Dr Helen Nicholson is a newly appointed Urologist in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region. She studied medicine at Sydney University and completed her Australian Urological training in NSW. She was awarded her Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons 2017. Dr Nicholson has recently returned from a 1 year fellowship in Manchester, UK, specialising in laparoscopic and robotic oncology.

Dr Nicholson grew up in the Blue Mountains, however married a South Coast local. They have moved back with their two small children and have set up home permanently on the South Coast. She aims to be approachable and accessible, while providing modern & high quality urological care.

Areas of Interest

• Robotic pelvic oncology – prostatectomy, cystectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy
• Robotic partial nephrectomy, pyeloplasty
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy
• Prostate, renal and urothelial cancer – diagnosis and management
• Endourology including stones, BPH surgery (TURP, GLL prostatectomy), bladder tumours