About Our Urologist
Satyendra Persaud
Dr Persaud graduated in 2005 and finished his General Surgery training in Barbados in 2010. He completed urology training at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine in 2015 graduating with the Doctor of Medicine in Urology and was the first graduate of the Trinidadian program. The following year he commenced further training in the United Kingdom as part of the International Surgical Training Program of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He completed 2 years of subspecialty training in Endourology at the Bradford Royal Infirmary and Colchester Hospital. He is an expert on kidney stones.
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Dr Persaud is a fellow of the Caribbean College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a member of the International Society of Urology (SIU) and the American Urological Association. He served on the Programs for Developing World sub-committee of the SIU Academy and currently sits on the Endourology Committee of the Academy. He is a member of the Caribbean Urological Association where he served as Organizing Secretary.
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He has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals and presented at numerous conferences, winning several awards in the process. His research interests are kidney stones and prostate cancer.
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Satyendra is a full time Lecturer in Urology at the University of the West Indies and is responsible for both undergraduate and post graduate teaching. He is based at the San Fernando General Hospital and is Coordinator of the Doctor of Medicine Residency Program in Urology.
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Dr Persaud is very passionate about patient education and feels strongly about empowering patients to participate in their care.
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Selected Publications
Persaud S, Persaud M, Narinesingh D, Goetz L. The Current State of Prostate Cancer Treatment in Trinidad and Tobago. Ecancermedicalscience. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2018.828
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Persaud S, Aiken W. PSA screening among Afro-Caribbean men: a survey of Caribbean Urologists Ecancermedicalscience. Available at https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2018.842
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Persaud S, Goetz G, Burnett A. Active Surveillance: is it ready for prime time in the Caribbean? Afr J Urol Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afju.2016.07.003
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Hosein I., Sukhraj R, Goetz L, Rambarran N, Persaud S. A Clinicopathological Profile of Prostate Cancer in Trinidad and Tobago. Adv Urol. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2075021
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