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Associate Professor Tarik Sammour
(BHB, MBChB, FRACS, CSSANZ, PhD)

Tarik Sammour is an Associate Professor of Colorectal Surgery and Colorectal Surgical Oncologist with specific interest in complex pelvic malignancy and robotic surgery.

He became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) in 2012, and then undertook two years of accredited post-fellowship training in colorectal surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital as part of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia & New Zealand (CSSANZ) accredited training program. After this, he travelled to the United States and spent an additional year training at the world's leading cancer hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC).
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Tarik Sammour holds an Associate Professor of Colorectal Surgery position at the University of Adelaide, a full time public appointment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and an honorary appointment at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). ​Tarik leads the Royal Adelaide Hospital Colorectal Research Group, and has authored over 250 peer reviewed publications in surgical journals, and 8 book chapters. Having completed a PhD in Surgery in 2011, he continues to pursue an active research program, focusing specifically on clinical trials to improve patient outcomes after colorectal surgery.

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His private practice is based at St Andrew's Medical Centre and he has regular operating and colonoscopy lists at St Andrew's Hospital.

Specific Expertise
  • Robotic Colorectal Surgery
  • Pelvic exenteration surgery for advanced rectal cancer
  • Total Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer
  • Anal SCC treatment + surgery
  • Advanced Colonoscopy including EMR / Stenting​
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​​​​​​​​St Andrews Medical Centre
Level 2, ​321 South Terrace
Adelaide, SA 5000

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