Dr Edward Latif is a Urological and Robotic Surgeon based on the Central Coast of NSW. He was instrumental in bringing robotic surgery to the coast, performing the first ever robotic operation at Gosford Private Hospital in 2021.

Dr Latif graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2009 and completed his basic training at St George Hospital in Sydney before commencing specialist Urological training across NSW and QLD, including the Central Coast.

He then completed a Fellowship in open, laparoscopic and robotic cancer surgery at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital before undertaking a dedicated Uro-oncology Robotic Surgical Fellowship at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in the United Kingdom, where he specialised in robotic prostate, kidney and bladder surgery.

Since 2020, Dr Latif has been living and working on the Coast and is active in the local community including hosting Prostate Cancer Foundation support groups and GP education. He is the current Central Coast Training Supervisor for the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Dr Latif provides a full variety of urological services. His special interests include:

• All robotic urological procedures
• Renal masses and cancers
• Prostate cancer management
• Bladder cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Haematuria
• Kidney stones
• Lower urinary tract symptoms
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Dr Latif operates at Gosford Private Hospital, Gosford Public Hospital and Wyong Public Hospital.