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Dr Bann Saffar

MBChB, FRANZCR

Dr Bann Saffar has been part of PRC’s team of expert radiologists since 2020.

Bann completed her medical training at Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad. She then moved to Sydney in 2002 to undertake her internship, and completed her residency and Radiology training in Perth. She concluded a Breast Imaging fellowship at Royal Perth and a Fellowship in Thoracic Imaging Division of Diagnostic Radiology in Ontario, Canada.

In 2016, Bann gained Level B CT Coronary Angiography Specialist (CTCA) status from the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in CT Coronary Angiography, RANZCR.

Bann brings a wealth of thoracic and breast imaging experience to Perth Radiological Clinic and provides comprehensive insights into complex medical conditions. She continues to work in BreastScreen WA and as a consultant radiologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Specialties

Thoracic imaging (including MRI mediastinum) and intervention
Cardiac CT
Breast Imaging and intervention

Fellowship training

Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Imaging Division of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ontario. Canada (2016)
CT Coronary Angiography Specialist (CTCA), Conjoint committee for the recognition of Training in CT Coronary Angiography, Level B, RANZCR (2016)
Postgraduate Breast Imaging Fellowship, Royal Perth Hospital (2015)

Hospital appointments

Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Rockingham Hospital (2016 – Present)
BreastScreen WA (2020 – Present)

Recent presentations to conferences/scientific meetings

Image guided lung biopsies with short post procedural observation- Review of patient management and complications post image guided lung biopsy. Tan S, Di Lorreto M, Melsom S, Jefferies R, Padgham C, Boardman G and Saffar B.
- Invited speaker, ASM RANZCR, Perth, October 2024
- Electronic Poster, Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), Las Vegas, March 2022.
- Electronic Poster, ASM RANZCR, Melbourne, October 2021.
Pulmonary light chain deposition disease- A not well-known cause of cystic lung disease. Smyth R, Saffar B, Kuok Y.
- Oral presentation, case of the day, Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), Las Vegas, March 2022.
Air Trapping: A Pictorial Essay. Tan S, Saffar B, Wrobel J, Laycock A, Melsom S.
- Electronic Poster, ASM RANZCR, Melbourne, October 2021.
Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Complication Rate of Computed Tomography-guided Pulmonary Biopsy: 17G vs 19G Coaxial Needles. Padgham C, Jefferies R, Gupta A, McKinnon B, Saffar B.
- Electronic Poster, Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) meeting, Palm Springs, California, March 2020.
- Electronic Poster, ARRS Annual meeting Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2019.
- Electronic Poster, ASM RANZCR, Canberra, October 2018.
Low Dose Computed Tomography Artefact Mimicking Benign Findings in Lung Cancer Screening: A case report and a review of CT artefacts. Coughlan F, Saffar B, McWilliams A, Melsom S.
- Electronic Poster, Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) meeting, Palm Springs, California, March 2020.
- Oral presentation, ASM RANZCR, Auckland, October 2019