Dr David Carey
BSc MBBS FRACP (University Medal medicine UNSW)
Endocrinologist
Medical Director of
Health+ Services and the Brisbane Metabolic Research institute
I have been involved in clinical research and treatment of obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, PCOS and osteoporosis since 1990. I have both national and international publications and present at conferences world wide.
I graduated in both Science and Medicine at the UNSW and won the University Medal in Medicine.
I moved to Brisbane in 1996 and was acting director of the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology at PAH, prior to my move to the Wesley Hospital and appointment as associate professor in Endocrinology, UQ. I established the Brisbane Metabolic institute at the end of 2006. I specialise in the treatment and management of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis and have an interest in R&D of drugs and programs to promote weight loss. I have provided teaching services, covering the topics of osteoporosis and obesity for the science and medical students at the University of Qld.
I run an endocrine private practice, which has now been incorporated into the HEALTH+ Specialist services centre which has a multi-disciplinary approach to treating the metabolic syndrome. The HEALTH+DIABETES and HEALTH+WEIGHT LOSS CENTRE runs inpatient and outpatient diabetes and obesity treatment programs. Our team consists of exercise physiologists, psychologists, nurse counselors, diabetes educators and dieticians. We work closely with sports physicians, cardiologists, psychiatrists and lymphoedema specialists, sleep specialists and bariatric surgeons.
Current research includes clinical trials of oral growth hormone, Reductil, GLP-1 and cannabis receptors blockers (rimonabant) for treatment of obesity and diabetes.
POSITIONS & TRAINING
1981-86: Undergraduate Science and Medical training UNSW
1987-96: post graduate training and research
- Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney
- St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research & University of NSW,
1996-2000: Acting director of the Dept. of Diabetes & Endocrinology , Princess Alexandra Hospital & Logan District Hospital, and Senior Lecturer in the Dept of Medicine University of Queensland
2003 Associate Professor of Endocrinology, School of Human Movement Studies Uni of QLD
2006: Established the Brisbane Metabolic Research Institute and the Health+Diabetes Centre
PRIZES/AWARDS:
1. 1982 Credit Union Prize for outstanding academic achievement in Science.
2. 1984-5 Jane Skillen Prize in Anatomy; Sugarman prize in pathology for 1984 Graduation prize in surgery and Medicine; Wallace worth prize for best performance throughout MBBS
3. University Medal in medicine, 1987
4. St. Vincent's Hospital Research Symposium: Award for excellence in research.
5. Beckman Award for outstanding Scientific contributions at the Garvan Institute during 1993
6. RACP Advance trainees research competition: first in NSW, 2nd in Australasia 1994.
7. International young investigator award, 7th international Congress of Obesity,Toronto 1994
8. Corning Nichols Award for exceptional research at the 10th International congress of endocrinology, San Francisco 1996
· European Journal of Endocrinology, Medical Journal of Australia, International Journal of Obesity
· Current Opinion in Lipidology, NHMRC, Diabetes Australia Research Trust
· Osteoporosis Australia, Cardiovascular Lipid Research Grants - Parke Davis/Pfizer
· Westmead Hospital Research
INVITED LECTURER AND CHAIRMANSHIPS
· UQ Department of Physiology; Royal Australasian College of Physicians ; Sri Lanka Medical Association; Australian Diabetes Society; Australian Society for the Study of Obesity; Queensland Transplant Group; Aust. Soc. For Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition; Optometrists' Association; NSW Nursing Education; Women’s Health Australia Conference; International Symposia on regional adiposity and its complications, Wisconsin USA.; World congress of the world federation of nuclear medicine & biology.
Industry initiated meetings:
- Pfizer Cardiology Education program; Merck Sharp and Dohme Bone Care program; Pharmacia & Upjohn osteoporosis program: Servier Diabetes education program
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL AFFILLIATIONS
- Australian Society for the Study of Obesity;
- Australian Diabetes Society
- Australian Menopause society
- Australia & NZ Bone and Mineral Society; Australian Endocrine Society
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