Dr Sim Hom Tam, BSc Med Hons1, MBBS, Franzcog

24/12/2025

Busy 48 hours prior to Christmas with the arrivals of 4 cute princesses. Merry Christmas everyone 🎁🎄🎅🏼

09/12/2025

When my former mentor retired, he asked me to take over the services in Cooma. I’m really enjoying my 2 weekdays + a weekend a month in this rural town. Should also add, minor corrections needed in the article, my paternal grandmother whom I sadly never met was the traditional birth attendant. My maternal grandfather was the one who lost 2 wives from child birth.

For Dr Sim Hom Tam, delivering babies isn’t just a job - it’s part of his story. Born in East Timor and now living in Canberra, Dr Tam grew up surrounded by the power of women’s stories. His grandmother was a traditional birth attendant, and her tales of delivering babies in remote communities left a lasting impression.

“My paternal grandfather lost two wives and a daughter during childbirth,” Dr Tam says. “That kind of experience stays with a family. It definitely shaped my path into obstetrics and women’s health.”

Today, Dr Tam is a specialist obstetrician-gynaecologist who brings his skills, empathy and calm under pressure to the team at Cooma Hospital and Health Service, where he works one week each month.

“It’s a small unit, and that’s what I love about it. Everyone knows each other, there’s great teamwork, and people are just… friendly.”

Find out more about Dr Tam at https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/snswlhd/news/latest-news/meet-team-dr-sim-hom-tam

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📸Dr Sim Hom Tam at Cooma Hospital with Nurse Unit Manager Lucinda Ingersole

17/11/2025

Very early morning flight after intensive 4 days RANZCOG council’s induction and other meetings in Melbourne. My first series of meeting serving in the 14th council. Going back to work this morning , thank you to my colleagues who covers me while I was away.

02/11/2025

Attending conference with Dr Bhathiya Hannedege in Colombo, Sri Lanka

05/10/2025

Greeting from Cape Town, South Africa. Getting some education and networking.

06/09/2025

Baby Nixon born in time for Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day everyone

11/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. May your children and partners spoil you for the day. This is Jaime who was born in time to make her mum happy. She may not be able to make her mum breakfast yet this year, hopefully soon.

24/12/2024

🎄🎄Merry Christmas 2024 everyone from me and these 2 cuties yet to be named girls who were born last night and a few days ago. Also wishing all a very happy new year.🎄🎄

22/11/2024

Attending the annual Global Obstetric Update 2024 in Melbourne conference dinner. The theme is France! So here I am as an Asian Napoleon 🤣☺️

07/11/2024

So we went to the restaurant for dinner, coincidentally Anya whom I delivered 10 years ago was there too with her family to celebrate her birthday!

02/10/2024

This lovely patient of mine baked a cake for all the theatre team on the day of her surgery !!

31/08/2024

Happy Father’s Dayto all. This was my present a few years ago from my kindergarten kid. What a treasure ! I think I have more hair though 🤣🤣