Dr Vernon Heazlewood (General Physician)
- Name
- Dr Vernon James Heazlewood
- Qualifications
- FRACP
- MBBS QLD 1975
- Occupation
- Clinical Pharmacologist
- General Physician
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Internal Medicine
Dr. Vern Heazlewood graduated in Medicine with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland in 1975. He has been employed as Senior Staff Specialist in Medicine at Caboolture Hospital for the last 10 years and remains a UQ Senior Clinical Lecturer. He trained at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine and later for a period at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA and Imperial College, London, UK.
A coursework and research Master of Science with Distinction in Preventive Cardiology was obtained from Imperial College in 2010. As a result, he was awarded the Inaugural Philip Poole-Wilson Prize for outstanding achievement. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians (London) and the American College of Physicians.
Community involvement has been extensive. He has played a leading role in the establishment of private colleges, early learning centres, aged care facilities, retirement village and a charitable foundation. These honorary endeavours have been acknowledged in his being awarded a Centenary Medal by the Prime Minister and Cabinet in 2003.
As a Consultant Physician, his main clinical interests are in the management of diabetes mellitus and general endocrinology, transitional care of young people with type 1 diabetes, obstetric medicine, hypertension and vascular disease. He has over 50 published articles, is a foundation member of the Australasian Menopause Society, and has membership of the Australian, American and European Diabetes Associations, Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society, Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine and the International Society of Hypertension.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Caboolture Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Specialist Medical Care Australia
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Medical Conditions
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
Practice Locations
Brisbane
- Caboolture Private Hospital
- Address
- Sessional Rooms
McKean Street
Caboolture QLD 4510
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3886 9922
- Fax
- 07 3886 9437
- Specialist Medical Care Australia
- Address
- North Lakes Specialist Medical Centre
Suite 510-511 Level 5
6 North Lakes Drive
North Lakes QLD 4509
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3050 1910
- Fax
- 07 3886 3879
