Dr Sam Flatman

Meet Dr. Sam Flatman, an experienced Ear, Nose & Throat, Head & Neck surgeon who works with both children and adults at the ENT Specialists Group located in Mitcham Private Hospital. Dr. Flatman completed his medical training at the University of Melbourne in 2006 and then went on to specialize in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery in Melbourne. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

After gaining experience in Melbourne, he moved to North America, where he worked at the prestigious Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital and Toronto General Hospital. There, he completed further sub-specialisation in advanced Head & Neck surgical oncology, thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The American College of Surgeons and the American Head and Neck Society have accredited him in Head & Neck ultrasound, one of the few Australian surgeons to offer this service.

Apart from minimally invasive surgeries, such as Trans-Oral Laser surgery, Laryngeal Microsurgery, and Coblation, he has also trained in Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) in Florida, USA, and offers the service for cases such as oropharyngeal cancer (cancers of the tonsil and base of tongue) and sleep apnoea procedures. Dr. Flatman emphasizes multidisciplinary involvement and shared decision-making, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of evidence-based care and personalised treatment.

One of the critical aspects of Dr. Flatman's practice involves the multidisciplinary management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. He offers medical treatment options as well as surgery when indicated. His professional practice also involves caring for children with various ENT issues, from recurrent ear infections and tonsillitis to speech or voice issues, snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, and hearing loss.

Dr. Flatman is also sub-specialized in treating thyroid nodules, goitres, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer, parathyroid adenomas, advanced skin cancer, and benign tumors of the head and neck. He has published and presented on these topics both nationally and internationally. Dr. Flatman currently consults in Heidelberg, Box Hill & Clayton, and visits several regional areas, including Gippsland. His pediatric patients, along with their parents, praise him as a caring and experienced professional.