Dr Jennifer Kong
Invited Guest Presenters
Amanda Chung
Dr Amanda
Chung is a urological surgeon who cares for general urology patients. She also
has a special interest and further subspecialty qualifications in urogenital
reconstruction (such as urethral stricture), functional urology (such as lower
urinary tract symptoms, incontinence and erectile dysfunction) and neurourology
for both women and men.
Amanda
completed her medical degree (BSc (Med) / MBBS) at the University of New South
Wales in 2007, Master of Surgery (MS) at the University of Sydney in 2012 and
became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2016.
Furthermore, she completed a Fellowship of the Society of Genitourinary
Reconstructive Surgeons (Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk VA, USA) in
2017. She is a Member of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
She combines her clinical work with research and completed a Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) through the University of Sydney “Detrusor ultrastructural
studies in geriatric lower urinary tract dysfunction: correlation of features
and development of a standardised protocol” in 2023.
Amanda joined Sydney Urological Associates in 2018 and operates at Sydney Adventist Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital and Macquarie University Hospital. She has consulting rooms at Wahroonga, St Leonards and Mona Vale.
She is also the Network Director of Surgical Skills Program for the Northern Sydney Local Health District. Her academic positions include Clinical Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University and as tutor and examiner for medical students at the Northern Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney.
Dr Chung has been the author or co-author of over 60 peer reviewed publications, one of the most recent was “Management Down Under: An Australian Perspective on Benign Prostatic Obstruction” (February 2025). She is credited with almost 100 peer-reviewed meeting abstracts, presentations and invited speaking appearances in both local and international conferences such as the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Society of International Urology, and World Congress of Endourology.
Amanda is also passionate about global health and volunteers for a number of charities including Mary’s Meals Australia, International Volunteers Urology and Physicians for Peace.
Devang Desai
Dr Devang Desai is an Australian-trained urologist who adopts a patient-centric approach to medicine, working with his patients to offer holistic urological treatment.
Devang's expertise is in reconstructive urology and minimally invasive uro-oncology. Throughout his career he has performed over 500 urethral reconstruction surgeries.