Rate My Professor Ruban Thanigasalam

Ruban Thanigasalam is an Associate Professor of Robotic Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, affiliated with Concord Clinical School. He holds a MBBS from the University of London, a Masters of Surgery (MS) from the University of Sydney, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Urology. Thanigasalam completed general surgical training in Sydney, followed by advanced urological surgical training in New South Wales at Royal North Shore Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital. He undertook a two-year research fellowship at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of Sydney, and a two-year clinical fellowship in Paris under Monsieur Herve Baumert, specializing in laparoscopic, robotic, and laser prostate surgery, performing over 300 cases including 100 laser prostate surgeries. He was awarded the John Loewenthal medal by the University of Sydney for pioneering work on clinical outcomes in localized prostate cancer patients. As a consultant urological surgeon, he serves as a visiting medical officer at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Strathfield Private Hospital, and Westmead Private Hospital. He is a da Vinci accredited surgical proctor, mentoring colleagues in robotic surgery, and holds memberships in the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand and the European Association of Urology.

Thanigasalam's research focuses on prostate and renal cancer outcomes, robotic surgery, and quality of life improvements for men undergoing robotic prostatectomy. He leads urology clinical research at Concord Clinical School and prostate cancer research at the Institute of Academic Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. His work has resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, with more than 541 citations on Google Scholar. Key publications include 'Minimum caseload for cost-effective robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review' (2026), 'Surgical Wait Time Is Not Associated With Oncological or Functional Outcomes After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy' (2025), 'Robotic-Assisted Bladder Diverticulectomy: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes' (2024), 'Incidence, Predictive Factors and Preventive Measures for Inguinal Hernia After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy' (2019), and 'Prostate-specific antigen velocity (PSAV): a practical role for PSA?' (2009). He teaches urology to medical students at Concord and Central Clinical Schools and contributes to surgical education through proctorship and conference presentations.