Research Interests
Health Informatics Paediatrics Robotics and Automation Surgery Technology Urology & NephrologyDr Thomas Cundy
School of Medicine
College of Health
Dr Cundy is a locally trained urological surgeon. He graduated with honours from the Adelaide Medical School, and then travelled to the United Kingdom as a John Monash Scholar to complete a PhD in surgical robotics at Imperial College London. On returning home to Adelaide, he commenced surgical training first in paediatric surgery and then urology. After being awarded fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, he completed a sub-specialty fellowship in paediatric urology at the Southampton Children’s Hospital. Tom enjoys all aspects of adult and paediatric general urology in clinical practice. He is an accomplished clinical academic having published more than 70 original peer reviewed papers. He holds a Clinical Lecturer title at the University of Adelaide.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2015 - ongoing | Clinical Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| Imperial College London | England | PhD | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | MBBS | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | BMedSci(Hons) | |
| Women's and Children's Health Network (South Australia) | Australia | DCH |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
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| — | General Sir John Monash Foundation | John Monash Scholar | - |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Stapleton, P., Santucci, J., Cundy, T. P., & Sathianathen, N. (2025). Quality of Information on Wilms Tumor From Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: What Are Your Patients and Their Families Reading?. Urology, 198, 130-134. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Di Fabrizio, D., Cundy, T. P., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2025). Paediatric Robotic Transperitoneal Heminephroureterectomy in Complete Duplicated Systems: Early and Long-Term Outcomes. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 21(3), e70082. |
| 2025 | Stapleton, P., Santucci, J., Thet, M., Lawrentschuk, N., Dodds, L., Cundy, T., & Sathianathen, N. (2025). Quality of information on hypospadias from artificial intelligence chatbots: How safe is AI for patient and family information?. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 21(6), 1551-1556. |
| 2024 | Liu, J., Cundy, T. P., Woon, D. T. S., & Lawrentschuk, N. (2024). A Systematic Review on Artificial Intelligence Evaluating Metastatic Prostatic Cancer and Lymph Nodes on PSMA PET Scans. Cancers, 16(3), 14 pages. Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC16 |
| 2024 | Liu, J., Cundy, T. P., Woon, D. T. S., Desai, N., Palaniswami, M., & Lawrentschuk, N. (2024). A systematic review on artificial intelligence evaluating PSMA PET scan for intraprostatic cancer. BJU International, 134(5), 714-722. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC6 |
| 2023 | Liu, J., Cundy, T. P., Parker, N., Lloyd, M., Cho, J., & Catterwell, R. L. (2023). Implementing routine use of self-removed ureteric stents on extraction strings: prospective patient-reported outcome measures and complications. World Journal of Urology, 41(12), 3759-3764. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Cundy, T. P., Fabrizio, D. D., Alizai, N. K., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2022). Conversions in pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 57(8), 1637-1641. Scopus16 Europe PMC10 |
| 2021 | Chandraratana, H., Karatassas, A., Khurana, S., Cundy, T. P., Maddern, G., & Hensman, C. I. (2021). Value of learning healthcare systems in transforming clinical quality registries: is this the next frontier?. ANZ J Surg, 91(3), 232-234. |
| 2021 | Do-Wyeld, M., Cundy, T. P., Court-Kowalski, S., Dandie, L., Cooper, C., Burgoyne, L., . . . Khurana, S. (2021). Improving quality and efficiency of care for advanced appendicitis in children. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(7-8), 1497-1503. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2021 | Binu, V., Nicholson, C., Cundy, T., Gent, R., Piotto, L., Taranath, A., & Goh, D. W. (2021). Ultrasound imaging as the first line of investigation to diagnose intestinal malrotation in children: Safety and efficacy.. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 56(12), 2224-2228. Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC16 |
| 2021 | Cundy, T. P., Barker, A., Borzi, P., & Khurana, S. (2021). Variation in ureteric re-implantation for Australian children. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(5), 1011-1016. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Dounas, G. D., Cundy, T. P., Smith, M. L., Gent, R., Antoniou, G., Sutherland, L. M., & Cundy, P. J. (2021). The coronal aorto-mesenteric orientation theory for post-operative nausea and vomiting following scoliosis surgery in children: a pilot study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(1-2), 174-178. Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | Granger, J., Do-Wyeld, M., Cundy, T. P., Galek, A., Stark, M. J., & Cord-Udy, C. L. (2020). Regional cluster of vanishing gastroschisis: A comparative study of antenatal and post-natal outcomes.. J Paediatr Child Health, 56(3), 420-425. Scopus1 |
| 2020 | Jones, B. C., Youlden, D. R., Cundy, T. P., O'Callaghan, M. E., Karpelowsky, J., Aitken, J. F., & McBride, C. A. (2020). Renal tumours in Australian children: 30 years of incidence, outcome and second primary malignancy data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(6), 908-916. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC5 |
| 2020 | Youlden, D. R., Jones, B. C., Cundy, T. P., Karpelowsky, J., Aitken, J. F., & McBride, C. A. (2020). Incidence and outcomes of neuroblastoma in Australian children: A population-based study (1983–2015). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(7), 1046-1052. Scopus16 WoS16 Europe PMC12 |
| 2020 | Koh, Y. H., Granger, J., Cundy, T. P., Boucaut, H. A., & Goh, D. W. (2020). Testicular Appendage Torsion—To Explore the Other Side or Not?. Urology, 141, 130-134. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC4 |
| 2019 | Rogerson, T., Do-Wyeld, M., Cundy, T. P., Gent, R., & Goh, D. W. (2019). Letter to the Editor concerning: “the non-visualized appendix and secondary signs on ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis in the community hospital setting”. Pediatric Surgery International, 35(8), 919. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2019 | Do-Wyeld, M., Rogerson, T., Court-Kowalski, S., Cundy, T. P., & Khurana, S. (2019). Fast-track surgery for acute appendicitis in children: a systematic review of protocol-based care. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89(11), 1379-1385. Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC11 |
| 2019 | Cundy, T. P., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2019). Anterior approach retroperitoneal laparoscopic renal surgery in children. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 15(4), 412-414. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Koh, Y. H., Granger, J., Cundy, T. P., Boucaut, H. A., & Goh, D. W. (2019). Sutured point-fixation versus Jaboulay fixation for salvaged testicular torsion in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 54(12), 2631-2635. Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2019 | Li, M., Stallwood-Hall, C., Cundy, T. P., & Jay, A. (2019). Inguinal node metastases in testicular cancer following previous childhood orchidopexy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89(12), 1674-1676. Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Cundy, T., Harley, S., Marcus, H., Hughes-Hallett, A., & Khurana, S. (2018). Global trends in paediatric robot-assisted urological surgery: a bibliometric and Progressive Scholarly Acceptance analysis. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 12(1), 109-115. Scopus37 WoS27 Europe PMC20 |
| 2018 | Punj, P., Chong, H. P., Cundy, T. P., Lodge, M., & Woods, R. (2018). Otoplasty techniques in children: a comparative study of outcomes. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88(10), 1071-1075. Scopus8 WoS9 Europe PMC8 |
| 2018 | Cundy, T. P., Kirby, C. P., & Kirby, M. L. (2018). Synoptic operative reports for quality improvement in pediatric cancer care. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 65(10), 2 pages. Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC7 |
| 2017 | Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Payne, C. J., Cundy, T. P., Nandi, D., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2017). Trends in the diffusion of robotic surgery: A retrospective observational study. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 13(4). Scopus43 Europe PMC28 |
| 2017 | Cundy, T., Sierakowski, K., Manna, A., Cooper, C. M., Burgoyne, L. L., & Khurana, S. (2017). Fast-track surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: a matched case–control study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87(4), 271-276. Scopus23 WoS20 Europe PMC15 |
| 2017 | Cundy, T., & Goh, D. (2017). Beware the looping vas deferens in orchidopexy. Urology, 104, 194-195. Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2016 | Granger, J., Brownlee, E. M., Cundy, T. P., & Goh, D. W. (2016). Bilateral perinatal testicular torsion: Successful salvage supports emergency surgery. BMJ Case Reports, 2016, bcr2016216020. Scopus9 Europe PMC8 |
| 2016 | Cundy, T. P., Gent, R., Frauenfelder, C., Lukic, L., Linke, R. J., & Goh, D. W. (2016). Benchmarking the value of ultrasound for acute appendicitis in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 51(12), 1939-1943. Scopus46 WoS40 Europe PMC36 |
| 2016 | Cundy, T. P., Burns, E. M., Cohen, P., Teare, J., & Darzi, A. (2016). Duplication cyst of the appendix: a proposal for modification of the Cave-Wallbridge classification. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86(9), 731-732. Scopus2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2016 | Marcus, H. J., Seneci, C. A., Hughes-Hallett, A., Cundy, T. P., Nandi, D., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2016). Comparative Performance in Single-Port Versus Multiport Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Small Versus Large Operative Working Spaces. Surgical Innovation, 23(2), 148-155. Scopus15 Europe PMC10 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Gattas, N. E., White, A. D., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2015). Learning curve evaluation using cumulative summation analysis - A clinical example of pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 50(8), 1368-1373. Scopus40 Europe PMC38 |
| 2015 | Cantillon-Murphy, P., Cundy, T. P., Patel, N. K., Yang, G. Z., Darzi, A., & Teare, J. P. (2015). Magnets for therapy in the GI tract: A systematic review. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 82(2), 237-245. Scopus11 Europe PMC6 |
| 2015 | Clark, J., Noonan, D. P., Vitiello, V., Sodergren, M. H., Shang, J., Payne, C. J., . . . Darzi, A. (2015). A novel flexible hyper-redundant surgical robot: Prototype evaluation using a single incision flexible access pelvic application as a clinical exemplar. Surgical Endoscopy, 29(3), 658-667. Scopus17 Europe PMC5 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Thangaraj, E., Rafii-Tari, H., Payne, C. J., Azzie, G., Sodergren, M. H., . . . Darzi, A. (2015). Force-Sensing Enhanced Simulation Environment (ForSense) for laparoscopic surgery training and assessment. Surgery United States, 157(4), 723-731. Scopus34 Europe PMC24 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., MacKinnon, T., Najmaldin, A. S., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2015). Robotic versus non-robotic instruments in spatially constrained operating workspaces: A pre-clinical randomized crossover study. BJU International, 116(3), 415-422. Scopus11 Europe PMC3 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Rowland, S. P., Gattas, N. E., White, A. D., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2015). The learning curve of robot-assisted laparoscopic fundoplication in children: A prospective evaluation and CUSUM analysis. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 11(2), 141-149. Scopus18 Europe PMC15 |
| 2015 | Herbert, G. L., Cundy, T. P., Singh, P., Retrosi, G., Sodergren, M. H., Azzie, G., & Darzi, A. (2015). Validation of a pediatric single-port laparoscopic surgery simulator. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 50(10), 1762-1766. Scopus9 Europe PMC4 |
| 2015 | Marcus, H. J., Pratt, P., Hughes-Hallett, A., Cundy, T. P., Marcus, A. P., Yang, G. Z., . . . Nandi, D. (2015). Comparative effectiveness and safety of image guidance systems in neurosurgery: A preclinical randomized study. Journal of Neurosurgery, 123(2), 307-313. Scopus43 Europe PMC29 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Brownlee, E. M., Goh, D. W., & Khurana, S. (2015). Simplified technique for retrieval of large trichobezoars in children. BMJ Case Reports, 2015(May 24), bcr2015210472-1-bcr2015210472=3. Scopus6 Europe PMC3 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Khurana, S., & Darzi, A. (2015). Robotic surgery in children: adopt now, await, or dismiss?. Pediatric Surgery International, 31(12), 1119-1125. Scopus32 WoS20 Europe PMC18 |
| 2015 | Retrosi, G., Cundy, T., Haddad, M., & Clarke, S. (2015). Motion Analysis-Based Skills Training and Assessment in Pediatric Laparoscopy: Construct, Concurrent, and Content Validity for the eoSim Simulator. Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, 25(11), 944-950. Scopus37 WoS35 Europe PMC31 |
| 2015 | Cundy, T. P., Mayer, E. K., Camps, J. I., Olsen, L. H., Pelizzo, G., Yang, G. Z., . . . Najmaldin, A. S. (2015). Education and training in pediatric robotic surgery: lessons learned from an inaugural multinational workshop. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 9(1), 57-63. Scopus8 Europe PMC5 |
| 2015 | Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Cundy, T. P., Yang, G. Z., Darzi, A., & Nandi, D. (2015). da Vinci robot-assisted keyhole neurosurgery: a cadaver study on feasibility and safety. Neurosurgical Review, 38(2), 367-371. Scopus65 Europe PMC36 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Harling, L., Marcus, H. J., Athanasiou, T., & Darzi, A. W. (2014). Meta analysis of robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic fundoplication in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 49(4), 646-652. Scopus28 Europe PMC19 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Harling, L., Hughes-Hallett, A., Mayer, E. K., Najmaldin, A. S., Athanasiou, T., . . . Darzi, A. (2014). Meta-analysis of robot-assisted vs conventional laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty in children. BJU International, 114(4), 582-594. Scopus122 Europe PMC87 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Najmaldin, A. S., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2014). International attitudes of early adopters to current and future robotic technologies in pediatric surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 49(10), 1522-1526. Scopus30 Europe PMC15 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Di Marco, A. N., Hamady, M., & Darzi, A. (2014). Giant left paraduodenal hernia. BMJ Case Reports, 2014, bcr2013202465. Scopus9 Europe PMC9 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Marcus, H. J., Clark, J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Mayer, E. K., Najmaldin, A. S., . . . Darzi, A. (2014). Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery for pediatric solid tumors: A systematic review of feasibility and current status. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 24(2), 127-135. Scopus38 Europe PMC20 |
| 2014 | Marcus, H. J., Cundy, T. P., Hughes-Hallett, A., Yang, G. Z., Darzi, A., & Nandi, D. (2014). Endoscopic and keyhole endoscope-assisted neurosurgical approaches: A qualitative survey on technical challenges and technological solutions. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 28(5), 606-610. Scopus43 Europe PMC27 |
| 2014 | Hughes-Hallett, A., Mayer, E. K., Marcus, H. J., Cundy, T. P., Pratt, P. J., Parston, G., . . . Darzi, A. W. (2014). Quantifying innovation in surgery. Annals of Surgery, 260(2), 205-211. Scopus46 Europe PMC37 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T. P., Gattas, N. E., Yang, G. Z., Darzi, A., & Najmaldin, A. S. (2014). Experience related factors compensate for haptic loss in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Journal of Endourology, 28(5), 532-538. Scopus17 Europe PMC14 |
| 2014 | Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Cundy, T. P., Di Marco, A., Pratt, P., Nandi, D., . . . Yang, G. Z. (2014). Comparative effectiveness of 3-dimensional vs 2-dimensional and high-definition vs standard-definition neuroendoscopy: A preclinical randomized crossover study. Neurosurgery, 74(4), 375-380. Scopus39 Europe PMC32 |
| 2014 | Hughes-Hallett, A., Mayer, E. K., Marcus, H. J., Cundy, T. P., Pratt, P. J., Darzi, A. W., & Vale, J. A. (2014). Augmented reality partial nephrectomy: Examining the current status and future perspectives. Urology, 83(2), 266-273. Scopus95 Europe PMC58 |
| 2014 | Marcus, H. J., Cundy, T. P., Nandi, D., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2014). Robot-assisted and fluoroscopy-guided pedicle screw placement: A systematic review. European Spine Journal, 23(2), 291-297. Scopus73 Europe PMC65 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T., Cundy, W., Antoniou, G., Sutherland, L., Freeman, B., & Cundy, P. (2014). Serum titanium, niobium and aluminium levels two years following instrumented spinal fusion in children: does implant surface area predict serum metal ion levels?. European Spine Journal, 23(11), 2393-2400. Scopus27 WoS28 Europe PMC21 |
| 2014 | Cundy, T., Gardener, G., Andersen, C., Kirby, C., McBride, C., & Teague, W. (2014). Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Australia and New Zealand: are we willing, able, both or neither?. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50(3), 226-233. Scopus10 WoS5 Europe PMC5 |
| 2013 | Cundy, T., Antoniou, G., Sutherland, L., Freeman, B., & Cundy, P. (2013). Serum titanium, niobium, and aluminum levels after instrumented spinal arthrodesis in children. Spine, 38(7), 564-570. Scopus43 WoS39 Europe PMC32 |
| 2013 | Marcus, H. J., Hughes-Hallett, A., Cundy, T. P., Nandi, D., Yang, G. Z., & Darzi, A. (2013). Not everything that counts can be easily counted. BMJ Online, 346(7905), f2461. Scopus8 Europe PMC6 |
| 2013 | Cundy, T. P., Shetty, K., Clark, J., Chang, T. P., Sriskandarajah, K., Gattas, N. E., . . . Darzi, A. (2013). The first decade of robotic surgery in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 48(4), 858-865. Scopus166 Europe PMC100 |
| 2013 | Vitiello, V., Lee, S. L., Cundy, T. P., & Yang, G. Z. (2013). Emerging robotic platforms for minimally invasive surgery. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 6, 111-126. Scopus400 Europe PMC99 |
| 2012 | Cundy, T., & Kirby, C. (2012). Serum metal levels after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 47(8), 1506-1511. Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC9 |
| 2012 | Cundy, T., Boucaut, H., & Kirby, C. (2012). Fournier's gangrene in a child with congenital genitourinary anomalies. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 47(4), 808-811. Scopus7 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2010 | Cundy, T., Systermans, B., Cundy, W., Cundy, P., Briggs, N., & Robinson, J. (2010). Helmets for snow sports: Prevalence, trends, predictors and attitudes to use. Journal of Trauma: injury, infection and critical carw, 69(6), 1486-1490. Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC23 |
| 2010 | Rackham, M., Cundy, T., Antoniou, G., Freeman, B., Sutherland, L., & Cundy, P. (2010). Predictors of serum chromium levels after stainless steel posterior spinal instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, 35(9), 975-982. Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC13 |
| 2010 | Cundy, T., Delaney, C., Rackham, M., Antoniou, G., Oakley, A., Freeman, B., . . . Cundy, P. (2010). Chromium ion release from stainless steel pediatric scoliosis instrumentation. Spine, 35(9), 967-974. Scopus32 WoS30 Europe PMC27 |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2019 | Najmaldin, A., Cundy, T., Di Fabrizio, D., & Alizai, N. (2019). Basics of Paediatric Robotics. In Espes Manual of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery (pp. 53-59). Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus2 |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2017 | Mascarenhas, A., Cundy, W., Cundy, T., Antoniou, G., Cundy, P., & Freeman, B. (2017). Metal Ion Release in Children having Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis. In Orthopaedic Surgery. Adelaide: Wiley Open Access. |
| 2014 | Mylonas, G. P., Vitiello, V., Cundy, T. P., Darzi, A., & Yang, G. Z. (2014). CYCLOPS: A versatile robotic tool for bimanual single-access and natural-orifice endoscopic surgery. In Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 2436-2442). IEEE. DOI Scopus31 |
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