Prof Christopher Gilfillan (Endocrinologist)
- Name
- Prof Christopher Paul Gilfillan
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Melbourne Australia 1982
- Occupation
- Endocrinologist
- Gender
- Male
Director of Endocrinology, Eastern Health. Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Eastern Clinical School, Monash University Director Eastern Clinical Research Unit (ECRU) Endocrinology.
Professor Chris Gilfillan is currently Director of Endocrinology at Eastern Health and has a private endocrine practices in Frankston and Box Hill. He oversees an active clinical research program and is currently principle or associate investigator in 9 international clinical trials. He has clinical interest in all aspects of endocrinology and research interests in type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease and thyroid cancer. He is a Clinical Professor in the Monash Department of Medicine and the Eastern Clinical School and involved in the teaching and medical students, and basic physician trainees in endocrinology and internal medicine.
He was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to diabetes on the Mornington Peninsula. He is currently principal investigator in a clinical trial of the effectiveness of wearable activity and blood glucose monitors in modifying health-related behaviour in type 2 diabetes. He has been involved in numerous clinical trial protocols testing novel therapies of type 2 diabetes and well as novel lipid lowering medications and new treatments for osteoporosis. He is also currently lead investigator in a study examining the genetic pathology of thyroid tumours and the isolation of thyroid cancer cells in peripheral blood. He is supervising a PhD student examining muscle mass function in hip fracture patients and examining the molecular mechanisms of muscle wasting and sarcopenia in these patients.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Peninsula Endocrine Associates
Practice Locations
VIC
- Peninsula Endocrine Associates
- Address
- 9 Hastings Rd
Frankston VIC 3199
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9783 8466
- Fax
- 03 5974 1022
- 03 9783 8133
