire of reconstructive procedures includes perineal urethrostomy, artificial urinary sphincter placement and management, graft and anastomotic urethroplasty, and the management of complex genitourinary trauma. Dr. Olphert is proficient in employing both abdominal and perineal reconstruction techniques to address injuries to the lower and upper urinary tract resulting from surgery, radiation, or trauma. 

Dr Olphert offers a diverse array of high-quality procedural approaches and management strategies for general urological conditions, genitourinary functional surgery, and oncological procedures. With extensive and diverse case experience gained during 6 years of specialty training and three years of sub-specialty fellowship, she is well-prepared to meet the challenges of urology practice in Australia. Interests: General urological conditions, genitourinary functional surgery, and oncological procedures