Professor Andrew Robert Korda AM ( MA, MBBS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, FACLM) is an Australian medical specialist

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...

and

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. He is a subspecialist in

urogynaecology Urogynecology or urogynaecology is a surgical sub-specialty of urology and gynecology. History In 1893, Howard Kelly, a gynecologist and pioneering urogynecologist, invented an air cystoscope which was simply a handheld, hollow tube with a glass ...

and in 2011 became a Member of the

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for his outstanding contributions to medicine.

Early life

Andrew Robert Korda was born to parents Tibor and Tereze Korda, who immigrated to Australia from Hungary in 1957. He attended

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from 1957 - 1959 where he is listed as a notable alumnus.

Career

Following graduation in Medicine ( MBBS) from the

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, Professor Korda did his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (abbreviated RPAH or RPA) is a major public teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Missenden Road in Camperdown. It is a teaching hospital of the Central Clinical School of the Sydney Medical School a ...

in Sydney, with further training in Oxford, United Kingdom and New York City. During his career as a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, he has held positions as Senior Surgeon, Chairman, Senior Gynaecological Reviewer for Sentinel and Critical Events, Head of Department and Consultant Emeritus at leading hospitals, as well as treating patients in his own private practice and being an

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. He has also held senior research and teaching positions at universities and hospitals in several countries, including the position of Chief Examiner in Urogynaecology of the

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the establishment of high standards of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology and women’s health. The C ...

, Foundation Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology a
Western Sydney University
and is a Fellow of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that ...

. After studying at the

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Urodynamic Unit, Professor Korda approached the administration at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and received funding to set up a urodynamic unit, which he co-ordinated with the Departments of Urology and Radiology. This was the first urodynamic Unit set up outside Richard Millard's unit, operating from the X-ray department of what was then King George V Memorial Hospital. As part of the Urodynamic Unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1981, he became an accredited subspecialist in pelvic floor muscle disorder and reconstructive pelvic surgery in 1989. By recognising the prevalence of bladder and

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issues amongst women, and the importance of treatment based on specific and accurate diagnosis, Korda became a founding partner of the Sydney Urodynamic Centre in 1980. He has received master's degrees in both Art and Health Law from the University of Sydney and is currently a guest speaker, Consultant Emeritus at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Trustee of the Australian Bladder Foundation and Conjoint Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at

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Awards

*Member of the Order of Australia *Mabel Elizabeth Leaver Prize for Obstetrics *Aisling Memorial Society Prize *Chenhall Travelling Fellow in Gynaecology *Searle Travelling Fellowship

Personal life

Professor Korda has an interest in classical music and is a patron of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He is also a collector of

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, South East Asian and Aboriginal art.

Selected publications

Professor Korda has contributed substantially to education and training and is the author of 104 original articles Some examples are listed below: *Korda, Andrew R., et al. "Assessment of possible luteolytic effect of intra-ovarian injection of prostaglandin F 2α in the human." Prostaglandins 9.3 (1975): 443-449. *Korda, Andrew, et al. "The value of clinical symptoms in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence in the female." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 27.2 (1987): 149-151. *Korda, Andrew, Brian Peat, and Peter Hunter. "Experience with silastic slings for female urinary incontinence." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 29.2 (1989): 150-154. *Kesby, Gregory J. & Andrew R. Korda. "Migration of a Filshie clip into the urinary bladder seven years after laparoscopic sterilisation." BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 104.3 (1997): 379-382. *Dietz, Hans Peter & Andrew Korda. "Which bowel symptoms are most strongly associated with as rectocele?." Australian and New Zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 45.6 (2005): 505-508. *Korda, Andrew. "Where to with treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in 2014?."Medicine Today 14.5 (2014): 63-67.

References

External links

Medicine Today articleLinkedIn profileResearchGate profileSydney Urodynamic Centres publication listSydney Morning Herald article
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