Dr Danielle Delaney - Bio

Danielle is a fully accredited Urologist having completed her medical training at the University of Sydney and the Northern Clinical School (Royal North Shore Hospital). Danielle developed a passion for Paediatric Urology and spent several years in Paediatric and General surgery training throughout metropolitan and rural NSW prior to commencing her formal Urology training in Victoria. Once completing General Urology training in Melbourne in 2006, she returned to Sydney in 2007 completing a Fellowship in Paediatric Urology at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. After completing a Fellowship in Paediatric Urology, Danielle spent some time working in Shanghai, China in Paediatric Urology. Once returning to Sydney in 2009, she commenced consultant practice with a public position at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network and in 2010 opened a private practice offering services to both adults and children. Danielle has served as Head of Urology for Sydney Children’s Hospital working at Sydney Children’s Hospital Network for over 20yrs.

In adults, she has a special interest in endoscopic urology including renal calculi and bladder cancer. In children she has a special interest in congenital kidney and bladder pathology, renal calculi and voiding issues. Danielle provides antenatal consultations for congenital urological conditions and is often involved complex pregnancies of both maternal and foetal origin.

Danielle has extensive experience in kidney and bladder stone surgery and is able to provide all minimally invasive techniques such as flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. She is one of the few Urologists accredited to operate on children with kidney stones .

Danielle has developed a special interest in functional urology and is passionate about optimising bladder function from birth to death. At Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, she has improved management of continence issues for children and adolescents participating international clinical trials for Overactive Bladder (OAB) and neurogenic bladder in children and adolescents. Danielle has extensive experience in neuro- urology management for children and adults with Spina bifida and complex continence issues as well as Multiple Sclerosis and spinal cord injury.

Danielle often works as a proctor instructing urological colleagues on subspecialised procedures such as sacral neuromodulation for urinary incontinence. Danielle has been recognised as an expert in managing refractory OAB and is often requested to speak on behalf of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Continence Foundation of Australia, including facilitating workshops on intradetrusor Botulinum toxin A.

Danielle performs urodynamics evaluations in the clinic utilising ultrasound, preventing unnecessary exposure to radiation. She is able to provide a complete range of management for urinary incontinence including stress urinary incontinence.

Danielle has opened a The Yellow Spot Clinic www.yellowspotclinic.com.au in 2015 to provides multi-disciplinary children’s continence care. This is a GP led service for school aged children with daytime urinary incontinence, nocturnal enuresis and recurrent urinary tract infections. The specially trained Continence GP can provide management for elderly patients with Overactive bladder and Nocturia.

Danielle is a co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Australis Scientific who have developed the Confidanz smart patch to deliver home-based percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation which is currently in clinical trials.

As one of the few female Urological surgeons in Sydney, Danielle can provide empathic care to those patients who are more comfortable with a female surgeon.

Danielle operates at the Mater Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital and Northern Beaches Hospital.