Dr Anthony (Tony) Roberts (MBBS, FRACP)

Dr Tony Roberts graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1975 and completed his advanced training in Endocrinology at Flinders Medical Centre and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne in 1982.  He spent the next three years as a NH&MRC Research Fellow at St Vincent’s School of Medical Research researching the immunology of thyroid disease.

In 1985 he was appointed a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and was Director of the Unit from 1990 – 1992.  He was previously the Medical Co-ordinator of the RAH Thyroid and Parathyroid Clinic.

He was Principal Investigator of SA Endocrine Research Pty Ltd and has conducted over two hundred international clinical trials.

Areas of Special Interest:

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

• Insulin pump therapy
• Continuous glucose sensing
• Diabetes related complications including neuropathy
• Diabetes in pregnancy
• New agents available through clinical trials

Adrenal disorders

Thyroid disorders 

Parathyroid disorders

Osteoporosis 

• Male & Female
• Interpretation of bone mineral density measurements and use of non-invasive ultrasound to assess bone fragility

Paget’s disease of bone

Gender identity disorder and transsexual hormone therapy (member of the SA Gender Dysphoria Unit)

Pituitary disorders

Male hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction

Professional Memberships:

• Adelaide Clinical Endocrine Society
• American Diabetes Association 
• Australian Diabetes Society
• Australian Medical Association
• Australian Menopause Society
• Australian & New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society
• Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society
• Australian & New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health
• Australian Pituitary Foundation
• Australian Thyroid Foundation
• Endocrine Society of Australia
• International Diabetes Federation
• International Osteoporosis Foundation 
• Royal Australasian College of Physicians
• South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association
• The World Professional Association for Transgender Health
• University of Adelaide Alumni

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