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I am a urologist and robotic surgeon in São Paulo, Brazil, with a PhD from the University of São Paulo. I explain each option so I can recommend the one that best fits your prostate and your priorities.

Book a consultationDr. Petronio MeloCRM-SP 157.598 · RQE 70.2755.0186 Google reviews

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High PSAProstate biopsyGleason reportKidney stones

Prostate cancer

Every movement of the robot comes from the surgeon's hands.

I operate with the da Vinci Xi platform. I have performed more than 1,500 robotic and laparoscopic surgeries, more than 500 of them robotic. Before talking about surgery, I explain every option for your case.

Dr. Petronio Melo in prostate laser surgery, with the green light fiber over the surgical field

Enlarged prostate (BPH)

Different techniques for different priorities.

I have experience with all current treatments for an enlarged prostate. Together we look at the options, such as HoLEP, GreenLight, EchoLaser, Rezum, TURP and robotic simple prostatectomy, and I recommend the one that best fits your prostate and what matters most to you.

Areas I treat

Artificial intelligence in diagnosis

For my PhD at the University of São Paulo Medical School, I compared artificial intelligence with the assessment of an expert uropathologist in detecting and grading prostate cancer in radical prostatectomy specimens.

Radical prostatectomy slide seen under the microscope, with glands in the upper part and stroma belowThe same slide with the model's automatic marking: Gleason pattern 3 in red and stroma in blue
Prostatectomy slide and the model's prediction: Gleason pattern 3 in red, stroma in blue. Adapted from Melo PAS et al. Clinics, 2021, CC BY 4.0.
Dr. Petronio Melo smiling, in a white coat, with his arms crossed

Dr. Petronio Melo

Urologist and robotic surgeon, with a PhD from the University of São Paulo. Full member of the Brazilian Society of Urology and the American Urological Association.

  • 2020–2023PhD in Urology, University of São Paulo Medical School
  • 2020Specialization in robotic surgery, IRCAD Latin America. Intuitive Surgical certification
  • 2015–2018Urology residency, Hospital Brigadeiro
  • 2013–2015General surgery residency, UNIFESP
  • 2007–2012Medical degree, State University of Londrina (UEL)
Training, publications and awards

Guides to read before your consultation

Dr. Petronio Melo during an operation

Robotic radical prostatectomy

How the operation is done, what the studies show and what recovery is like.

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At the office

Rua Domingos de Morais, 2187, conj. 210, Bloco Paris, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Brazil.

Online consultation

For patients in Brazil and abroad, in Portuguese or English.

Private practice. Health insurance may cover hospital stays and special surgical materials.