Refer an International Patient
A fast clinician-to-clinician pathway for patients who may benefit from subspecialist urology, andrology, reproductive microsurgery or complex reconstructive assessment in Brisbane, Australia.
GP shortcut: you do not need to complete every investigation before referring. Choose the clinical problem below and the tool will show the most useful information to include.
International Referral Builder
Select the closest clinical problem. The tool will immediately show the useful pre-referral information and create a referral template you can paste into your own medical software.
What is the main reason for referral?
Choose the closest option. The diagnosis does not need to be certain.
Referral pathway
Useful information to include
Useful records if available
Is there an urgent or time-sensitive issue?
This helps distinguish routine international planning from problems requiring immediate local care.
The patient should receive appropriate urgent assessment locally. Once the acute problem is stabilised, the rooms can be contacted regarding subsequent subspecialist review if required.
What are you asking the specialist to help with?
Optional. Do not enter the patient's name, date of birth or other identifying information into this website.
Nothing is automatically sent to Dr Crozier or the rooms.
Your referral template
Copy this into your own clinical software and add the patient's identifying information there.
When an international referral may be useful
International assessment is most useful when there is a complex subspecialist question, previous treatment has been unsuccessful or specialised surgery may need to be considered.
Complex Male Infertility
Azoospermia, severe male-factor infertility, hormonal or obstructive causes and complex fertility assessment.
Male fertility pathway → 02MicroTESE & Sperm Retrieval
Non-obstructive azoospermia, selected previous retrieval failures and complex sperm retrieval planning.
MicroTESE information → 03Reproductive Microsurgery
Vasectomy reversal, epididymal obstruction, varicocele and selected reproductive tract reconstruction.
Reproductive urology → 04Peyronie's & Penile Surgery
Complex curvature, shortening, narrowing, hourglass deformity and previous treatment failure.
Penile pathway → 05Penile Implant Surgery
Primary penile prosthetic surgery and complex assessment involving fibrosis, Peyronie's disease or previous pelvic treatment.
Implant pathway → 06Penile Implant Revision
Mechanical failure, device malposition, persistent pain, erosion, infection or previous prosthesis removal.
Revision pathway → 07Complex Reconstruction
Selected penile, genital and urinary reconstructive conditions, particularly after previous surgery or significant scarring.
Reconstructive urology → 08Penile Cancer
Selected complex penile malignancy including organ-preserving, lymph-node and reconstructive considerations.
Penile cancer information → 09Testicular & Paratesticular
Selected testicular or paratesticular masses where specialist surgery, fertility or preservation considerations may be relevant.
Testicular pathway → 10Complex Kidney Stones
Complex stone burden, PCNL assessment, difficult anatomy or recurrent disease after previous treatment.
Kidney stone pathway →
A simpler international referral pathway
International referral does not need to mean arranging flights, accommodation and surgery before the case has been clinically reviewed.
Refer
Send a referral and the most relevant available clinical information.
Review
Existing imaging, pathology, fertility results or previous operative reports can be considered where relevant.
Plan
Consultation, further assessment and whether treatment in Brisbane is appropriate can then be discussed.
Return care
Ongoing management can be coordinated with the patient's existing doctor, urologist, fertility specialist or oncologist.
Five things that make an international referral useful
You do not need a lengthy referral. A short focused clinical question with the relevant existing information is usually more useful.
Use the referral builder ↑Diagnosis or working diagnosis and relevant duration.
Relevant medical, fertility, procedural or surgical treatment.
What would you like specialist review to clarify or manage?
Relevant imaging, pathology, semen analyses or operative reports.
Include the existing treating team and practical follow-up arrangements.
Specialist treatment in Brisbane does not need to replace the patient's existing medical team.
Where clinically appropriate, assessment and treatment can form one component of the patient's broader care. This is particularly useful in male fertility, cancer and complex reconstructive cases where coordination with clinicians in the patient's home country may be important.
Assess what requires subspecialist input in Brisbane, minimise unnecessary travel and return ongoing care to the patient's local treating team where appropriate.
Discuss or send an international referral
For an unusual case, clinicians can contact the rooms before sending extensive records.
Expert Specialist Group
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Clinician referral or patient enquiry?
Refer or discuss a patient
Use this page when you are a GP, urologist, fertility specialist, oncologist or other clinician arranging specialist assessment.
Planning your own international care?
Patients contacting the practice directly should use the dedicated international patient pathway rather than this clinician tool.
Common referral questions
The practical questions that usually matter before an overseas patient makes major travel arrangements.
Does the patient need to travel to Brisbane before referral? +
Not necessarily. A referral and relevant existing records can generally be considered first. Whether examination, repeat investigations or an in-person consultation is subsequently required depends on the clinical situation.
Do I need to complete the whole investigation pathway first? +
No. Do not delay an appropriate specialist referral simply to obtain every possible investigation. Send the clinically relevant information already available and identify the question you would like addressed.
Can previous overseas imaging and investigations be reviewed? +
Relevant existing investigations may contribute to assessment. Additional or updated testing can still be required depending on the diagnosis, timing, image quality and proposed treatment.
Can male fertility surgery be coordinated with an overseas IVF clinic? +
Where appropriate, reproductive urology and sperm retrieval planning can be coordinated with the patient's fertility specialist, IVF service and embryology laboratory.
Can surgery be guaranteed before the patient travels? +
Not always. A definitive operation may depend on examination, review of imaging or pathology, additional investigations and appropriate specialist assessment.
Can I discuss an unusual case before sending a formal referral? +
Yes. An administrative enquiry to the rooms can help establish whether the condition falls within the relevant subspecialty practice and which records are most useful.
Have a patient who may benefit from subspecialist review?
Use the referral builder or contact the Greenslopes rooms with a brief enquiry before the patient makes major travel arrangements.
Important information: This page is designed to assist clinicians with referral organisation. It does not diagnose a condition, determine treatment eligibility or replace appropriate clinical assessment. Acceptance of a referral, suitability for telehealth, investigation, surgery or international travel depends on individual clinical circumstances and applicable professional, legal and administrative requirements. This website and ordinary email should not be used for medical emergencies or for transmission of unnecessary sensitive medical information.