Dr Tissa Tandiari

Dr Tissa Tandiari is a highly skilled and experienced consultant gastroenterologist and endoscopist based in Melbourne, Australia. With a primary practice in Ringwood, she provides comprehensive care to her patients in both private and public healthcare settings.

Dr Tandiari completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Monash University in 2005. She then specialised in Gastroenterology, earning her FRACP specialist status in 2012 after completing her training in Melbourne and Sydney. Her passion for furthering her knowledge and expertise led her to pursue additional training abroad. She completed an 18-month Senior Clinical Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Advanced Endoscopy at the Royal London Hospital of Barts Health, the largest NHS trust in the UK. In 2014, she also undertook a Research & Clinical Fellowship in Clinical nutrition at St Mark's Hospital's Lennard Jones unit in London. Additionally, in 2017, she upgraded her skills in early gastric cancer and gastric intestinal metaplasia screening at the Osaka International Cancer Institute.

Presently, Dr Tandiari practices privately at Ringwood Private Hospital and serves as a Senior Medical Specialist at Eastern Health. She dedicates her time and expertise to both Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Nutrition services. At Eastern Health, she is responsible for the majority of screening patients at risk of gastric cancer. She possesses a wide range of skills, including performing endoscopic procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, haemorrhoid banding, stricture dilatations, large polypectomy, and endomucosal resection (EMR). She is also well-versed in early gastric cancer screening, IBD dysplasia screening, upper and lower GI chromoendoscopy, percutaneous gastrostomy + jejunal extension, argon plasma coagulation, and variceal banding/gluing.

Dr Tandiari is fluent in English and Indonesian, allowing her to effectively communicate with patients from diverse backgrounds. Her dedication to her field is evident through the numerous research works she has presented at national and international Gastroenterology meetings. Her areas of specialty include bowel cancer and colonic polyp screening within the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, as well as Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, GORD/Dyspepsia, Coeliac and Iron deficiency.

In addition to her practice, Dr Tandiari holds weekly endoscopy lists at Box Hill and Maroondah hospitals. She is a committed and compassionate professional who consistently strives to provide high-quality medical care to her patients, ensuring their wellbeing and satisfaction.