Rate My Professor Alison Blatt

Dr. Alison Blatt serves as Conjoint Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine with Honours (BMed Hons) from the University of Newcastle in 1997 and a Master of Surgery (MS) from the University of Sydney in 2010, focusing her thesis on the Ultrastructure of the Detrusor Muscle (Bladder). A fellowship-qualified urological surgeon (FRACS, FUSANZ), Blatt practices at Urology Care Newcastle, specializing in urological cancers, kidney stones, bladder incontinence, and dysfunction. At John Hunter Hospital, she holds the position of Director of Research in the Department of Urology, overseeing cancer trials, quality of care studies, and the inaugural research program. She established the Multidisciplinary Uro-Spinal clinic in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Medical Team to address complex urological needs in patients with spinal cord injuries. Blatt contributes to medical education by teaching and examining undergraduate students at the University of Newcastle and assessing research theses.

Blatt's research spans basic science, new technologies, and clinical pathways in urology, with a current emphasis on intravesical therapies for benign and malignant bladder conditions. Key projects include evaluating MRI for staging superficial bladder cancer, serving as Principal Site Investigator for the ANZUP 1301 trial comparing BCG with or without Mitomycin for bladder cancer, developing prehabilitation programs for major urological surgery, and participating in the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry for incontinence outcomes. Her contributions have earned awards such as the Christopher Farrell Award (2003, USANZ NSW Best Registrar Research), Keith Kirkland Prize and Storz Travelling Fellowship (2005, USANZ Best Research by Urology Trainee), John Lowenthal Society Medal (2009), and RACS Foundation Research Scholarship (2007). Notable publications include 'Causes of delayed exploration of the acute scrotum in a regional paediatric centre' (2021), 'Does the introduction of pre-operative cardiopulmonary exercise testing alter surgical decision making?' (2021), and 'Tumour innervation and neurosignalling in prostate cancer' (2020). An affiliate of the Hunter Medical Research Institute, she serves on the board of the Alport Foundation of Australia and holds memberships in the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, European Association of Urology, and International Continence Society.