Dr Akbar Ashrafi

Overview

A/Prof Akbar Ashrafi is an internationally recognised, Australian-trained and United States fellowship-trained consultant urological surgeon and robotic surgeon treating general adult urological conditions. He specialises in robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgery to treat a wide range of adult urological conditions, with a particular focus on prostate health, including prostate cancer, benign prostate enlargement (BPH), and elevated PSA.

Qualifications and Training

Dr Akbar Ashrafi graduated from the University of Auckland Medical School with a Bachelor of Human Biology (Senior Scholar Award) and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB). During his studies, he was awarded the Worshipful Company of Barber Surgeons Scholarship to undertake his final year elective at Oxford Medical School.

He completed his Internship and Basic Surgical Training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he was nominated for Victorian Junior Doctor of the Year and became a national finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford. Following this, he undertook six years of Advanced Surgical Training in Urology, graduating as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).

Dr Ashrafi's commitment to delivering world-class, cutting-edge care led him to pursue further fellowship training and sub-specialty expertise. He completed a 12-month Australian Fellowship at St George Hospital in Sydney. He then successfully passed all four United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) and obtained ECFMG certification, qualifying him to practise as a urologist in the United States.

Dr Ashrafi is among a select group of Australian urologists to have undertaken a fully dedicated international fellowship in Robotic Surgery and Urologic Oncology. He trained at the prestigious University of Southern California (USC) Institute of Urology in Los Angeles, completing three years of advanced subspecialty training under the mentorship of world leaders in robotic surgery and urologic oncology, including the distinguished pioneer, Dr Inderbir Gill. During this time, he also served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology at USC.

During his fellowship, he was the recipient of several significant scholarships and grants, including the Australasian Urological Foundation Scholarship, Paul Mackay Bolton Scholarship for Cancer Research, Ian and Ruth Gough Surgical Education Scholarship, and the Medtronic Travelling Fellowship Grant.

In recognition of his leadership, clinical and academic contributions, Dr Ashrafi graduated from the prestigious Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.

Dr Ashrafi is the only U.S. fellowship-trained robotic surgeon practising in South Australia. In addition to his private practice, he holds permanent public appointments at Lyell McEwin Hospital and Modbury Hospital, where he contributes his expertise in urological care, education, training and research