Dr Zarif Hussein Yahya

Procedure Focus:

• Excision of skin lesions (benign and malignant)
• Inguinal hernia repair (open and laparoscopic)
• Abdominal wall hernia repair 
• Cholecystectomy (acute and elective)
• Mastectomy
• Lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery)
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Axillary lymph node dissection
• Thyroidectomy 
• Parathyroidectomy
• Laparotomy for acute abdominal conditions (eg. bowel obstruction, perforated viscus)
• Appendicectomy
• Small bowel and large bowel resection
• Skin and soft tissue abscess drainage
• Soft tissue wound debridement and closure
• Treatment of perianal conditions (eg. abscesses, fistulas, fissures, haemorrhoids)
• Pilonidal sinus excision
• Upper GI endoscopy + colonoscopy
• Vasectomy

Condition Treated:

• Benign skin lesions 
• Skin Cancer (melanoma and non-melanomatous lesions)
• Breast Cancer 
• Benign breast conditions
• Benign and malignant thyroid nodules
• Parathyroid conditions 
• Cholecystitis / gallbladder disease
• Inguinal hernia
• Abdominal wall hernia
• Soft tissue and skin infection
• Appendicitis
• Acute abdominal pathology (e.g bowel obstruction, perforated viscus) 
• Perianal conditions
• Pilonidal disease
• Fertility treatment (vasectomy)

Memberships & Associations:

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) - Fellow
• General Surgeons Australia (GSA) - Member

Medical School (Undergrad):

Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Post Graduate Qualifications:

• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
• Full Member of the Breast Surgery Australia and New Zealand Society (BreastSurgANZ)

Clinical Training:

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Honours), Monash University (2006–2010)
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), Austin Health, Melbourne (2022)
• Consultant General Surgeon & Endoscopist, North West Regional Health, Tasmania (2022–2023)
• General, Breast & Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, Northern Health, Melbourne (2023–2024)
• BreastSurgANZ Post-Fellowship Breast Surgery Training, Australia & New Zealand (2024–2026)

Awards:

• Peter MacCallum Foundation Champion for Cancer Research Fundraising – 2022

Media & Publications:

• Management of the Axilla in 2025 and Critical Evaluation of the SENOMAC Trial, Auckland Breast Cancer Study Group (ABCSG) Consensus Meeting, Greenlane Hospital
• Ofri A, Spillane AJ, et al.; TAD Registry Group (inc. Yahya Z). Evolving Practices in Breast Cancer Surgery: Findings From the Australian TAD Registry. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2026.
• Ng M, Yahya Z, Issac M, Chew G. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis – Experience in Two Australian Hospitals. EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports. 2023;6(5):76-83.
• Yahya Z, Liu DS, Foo G, Aly A. Transgastric Laparoendoscopic Approach to Tumours of the Stomach. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2021.
• Nadaraja R, Yahya Z, Mori K, Aly A. Atraumatic Splenic Rupture in Patient with Acute Pancreatitis. BMJ Case Reports. 2021.
• Yahya Z, Al-Habbal, Hassen S. Ureteral Inguinal Hernia: An Uncommon Trap for General Surgeons. BMJ Case Reports. 2017.
• Yahya Z, Wang C-I, Hong B. Amyand's Hernia Containing an Appendiceal Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumour. BMJ Case Reports. 2017.