Endocrine Specialist Centre

Our specialist team manage all endocrine disorders including:

• Diabetes - Type 1 & 2
• Thyroid/Adrenal & Pituitary Disease
• Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Disease

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 the Director of the Department of Endocrinology at the Austin Hospital and Head of Medicine at Austin Health. 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

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 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.
Adam currently has appointments at both Austin and Northern Health as a Consultant Nephrologist. He is involved in the management of patients with CKD (including those on dialysis and with kidney transplants) as well as resistant hypertension. Adam is actively involved in research (hypertension in the obese and cardio-vascular disease in CKD patients) as well as the education and mentorship of future Nephrologists.

Dr Clement Lo
Dr Clement Lo, Endocrinologist in Vermont South, VIC, Australia.
Dr Clement Lo is a general Endocrinologist based at Monash Health where he provides both inpatient and outpatient care to patients with diabetes and endocrine issues. At Monash Health, he helped establish the Diabetes and Kidney Service where he is the Diabetes clinical lead. He also manages patients with obesity as a member of the Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Unit. In addition, he is a research fellow at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and sits on the Medical, Educational and Scientific Advisory Committee for Diabetes Australia.
Dr Lo is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and trained in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity at Austin Health and Monash Health prior to completing a PhD concerning health-care improvement for Diabetes and Kidney Disease at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
He is committed to quality patient-centred medical care, and is involved in both doctor and patient education.
Dr Lo welcomes referrals in all aspects of Endocrinology including:

• Type 1 and 2 Diabetes mellitus
• Obesity
• Thyroid disease
• Pituitary and Adrenal disorders
• Osteoporosis and endocrine bone disorders
• Endocrine causes of hypertension
• Testosterone issues

Dr Sarah Pattison
Dr Sarah Pattison, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia.
Dr Sarah Pattison completed her Physicians Training at The Alfred Hospital after graduating with first class honours from Monash University in 2002. Her specialist training in Endocrinology was at The Austin and Box Hill Hospitals, where she gained broad experience in the management of the full range of endocrine disorders. As well as private practice, Dr Pattison also holds a staff position in Diabetes management at The Austin Hospital.
Specialties:

• Type 1 Diabetes (including insulin pumps)
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Osteoporosis / Metabolic Bone Disease
• Thyroid disorders (including thyroid disease in pregnancy)
• Gestational Diabetes
• Obesity and weight management
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Pituitary and Adrenal disorders

Dr Geetha Theverkalam
Dr Geetha Theverkalam, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia.
Dr Geetha Theverkalam completed her MBBS from University of Calicut, India. Following this she undertook Physician training at the Monash Medical Centre and Endocrinology training at Eastern Health, Austin and St Vincents Hospital. She is currently a Consultant Endocrinologist at St Vincents Hospital and Eastern Health. Dr Geetha is also working towards completing her PhD on Diabetes related complications from University of Melbourne. She is involved in teaching medical students and endocrinology trainees at St Vincents Hospital and is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Geetha welcomes referrals on all aspects of Endocrinology including:

• Diabetes mellitus type 1 &2
• Thyroid disease
• Pituitary and adrenal disorders
• Osteoporosis
• PCOS
• Pregnancy related endocrine conditions
• Other endocrine disorders

Dr Aye Tint
Dr Aye Tint, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe and Vermont South, VIC, Australia.
Dr Aye Nyein Tint is a consultant Endocrinologist at the Austin Health. She has a great interest in treating diabetes and its complications. Her special interest is in taking care of people with diabetic foot related complications and prevention of lower extremity amputation. She is also appointed as a lead endocrinologist for multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Service at the Austin Hospital.
Specialities-

• Diabetes Mellitus and its complications
• Weight management
• Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone disorders
• General Endocrinology including Thyroid, Adrenal and Pituitary diseases
• Endocrine disorders during pregnancy including Gestational Diabetes and Thyroid disorders

Dr Bidhu Mohapatra
Dr Bidhu Mohapatra, Endocrinologist in Ivanhoe and Vermont South, VIC Australia
Dr Bidhu is a consultant Physician and completed specialist Medical Training in Internal Medicine with an emphasis on Diabetes and Clinical Endocrinology at The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He has specialist skills in Diabetes, Endocrinology assessment and management and Obesity management.
Dr Bidhu has been working as a specialist in the Department of Endocrinology and General Medicine at Bendigo Hospital, Victoria since 2012 and Director of Bendigo Diabetes and Endocrine Centre Pty Ltd since 2018. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine at Monash University. He is an enthusiastic mentor for undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees and has earned citation for excellence in clinical teaching, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide in 2011.
Specialties:

• Obesity & Overweight
• Osteoporosis
• General Endocrinology including Thyroid, Adrenal and Pituitary diseases

Dr Yin Khet Fung
Dr Yin Fung, Endocrinologist in Vermont South, Vic, Australia
Dr. Yin Khet Fung graduated from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 1996. He continued his physician training in the UK and received the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2000. He returned to Malaysia in 2001 and started his service with the Malaysian Ministry of Health and completed his post-graduate training in Endocrinology in 2006. He was the Head of Endocrinology for the state of Sabah, Malaysia, and a mentor in the Endocrinology Fellowship training programme with the Ministry of Health Malaysia before moving to Australia in 2020. He worked at the Austin Hospital as a clinical fellow in Endocrinology. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (UK) and Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Dr Fung is fluent in Mandarin, Hakka and Malay and is comfortable to consult with patients from all backgrounds.
Specialties:

• Type 1 &2 Diabetes mellitus
• Thyroid disease
• Obesity & Overweight
• Pituitary disorders
• Adrenal disorders
• Lipid disorders
• Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disorders
• Men's health