Endocrinology at Endocrine Specialist Centre, Ivanhoe

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ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SPECIALITY: Professor Jeffrey Zajac Prof Jeffrey Zajac, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe and Vermont South, VIC, Australia. Professor Jeffrey Zajac has 35 years experience in clinical endocrinology. He is a past president of the Endocrine Society of Australia. He trained at the Austin and Repatriation Hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He works full time at the Austin and is currently our managing partner. Specialities: - Diabetes - Type 1 & Type 2 - Thyroid Disease - Adrenal Disease - Osteoporosis/Metabolic Bone Disease - Transgender and Intersex Health - Pituitary Disease - Genetic Conditions - Phaechromocytoma and Paraganglioma - Mens Health - Osteoporosis / Metabolic Bone Disease / Hyperparathyroidism / Pagets Disease Professor Joseph Proietto - Obesity & Overweight Prof Joseph Proietto, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe and Vermont South, VIC, Australia. Joseph Proietto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne and an Endocrinologist specialising in Diabetes and Obesity. He established the first obesity clinic in Victoria at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is now Head of the Weight control clinic at Austin Health. Professor Proietto was the inaugural Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, Professor of Medicine, and Head of the Metabolic Disorders Research Group in the Department of Medicine, Austin Health. He is currently on the executive of World Obesity and is Chair of the Clinical Care Committee. Professor Proietto has published over 200 articles and several book chapters on obesity and diabetes. He is the Author of Body Weight Regulation: Essential Knowledge to lose weight and keep it off Dr Katherine Bate Dr Katherine Bate, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe and Vermont South, VIC, Australia. Dr Katherine Bate graduated with MBChB from the University of Otago, New Zealand in 1991. She completed her specialist qualification as an endocrinologist and general physician in 1998, before undertaking a PhD studying the basic mechanisms contributing to the development of Type 2 diabetes. Dr Bate works at three public hospitals (Austin Health, Mercy Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital) as an endocrinologist, general physician and obstetric physician. She also teaches medical students and has an honorary position at the University of Melbourne. She is a local examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. In her private practice at the Endocrine Specialist Centre, Dr Bate welcomes referrals for a wide range of endocrine issues including: Specialties: - Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes - Thyroid - Pituitary - Adrenal Disorders - Osteoporosis - She has a particular interest in endocrine issues for women including: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Dr Bate has admitting rights at Warringal Private Hospital, providing scope for in-patient care in a private hospital. Dr Bate is dedicated to providing an excellent standard of patient-centred care, with up-to-date treatment tailored to the individual. Dr Shueh Lin Lim - Transgender and Intersex Health - Womens & Mens Health Dr Adam Hedley Dr Adam Hedley, Nephrologist in Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia. Dr Adam Hedley is a Nephrologist specialising in Renal Medicine in IVANHOE, Melbourne Australia. Dr Adam Hedley is a Nephrologist practising in Melbourne's north-east. He has a special interest in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), including all management options for CKD (dialysis and transplantation), together with its associated complications, in particular of cardiovascular disease and renal hypertension. After graduating from The University of Melbourne in 1996, Adam undertook Physician training at St Vincent's Hospital before completing his Nephrology training at The Royal Melbourne and Austin Hospitals in 2004. He has undertaken further research; obtaining his PhD from The University of Melbourne, investigating the heightened cardio-vascular disease risk experienced by patients with CKD.

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Our specialist team manage all endocrine disorders including: - Diabetes - Type 1 & 2 - Thyroid/Adrenal & Pituitary Disease - Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Disease

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