Professional Profile

Dr Daniel Moon is a laparoscopic urological surgeon with specific expertise in minimally invasive (laparoscopic or keyhole) surgery for prostate and kidney cancer.  

Training

After achieving the highest ranking in medical school (Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 1996), Dr Moon underwent surgical training from 1998-2005.  This included 12 months of dedicated training in laparoscopic surgery in the UK in 2005, with involvement in over 150 laparoscopic radical prostatectomies.

Experience

Since commencing practice in Australia in 2006, Dr Moon has performed over 700 major laparoscopic procedures (the outcomes presented at multiple scientific forums as listed), and published the first Australian series of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (see below) with results comparable to high volume international centres.  Dr Moon performed the first robotic-assisted bladder removal in Australia in 2009, then introduced robotic surgery for treatment of kidney cancer at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in 2011.  Dr Moon is regularly involved in training other doctors in robotic surgery and co-convened the first Australian robotic prostatectomy surgical masterclass in 2011.

Appointments

Cabrini Hospital
Malvern and Brighton campuses, Victoria 

Epworth Hospital
Richmond, Victoria

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
East Melbourne, Victoria
 
Masada Private Hospital
St Kilda East, Victoria

Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Victoria

Qualifications

MB,BS (Hon) - Monash University, Victoria - December 1996
                
FRACS (Urology) - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - January 2006

Medical awards and scholarships

2006
  • AMS travelling scholarship (to enable further training in the placement of urologic prostheses)

2004
  • Marshall Prize for clinical research (Monash Medical Centre)
    For paper titled: Feasibility of early catheter removal following radical prostatectomy
  • Alban Gee Prize at Urological Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting for best poster presentation.
    For paper titled: The impact of trans-urethral prostate surgery on the morbidity of I-125 seed brachytherapy

1998   
  • Sir Gordon-Taylor Prize for 1st place Australia and New Zealand in RACS First part MCQ examination
                              
1996
Ranked 1st place out of 172 students completing MB,BS at Monash University
         
Academic Prizes:
  • The Alfred Hospital Residents and Graduates Association Prize
  • The Australian Medical Association Prize
  • The Sir Edward Hughes Medal for surgery
  • CIBA-GEIGY Prize
  • The Royal Australasian College of Physicians State Committee Prize for clinical medicine
  • The Harry Hindlip-Green Scholarship in medicine

1993
  • Awarded AMA Medical Officer of Health prize for health promotion project with greatest community impact

Involvement in Scientific Meetings

Convenor of scientific meeting 

2nd National bladder and kidney cancer symposium, Melbourne, February 2012

National bladder and kidney cancer symposium, Melbourne, February 2010

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, March 2009

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Victorian Section, Annual Scientific Meeting, Oct 2008

 

Invited participation as faculty/guest speaker

12th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2011

20th National Conference on Continence, Melbourne, November 2011

Urological Prosthetic Workshop, Washington, USA May 2011

Inaugural Irish Robotic Prostatectomy Symposium, Galway Ireland, March 2011

New South Wales USANZ Section meeting, Sydney, July 28, 2010

Best Practice Workshop in Urological Oncology, Sydney, June18-19, 2010

Society of Urological Robotic Surgery, Annual Section Meeting, (American Urological Association ASM), San Francisco May 30, 2010

AMS prosthetic workshop, USANZ Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Feb 21 2010

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, South Australian section annual scientific meeting, October 2009

10th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2009

9th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2008

8th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2007

7th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2006

Publications

Original Articles

Martin G, Trinh T, Dunglison N, Hussey D, Coughlin G, Murphy D, Moon DA.  Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in the Public Sector: The Initial Australian Experience In Press 2012

Kerger M, Hong M, Pedersen J, Ryan A, Nottle T, Clausen D, Peters J, Moon DA, Crowe H, Costello A, Corcoran N, Hovens C.  Pre-Pathology processing of fresh prostate tumour specimens yields significantly increased rates of correctly annotated samples for downstream analysis.  Pathology 2012. (In Press)

Cathcart P, Murphy D, Moon D, Costello A, Frydenberg M.  Peri-operative, functional and oncological outcomes after opn and minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery: experience from Australasia.  BJU int. 2011 Apr;107 Suppl 3: 9-11

Giri SK, Murphy D, Costello AJ, Moon DA.  Laparoscopic pyeloplasty outcomes of elderly patients.  Journal of Endourology 2011; 25(2):251-6

Biers SM, Moon DA, Mostafid AH.  immediate post-operative instillation of intravesical mitomycin in theatre: outcome and effect on recurrence of non muscle-invasive bladder cancer.  Current Urology 2009;3:72-75

Hellawell G and Moon DA.  Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: reducing the learning curve.  Urology   April 2008

Gianduzzo TR, Chang CM, El-Shazly M, Mustajab A, Moon DA, and Eden CG.  Laser nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a feasibility study.  BJU Int 2007; 99: 875-879.

Moon DA, El-Shazly M, Chang, C, Gianduzzo T, and Eden CG.  Laparoscopic pyeloplasty: Evolution of a new gold standard. Urology 2006; 67: 932-936.

Eden CG, Richards AJ, Ooi J, Moon DA and Laczko I.  Previous bladder outlet surgery does not affect medium-term outcomes after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.  BJU Int . 2006; 99: 399-402.

Eden CG, Chang CM, Gianduzzo T, Moon DA.  The impact of obesity on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. BJU Int . 2006; 98(6): 1279-1283.
 
Eden CG and Moon DA.  Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Three year follow-up of the first 100 UK cases. BJU Int 2006; 97: 981-984.

Chang CM, Gianduzzo T, Moon D, Eden CG.  The impact of prostate size on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.  Eur Urol 2005; 48(2): 285-290.
 
Dewan PA, Moon DA, Anderson K.  Presence of the eggshell sign in obstructive uropathy.  Urology 2002; 59: p287-289.

Moon DA, Imaji R, Dewan PA.  The Anatomy of Congenital Urethral Obstruction.  Progress in Paediatric Urology 2001; Vol 4: p11-21.

Dewan PA, Moon DA.  Temporary drainage in the management of Congenital Obstructive Posterior Urethral Membrane. Progress in Paediatric Urology 2001; Vol 4: p138-143.

Moon DA, Anderson P, Dewan PA.  Ureterocystoplasty – New Options. ANZ J Surgery 2001; 71(3): p189-192.

Imaji R, Moon DA, Dewan PA.  Congenital posterior urethral obstruction: variable morphological expression.  J Urol 2001; 165(4): p1240-1243.


Review Articles

El-Shazly MA, Moon DA, and Eden CG.  Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Status and Review of the Literature. J EndoUrol 2007; 21(7): 673-678


Book Chapters

Imaji R, Moon DA, Dewan PA.  Congenital Posterior Urethral Obstruction.  In: Newborn Surgery 2nd ed, Ed. Prem Puri, Arnold, 2003


Case Reports

Moon DA, Fenton E. Atypical reactive mesotheliosis of the tunica vaginalis. BJU Int  2002; 89 (7)

Moon DA, Frydenberg A, Dewan PA.  Intrarenal cystic mass with pelviureteric junction obstruction.  Urology  2000; 1;55(5): p775.


Letters

Eden C, Moon D, Gianduzzo T. Re: Concomitant management of renal calculi and pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction with robotic laparoscopic surgery.  BJU Int 2006; 97 (3) p653-654

Gianduzzo T, Eden C, Moon D.  Re: Treatment of localised prostate cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound.  BJU Int 2006; 97 (4) p867-8

Moon D, Eden C, Gianduzzo T, and Hindley R.  Re: Mini-flank supra-11th rib incision for open partial or radical Nephrectomy.  BJU Int 2006; 97 (4) p867


Published Abstracts

Weston R, Hoag C and Moon Da.  Single incision laparoscopic nephrectomy - description of technique and first Australian case report.  BJU Int 2010;105(Suppl 1)p. 7

Threadgate M, Hoag C, Moon DA.  Robotic assisted vs standard laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single surgeon analysis of outcomes. BJU Int 2010;105(Suppl 1)p. 9

Challacombe B, Murphy D, Moon DA, Costello AJ et al.  High risk localised prostate cancer treated with robotic assisted radical prostatectomy. BJU Int 2010; 105(Suppl 1) p. 24

Threadgate M, Hoag C, Moon DA.  Effect of anterior and posterior urethral suspension on urethral mobility after robotic radical prostatectomy.   BJU Int 2010;105(Suppl 1)p 30

Hong MKH, Murphy DG, Challacombe BJ, and Moon DA.  Robotic assisted laparoscopic vesical diverticulectomy: Description of technique and initial experience.  BJU Int 2009;103 (Suppl 1)p 18-19

Murphy D, Donnellan S, Tsaltas J, and Moon D.  applications of lower urinary tract laparoscopy.   BJU Int 2008;101 (Suppl 1)p. 43

Moon D and Hellawell G. Laparoscopic renal surgery: the retroperitoneal approach.  BJU Int 2008;101 (Suppl 1)p.32

Moon D. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the learning curve.  BJU Int 2007; 99 (Supp. 2) p. 9

Richards A, Moon D, Gianduzzo T, Eden C.  Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: 4-year minimum follow-up of the first 100 UK patients.  BJU Int 2007; 99 (Supp. 2) p. 21

Richards A, Moon D, Gianduzzo T, Eden C.  The effect of prior bladder outlet surgery on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.  BJU Int 2007; 99 (Supp. 2) p. 8

Moon D, Chang C, Eden C.  Preservation of the lateral prostatic fascia during extraperitoneal laparoscopic nerve-sparing prostatectomy.  BJU Int 2006; 97 (Supp. 1) p. 17

Moon D, Gianduzzo T, Chang C, Patil N, Singh R, Eden C.  Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: The impact of obesity. BJU Int 2006; 97 (Supp.1) p. 17

Moon D, El-Shazly M, Chang C, Gianduzzo T, Eden C.  Laparoscopic pyeloplasty – evolution of a new gold standard. BJU Int 2006; 97 (Supp.1) p. 15

Mostafid H, Moon D, Biers S.  Immediate intra-operative instillation of
mitomycin-c following TURBT: An analysis of 195 instillations in 170
patients with non-invasive bladder cancer, including effect on recurrence
rate. Urology  2006; 68 (Supp 5A) p. 152.

Moon DA and Eden CG.  Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy – oncological results at 3 years in the first 100 UK patients.  J Endourol 2005; 19 (Supp. 1): A148.

Laczko I, Moon D, Chang C, Eden C.  A prior transurethral prostate operation does not affect short term outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.  J Endourol 2005; 19 (Supp. 1): A150.

Gianduzzo T, Chang C, Moon D et al.  Laser nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a feasibility study.  J Endourol 2005; 19 (Supp. 1): A62.

Moon D, Chang C, and Eden C.  The impact of prostate size on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.  BJU Int 2005; 95(Supp. 5): 89.

Moon D, Persad R, and Eden C.  A prospective non-randomised comparison of open vs laparoscopic radical retropubic prostatectomy.  BJU Int 2005; 95(Supp. 5): 90

Dewan PA, Rao P, Moon D.  Egg-shell sign in predicting raised intra-renal pressure.  Australasian Radiology 2005; 49(3): A12. 

Moon DA, Anderson K, Dewan PA.  The eggshell sign: an additional prognostic indicator in prenatal hydronephrosis.  ANZ J Surgery 2000; 70(Supp.): A111.

Scientific presentations at State/National/International meetings 

Management of post-prostatectomy incontinence

2oth National Conference on Continence, Melbourne, November 2011

12th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne November 2012

Expanding Applications for Robotic Surgery

Inaugural Irish Robotic Prostatectomy Symposium, Galway Ireland, March 2011 

Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for large renal tumours

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, NSW section state meeting, Sydney, July 2010

Laparoscopic management of iatrogenic urologic trauma

American Urological Association Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, June 2010


Extraperitoneal upper tract laparoscopy

Laparoscopic and robotic workshop, USANZ ASM, Perth, Feb 2010


Robotic vs laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: single surgeon analysis of outcomes

USANZ Victorian State Meeting, Ballarat, Nov 2009


Surgical treatment of post-prostatectomy incontinence

10th Annual prostate cancer symposium, Melbourne 2008


Robotic assisted laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy: initial experience

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand ASM, Gold Coast, March 2009


Initial results with the Advance male sub-urethral sling


Laparoscopic approach to vesical fistula repair

USANZ Victorian State Meeting, Yarra Valley, October 2008

Surgery in high risk localised prostate cancer

9th Annual prostate cancer symposium, Melbourne 2008

Applications of lower urinary tract laparoscopy

Laparoscopic renal surgery: the retroperitoneal approach

Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand 61st Annual Scientifica Meeting, Hong Kong, China, Feb 2008

Implementing a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy programme: Optimising Outcomes

Extraperitoneal upper tract laparoscopic urologic surgery
8th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2007


Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the learning curve
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia February 2007


Laparosopic radical prostatectomy
7th National Prostate Cancer Symposium, Melbourne, August 2006


Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the learning curve

Laparoscopic renal surgery: the retroperitoneal approach

Applications of lower urinary tract laparoscopy
Victorian State Meeting, Shepparton, October 2006


Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy – oncological results at 3 years in the first 100 UK patients
World Congress of Endo-urology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23-26th August 2005
South Thames Urology Meeting, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK, 18th October 2005

The impact of prostate size on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
British Association of Urological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 27 June- 1st July 2005

A prospective non-randomised comparison of open vs laparoscopic radical retropubic prostatectomy
British Association of Urological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 27 June- 1st July 2005


Feasibility of early catheter removal following radical retropubic prostatectomy
Victorian State Meeting, Mt Eliza, October 2004
(Awarded ‘Marshall Prize’ in surgical training, Monash Medical Centre)

The impact of trans-urethral prostate surgery on the morbidity of I-125 seed brachytherapy
Victorian State Country Meeting, Beechworth, 10-12 October 2003

Urological Society of Australasia, Annual Scientific Meeting
Newcastle, 7-11 March 2004

(Awarded ‘Alban Gee Prize’)