Sam Tafari

Dr Sam Tafari

School of Medicine

College of Health


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. 

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

Language Competency
Amharic Can speak and understand spoken

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

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

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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