Dr Joshua Sappiatzer
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Dr Joshua Sappiatzer

Dr Joshua Sappiatzer
Joshua
Sappiatzer
MBBS FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist

Languages spoken

English

Overview

Centres

Flinders Private Hospital (Oncology)
Flinders Private Hospital (Oncology)

Flinders Private Hospital, Level 2, 1 Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA 5042

-35.021084775491516, 138.5688977937625
/au/our-centres/flinders-private-hospital
Kurralta Park (Oncology)
Kurralta Park (Oncology)

Suite 1, Tennyson Centre, 520 South Road, Kurralta Park, SA 5037

-34.94865160594115, 138.5707798
/au/our-centres/kurralta-park
St Andrew's Hospital (Oncology) - Relocating soon
St Andrew's Hospital (Oncology) - Relocating soon

St Andrew's Hospital, 352 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000

-34.93476669999999, 138.6150384423277
/au/our-centres/st-andrews-adelaide-oncology

Specialises in

Brain & spine cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Brain and Spine Cancer
Breast cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Breast Cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Gastrointestinal Cancer
Genitourinary cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Genitourinary Cancer
Head & neck cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Head and Neck Cancer
Lung cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Lung Cancer
Prostate cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Prostate Cancer
Skin cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Skin Cancer

Treatments

Benign
Service
Service/Benign
Service/Benign/Benign
Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
Radiation therapy
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic ablative/body radiation therapy (SABR/SBRT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

Special clinical interests in breast, lung, urological, gastrointestinal, CNS tumours, head & neck and skin malignancies, and benign conditions such as Dupuytren’s Contracture

Dr Sappiatzer graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2003, and went on to complete his specialist training in Radiation Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

From 2012 to 2013, Dr Sappiatzer was a Clinical Research Fellow at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada. His work there focussed on the provision of different radiotherapy techniques for prostate, breast and lung cancer. While there, he developed and implemented a range of clinical protocols and was involved in a number of research projects.

Dr Sappiatzer commenced as a Consultant Radiation Oncologist with GenesisCare in 2014. He has maintained his strong clinical interest in treating prostate, breast and lung cancer, and also treats gastrointestinal, brain and spine, head and neck, skin cancer, and benign conditions such as Dupuytren’s Contracture.

Dr Sappiatzer attends a wide range of private and public multi-disciplinary meetings, which aim to ensure optimal treatment outcomes for all patients. He is the Chair of the St Andrews Urological Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Regional consulting locations

Dr Sappiatzer consults at the Old Court House Specialist Centre in Victor Harbor.

Awards

Dodridge Prize for the best paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the South Australian Hand Surgery Society

Professional memberships

Publications