Sam Tafari

Sam Tafari

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Dr Sam Tafari is an early career researcher, passionate about improving the cardiometabolic outcomes of patients, with a particular emphasis on the care of men. He is currently a 2nd year advanced trainee in Endocrinology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and was the 2024 Andrology and Men's Health Fellow. He has a keen interest in public health, developed in his time as an medical student at James Cook University in Queensland, and developed further through an Master of Public Health completed in 2024. He is currently undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide, which focuses on improving the quality of healthcare engagement with men. 

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing PhD Candidate University of Adelaide
    2020 - ongoing Clinical Associated Lecturer University of Adelaide
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    Amharic Can speak and understand spoken
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2017 - 2024 James Cook University Australia MPH
    2014 - 2019 James Cook University Australia MBBS
  • Postgraduate Training

    Date Title Institution Country
    2024 - 2027 FRACP Royal Australasian College of Physicians Australia
  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2024 Tafari, S., Jesudason, D., & Wittert, G. A. (2024). ''Before you go''—considering genitourinary symptoms as a sentinel indicator of the presence of, or risk for, chronic disorders in men. Journal of Men S Health, 20(9), 10-16.
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  • Conference Papers

    Year Citation
    2020 Tafari, S., Smith, J., Huda, A., Pighills, A., & Roberts-Thomson, R. (2020). Assessing the effect of immunotherapy-induced thyroid dysfunction on the prognosis of oncology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. In ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Vol. 16 (pp. 72). WILEY.

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