Dr Sam Galhenage is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist who works at St John of God Murdoch Hospital.

He obtained his primary medical degree from the University of Western Australia in 1996 and completed his basic physician’s training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and his advanced traineeship in gastroenterology under the Western Australian tertiary hospital rotation program. He finished his final year of gastroenterology training at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, before relocating to the USA for 18 months to complete a Fellowship in Hepatology at the renowned Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, focusing on viral hepatitis.

In 2008, Dr Galhenage returned to Australia to work as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Fremantle Hospital. From 2015 he has worked as the Head of Hepatology and Viral Hepatitis Services at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch, WA. Dr Galhenage maintains a strong clinical interest in viral hepatitis and advanced liver disease, and attends the WA Liver Transplant Clinics and Transplant Panel Meetings at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.

He has participated in numerous clinical trials in hepatitis B and C and as a hepatologist is involved in regular professional development sessions in both the primary and tertiary care setting.