Meet our panel of medical specialists

Professor Joseph Proietto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Medicine Austin Health and an endocrinologist specialising in diabetes and obesity. He established the first obesity clinic in Victoria at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is now Head of the Weight Control Clinic at Austin Health. Professor Proietto was the inaugural Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, Professor of Medicine, and Head of the Metabolic Disorders Research Group in the Department of Medicine, Austin Health. He is currently on the executive of World Obesity and is Chair of the Clinical Care Committee. Professor Proietto has published over 200 articles and several book chapters on obesity and diabetes. He is the Author of “Body Weight Regulation: Essential Knowledge to Lose Weight and Keep It Off”... read more »