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Associate Professor Homi Zargar
MBChB FRACS(Urol)
Associate Professor Homi Zargar is a urological surgeon with fellowship training in uro-oncology and advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Originally from Iran, Homi is a New Zealand trained urologist practicing in Melbourne, Australia since July 2015.
Homi is a strong advocate of patient centered care, with emphasis on forming quality therapeutic relationships with patients and improving their health journey. Homi provides comprehensive care for all urological cancers. He also treats general urological conditions including kidney stones, benign prostate enlargement, investigation of elevated PSA and blood in the urine.
Homi is a consultant urologist at Western Health and Associate Professor at the department of surgery at the University of Melbourne. He also has private hospital appointment at Epworth Richmond and Western Private Hospital .
Homi consults at Kew Urology, Epworth Richmond Hospital, Epworth Eastern Hospital Holmesglen Hospital, and Western Urology
EDUCATION
Homi completed his medical training at the University of Otago in Dunedin after which he undertook basic surgical and urology training at various New Zealand centres. Following completion of his specialist training and obtaining FRACS (Urol) from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011, he spent a year at the Vancouver Prostate Centre completing a fellowship in uro-oncology under the supervision of Professor Martin Gleave and Peter Black with specific focus on prostate and bladder cancer.
Following that Homi moved to Cleveland, Ohio to complete a further two years of fellowship training in advance laparoscopic and robotic surgery at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic under the mentorship of Professor Jihad Kaouk.
This was followed by another year of fellowship in Melbourne Uro-Oncology Training Program (MUTP) for further training in robotic-assisted surgery and other complex urologic oncology surgery mentored by Professor Tony Costello and Associate Professor Declan Murphy as well as others involved in this program. Over the years of training Homi has developed an extensive academic and international profile and has published widely in minimally-invasive urology and uro-oncology with particular emphasis on kidney, bladder and prostate cancer.
Home is an associate professor at the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne. He is Associate Editor of the Minerva Urologica E Nefrologica and BMC Urology and regularly reviews all major urological journals. He is the principal investigator for multiple urological trials.
Please see the complete Curriculum Vitale here.