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. |