Diabetes, gland & hormone problems
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About us
The Endocrinology Department diagnoses, treats and researches diseases of the endocrine glands. These are the parts of your body that release hormones into the blood stream.
Most of the patients we treat have diabetes, osteoporosis or thyroid diseases.
Our services
We provide the following services:
- Diabetes diagnosis and treatment
- Diabetes Discovery Initiative
- Diabetes education
- Fracture Capture Initiative
- Osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment
- Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases
- Diagnosis and treatment of diseases resulting from over-function or under-function of endocrine glands including the hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal and parathyroid glands and the gonads
- Obesity treatment
Our clinics
We run the following clinics:
- General Endocrine Clinic
- Diabetes Clinic
- Combined Lipid and Diabetes Clinic
- Weight Control Clinic
- Weight Control and Diabetes Clinic
- Diabetes Complications and Assessment Service
- Fracture Capture Clinic
- Metabolic Bone Health Clinic
- Men's Health Clinic (run together with Radiation Oncology and Urology)
- High Risk Foot Clinic
- Adjuvant Endocrine Breast Cancer (run together with Oncology)
- Monthly Women’s Health Clinic
- Monthly Young Adult Diabetes Service (YADS)
Related services
Referrals
For patients
You need a referral from your GP, specialist or health care provider to access this service.
For health professionals
Find out how to refer your patient.
Contact us
Endocrinology
Phone: 03 9496 2710 or 03 9496 2975
Fax: 03 9496 2980
Open hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
Director
A/Prof Sara Baqar
Director of Endocrinology
Location
Endocrine Centre for Excellence
Level 2, Centaur Building
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
300 Waterdale Road
Ivanhoe Victoria
Postal address
Endocrinology Department
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
PO Box 5444
Ivanhoe VIC 3079