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Contact Details

Email
patricia.whitfield@otago.ac.nz
Position
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MB ChB, FRACP, PhD
Research summary
Endocrinology; diabetes
Memberships
Chair – Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Endocrinology Training Programme Subcommittee

Research

I am a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, as well as an Endocrinologist at Wellington Hospital. I was awarded an HRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship and completed my PhD in 2024 assessing ethnic differences in glucose metabolism amongst New Zealanders. I have an interest in diabetes research, with special focus on areas of glucose metabolism and young adult diabetes.

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