For patients
The Department offers a number of weekly clinics for outpatients, including diabetes, general endocrinology (thyroid, pituitary, adrenal), metabolic nutrition (obesity) and bone and calcium disorders.
Clinics
Bone & calcium clinic: Monday am and pm
Diabetes Assessment Clinic: Tuesday pm
Complex Diabetes Clinic: Wednesday am
Endocrine clinic: Thursday pm
Metabolic Nutrition (obesity) clinic: Thursday (fortnightly) pm
Endocrine Testing Unit: Wednesday pm and Thursday pm (located at The Garvan Institute of Medical Research)
To make an appointment
Once a referral is received from your Doctor, an appointment is automatically scheduled and a letter is sent to the patient notifying him/her of the appointment details.
Appointments can be made or changed by telephoning the Ambulatory Care Department (Outpatients) on (02) 8382 3110. Note that changing appointments can lengthen wait times.
Clinic Locations
St Vincent’s Public Hospital: Level 3 Xavier Building, Clinic C 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst
Information on getting here
Endocrine Testing Unit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst
Information on getting here
Patient Resources
If you have been referred to the Endocrine Testing Unit for a test, you can download information sheets as appropriate to you by clicking on the below links:
Insulin Tolerance Test
Shorth Synacthen Test
2 hour Glucose Tolerance Test
3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test
5 hour Glucose Tolerance Test
Water Deprivation Test