Mr Saam Tourani

Mr Saam Saeed Tourani is a Melbourne-based specialist general surgeon, focused on breast and endocrine surgery.

Saam’s commitment to excellence has been repetitively shown in his academic and professional career.  Throughout medical school he was consistently top of his year.  Subsequent to his internship he undertook surgical resident and registrar training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Health and a PhD degree at the Taylor Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Lab at the University of Melbourne, before obtaining fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2019.  He then completed two years of post-fellowship training in breast (BreastSurgANZ) and endocrine surgery at some of the most reputable centres in Australia and overseas including Princess Alexandra hospital in Brisbane, The Royal Liverpool Hospital in the UK, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

With his compassionate approach, Saam strives to provide outstanding care and patient experience. 

In addition to English, Saam speaks fluent Persian (Farsi).

Saam has a public appointment at the Northern Hospital in Epping.

Expertise:

• Breast surgery: including surgery for breast cancer and benign breast conditions

• Endocrine surgery: thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal

• General surgery: both emergency and elective surgery including (but not limited to) appendix, gallbladder, bowel and anorectal conditions, hernias, skin and subcutaneous lesions, vasectomy, carpal tunnel release, insertion of implantable venous access ports

• Endoscopy: adult gastroscopy and colonoscopy (GESA accredited and recertified)

• Point of care ultrasound: Breast and Endocrine (CCPU).

• Advanced oncoplastic breast conservative surgery: including therapeutic mammoplasty, perforator flaps, lipomodelling

• Breast reconstruction: both autologous and implant-based

• Correction of gynaecomastia

• Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

• Assessment and management of adrenal tumours: including endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy.