Dr David M Hoffman

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David Hoffman trained in Endocrinology the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, and then did a PhD in pituitary disorders and metabolism at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research which was completed in 2002. He has since worked in Endocrine private practice in Sydney; and then moved to Melbourne in 2017 where he works with the Endocrine Specialist Centre.

Specialties:

  • Type 2 diabetes

  • Thyroid disorders

  • Osteoporosis

  • Pituitary and adrenal disorders

Level 3, Suite 2
645 Burwood Highway
VERMONT SOUTH

Dr Clem Lo

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Dr Clement Lo is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, who trained in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Austin Health and Monash Health before completing a PhD on Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease at Monash University.  He works as a consultant Endocrinologist at Monash Health and also as a Research Fellow at the Monash Centre of Health Research and Implementation, Monash University.  He is involved in doctor and patient education, volunteer medical work in a third world country, and also sits on the Medical, Educational and Scientific Advisory Committee for Diabetes Australia.

 

He is committed to quality patient-centred medical care and welcomes referrals in all areas of Endocrinology including: Diabetes and Obesity, Osteoporosis and Endocrine Bone diseases, Thyroid disorders, Adrenal and Pituitary disorders, Testosterone issues, Endocrine disorders in pregnancy, Endocrine causes of hypertension and Lipid disorders.’

 

Currently consulting at the Endocrine Specialist Centre, Level 3, Vermont South Medical Centre

 

Professor Joseph Proietto

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Professor Joseph Proietto – MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Professor Joseph Proietto is an Endocrinologist specialising in Diabetes and Obesity.  He is a world-renowned investigator of the management of obesity.  Professor Proietto established the first public obesity clinic in Victoria at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is now Head of the Weight Control Clinic at Austin Health.  He is a senior specialist at the Austin Health Endocrinology Clinic.  He is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Society Obesity Society (ANZOS).

Specialities

  • Diabetes – Type 1 & Type 2
  • Obesity & Overweight
  • Metabolic Syndrome

Proietto Weight Loss Program

Obesity is the scourge of the 21st century.  Most people believe that the only cause of obesity is a poor lifestyle.  In fact, there is very good evidence that to become obese it is necessary to have a genetic predisposition. This has been demonstrated by identical twin studies and adoption studies and many genes causing obesity have already been discovered.

Obesity is of major concern because it causes many health problems including Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea, fatty liver, polycystic ovarian syndrome, arthritis, and cancer and more.

Fortunately weight loss improves most of these health issues and leads to improvements in the quality of life.

It follows that most obese individuals should lose weight. The problem is that the failure rate of weight loss programs is very high.

In 2011 we discovered the reason why most people regain weight after weight loss (Sumithran P. et al. Long term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss. New Engl J Med 365:1597-604 2011). We showed that following weight loss the circulating blood hormones that regulate hunger (there are 10 of these) change their levels in a direction to make the individual more hungry and that these changes persist for at least one year.  This explains why most people struggle to maintain weight loss and justifies the use of appetite suppressants for weight maintenance.

In 2013 we discovered why ketogenic diet are more successful than other approaches to weight loss (Sumithran P. et al. Ketosis and appetite-mediating nutrients and hormones after weight loss. Eur J Clin Nutr 67:759-64 2013).

In 2014 we disproved the myth that “the quicker you lose weight, the quicker you will regain it”. (Purcell K et al. The effect of rate of weight loss on long term weight management: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2: 954-962 2014). In this study we also found that rapid weight loss is easier and more successful than gradual weight loss and that the hormone changes described above are still there 3 years after weight loss.

With these three studies we have defined how obesity should treated.

In the Proietto Weight Loss Clinic a scientifically based weight loss program is used both to achieve a large weight loss and to maintain it long term.

Prof Jeffrey Zajac

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Professor Zajac – MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Professor Zajac 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

Dr Katherine Bate

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Dr Katherine Bate – MBChB, PhD, FRACP

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.