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

• Weight Control Clinic

  We provide both medical and surgical treatments for obesity.

• Diabetes education

  We provide information and education to hospital patients diagnosed with diabetes and their families.

• Diabetes Care Management & Assessment Service (DCAS)

  We support adults in our local community with diabetes and other chronic and complex health conditions.

• Endocrine surgery

  We perform surgery on your thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreas glands.

• Weight loss surgery

  We provide surgery to treat obesity and complications from previous weight loss surgery.

• Cancer & wellness

  We provide comprehensive cancer services at the Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre, and in the community.

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

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Postal address

Endocrinology Department
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
PO Box 5444
Ivanhoe VIC 3079