Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

The Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine Section based at the St Mary's campus in  Paddington is headed by Professor Desmond Johnston.  The section has a wide range of research interests and is supported by dedicated laboratories and a GC:MS facility. 

Research

Research areas include:

• Cardiovascular risk
• Complications of pregnancy
• Osteoporosis
• Pituitary disease
• Oncology drug discovery
• Type 2 diabetes
• Steroid Hormone Action

 

Teaching

In addition to clinical teaching in Endocrinology and General Medicine, the Section organises three BSc modules in Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine-Related Cancer and The Aetiology & Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes. There are MD and PhD opportunities for clinical and non-clinical staff on a regular basis.

Clinical

The Endocrine and General Medicine services at St Mary’s include:

• weekly Endocrine Clinics
• weekly Diabetes Clinics
• weekly Joint Obstetric Clinics
• monthly Joint Thyroid Clinics
• monthly Neuroendocrinology meetings
• dedicated Metabolic Day Ward and Diabetes Centre
• Chemical Pathology department