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Dr Cristian Udovicich
MBBS, BMedSci, FRANZCR
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MBBS, BMedSci, FRANZCR
Locations
Clinical interests
- Prostate cancer
- Genitourinary cancer
- Brain and central nervous system
- Lung cancer
- Metastatic cancer
- Spinal cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer (Renal cancer)
- Urological cancer
- Meningiomas
Treatment techniques
- Stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT/SABR)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Adaptive radiation therapy (ART)
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
Languages
Fluent
- English
Biography
Urological Cancer (prostate, bladder), Central Nervous System Cancers (brain, spine, base of skull), Lung Cancer, Oligometastases, Stereotactic radiation therapy (SBRT/SABR), Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Dr Cristian Udovicich is a specialised Radiation Oncologist who has undertaken further advanced training in Australia and internationally. He uses the latest research to develop personalised treatment plans to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Dr Udovicich is passionate about patient-centred care and enabling patients to make informed decisions about their treatment. His comprehensive training has encompassed the treatment of all tumours.
Dr Udovicich has completed two years of specialised fellowships across multiple tumour streams, including stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT/SABR) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). He completed a clinical research fellowship at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Canada, which is one of the world's leading Radiation Oncology institutions. He was the Chief Radiation Oncology Fellow during his time in Toronto. Dr Udovicich specialised in urological (prostate, bladder) and central nervous system malignancies (brain, spine, base of skull). Additionally, he was the inaugural Neuro-Oncology and Gamma Knife Clinical Research Fellow at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Dr Udovicich completed his medical degree and postgraduate study at The University of Melbourne. He completed Radiation Oncology training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, where he was the Chief Radiation Oncology Registrar.
Dr Udovicich has been the recipient of multiple awards, including the University of Toronto Postgraduate Research Award, RANZCR Thomas Baker Fellowship, MIGA Grant, TOGA Travel Grant (Thoracic Oncology Group Australasia) and George Hodgson Memorial Lorne Cancer Conference Award.
Dr Udovicich has authored over 40 peer-reviewed research manuscripts published in The Lancet, European Urology and The Breast Journal and others. He has presented at international and national conferences, including as an invited speaker. He has held honorary appointments as a Clinical Lecturer at The University of Melbourne and The University of Tasmania.
Outside of work, Dr Udovicich keeps busy with his young family and is an avid Essendon Bombers supporter.
More information
- Prostate cancer
- SABR/SBRT for oligometastases (stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy)
- SRS for brain metastases (stereotactic radiosurgery)
- Neuro-oncology
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
- International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS)
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)
- Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
- Udovicich, C., & Loblaw, A. (2024). Prostate radiotherapy in the era of intensified systemic treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. The Lancet, 404 (10467), 2023-2026.
- Udovicich, C., Cheung, P., Chu, W., Chung, H., Detsky, J., Liu, S., ... & Loblaw, A. (2025). Two-fraction Versus Five-fraction Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer: The TOFFEE Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data from Four Prospective Trials. European Urology Oncology.
- Udovicich, C., Koo, K., Bryant, J. M., Bugarini, A., Huo, M., Kim, K. H., ... & Yu, H. H. M. (2025). International collaboration of neoadjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: The INTERNEO individual patient data pooled analysis. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 202, 110641.
- Udovicich, C., Lo, S. S., Guckenberger, M., & Sahgal, A. (2024). Shifting the Landscape of Spine and Non-Spine Bone Metastases: A Review of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. The Cancer Journal, 30(6), 385-392.
- Udovicich, C., Jia, A. Y., Loblaw, A., Eapen, R., Hofman, M. S., & Siva, S. Evolving Paradigms in Prostate Cancer: The Integral Role of PSMA PET/CT in Primary Staging and Therapeutic Decision-Making. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
