Dr James Churchill

Dr James A Churchill is a Specialist Urologist & Robotic Surgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). His primary practice is based at the Urology Centre Port Macquarie, Mid-North Coast NSW, with parallel practice for the centralised management of patients with rare urological cancers at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Sydney.

He has completed Fellowship training in Urologic Oncology at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester UK, with a focus on multi-visceral pelvic oncology, complex retroperitoneal surgery and penile cancer, including operating using the Da Vinci robotic surgery platform. He has published research in urology and surgical education, has won prizes for research presented at international conferences and is an active member of Australian and international professional societies.

He completed his surgical training in New South Wales following his prevocational training in Victoria. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne (MBBS BMedSc) and completed an Advanced Medical Sciences programme researching testicular descent at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, under the guidance of eminent paediatric surgeon, researcher and educator, Prof John Hutson AO.

He strives to provide the highest standards of Urologic care with professionalism and empathy and recognises the importance of a patient-centred, multidisciplinary approach. He has completed advanced training in communication and professionalism skills in complex surgical environments.

He is a strong advocate for clinician leadership and medical education. He has been a Director of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as Chair of the RACS Trainees Association (2020), Director of the Australian Medical Association as Chair of the AMA Council of Doctors in Training (2013-14), National President of the Australian Medical Students' Association (2012) and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

He is committed to advancing surgical education, as the Training Supervisor in Urology at Port Macquarie Base Hospital and a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of NSW School of Clinical Medicine. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education (PGDip Clin Ed) from the University of Edinburgh and is a member of surgical training working groups and committees. He is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Faculty of Surgical Trainers (MFSTEd) and an Associate Fellow of Advance Higher Education (AFHEA).

Outside of medicine he is a loving husband and father, and enjoys the outdoors, hiking and photography.