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Dr. Petronio Melo

Urologist and robotic surgeon in São Paulo, Brazil, with a PhD from the University of São Paulo.

CRM-SP 157.598 · RQE 70.275Full member of the SBU and the AUA
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About Dr. Petronio Melo

Petronio Augusto de Souza Melo is a urologist and robotic surgeon in São Paulo, Brazil, with a PhD from the University of São Paulo, more than 500 robotic surgeries and experience with all current treatments for an enlarged prostate, which allows him to recommend the option that best fits each patient's prostate and priorities.

Training

  • 2020–2023PhD in Urology, University of São Paulo Medical School
  • 2020Specialization in Robotic Urologic Surgery, IRCAD Latin America
  • 2020Robotic surgery certification from Intuitive Surgical, da Vinci Xi platform
  • 2015–2018Urology residency, Hospital Brigadeiro, São Paulo
  • 2013–2015General surgery residency, UNIFESP
  • 2007–2012Medical degree, State University of Londrina (UEL)

I am a full member of the Brazilian Society of Urology and the American Urological Association.

PhD

I completed my PhD in the Urology Program of the University of São Paulo Medical School, supervised by Prof. Katia Ramos Moreira Leite. I compared artificial intelligence with the assessment of an expert uropathologist in detecting and grading prostate cancer in radical prostatectomy specimens.

Thesis, in Portuguese: Concordância entre inteligência artificial e uropatologista expert na detecção e graduação histológica do câncer de próstata em espécimes de prostatectomia radical.

Dr. Petronio Melo smiling, holding his doctor of science diploma from the University of São Paulo
Holding his PhD diploma from the University of São Paulo.
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.

Experience

I have performed more than 1,500 robotic and laparoscopic surgeries, more than 500 of them robotic. I operate with the da Vinci Xi platform.

At the surgical robot console.

For an enlarged prostate, I use HoLEP, GreenLight, EchoLaser, Rezum, TURP and robotic simple prostatectomy. That includes more than 500 GreenLight surgeries, more than 100 Rezum procedures and extensive experience with HoLEP.

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

I also perform robotic surgery for kidney and bladder tumors, treatment of urinary stones and circumcision.

Publications

My main line of research is artificial intelligence in prostate cancer. My complete output is on Lattes, ORCID and Google Scholar.

Dr. Petronio Melo in a suit, in front of the AUA 2024 sign in San Antonio
At the American Urological Association meeting in San Antonio, in 2024. I presented a paper on artificial intelligence and prostate cancer recurrence.
Dr. Petronio Melo teaching, in front of a slide on uro-oncology
Lecture on artificial intelligence in uro-oncology, in the graduate program of the University of São Paulo Medical School, in 2025.

Artificial intelligence and prostate cancer

Urinary stones

Urologic tumors and robotics

Book and other work

Awards

In 2019, the research on artificial intelligence in prostate cancer received three recognitions.

  • 2nd place37th Brazilian Congress of Urology, of the SBU, in Curitiba. Paper “A Inteligência Artificial como Ferramenta no Diagnóstico Histopatológico do Câncer de Próstata”, with Carmen L. N. Estivallet and Katia R. M. Leite
  • 3rd placeOral category of the 32nd Brazilian Congress of Pathology
  • AwardPoster category of the 32nd Brazilian Congress of Pathology
Certificate of 2nd place at the 37th Brazilian Congress of Urology, Curitiba, August 25, 2019
Certificate from the 37th Brazilian Congress of Urology, August 25, 2019.

Where I see patients

  • OfficeRua Domingos de Morais, 2187
    Conj. 210, Bloco Paris
    Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP
    04035-000
    Brazil
  • OnlineFor patients in Brazil and abroad
  • LanguagesPortuguese and English
  • InsuranceConsultations are private. Health insurance may cover hospital stays and special surgical materials
Dr. Petronio Melo smiling, in a white coat, in front of a wooden wall

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