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Dr Priya Sumithran

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, (St Vincent's Hospital), University of Melbourne; Head, Obesity Medicine, Austin Health
Her research and clinical interests are in the neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and eating behaviours, the intersection between obesity and mental health, and improving efficacy, safety and access to obesity treatment. Dr Sumithran holds an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship and a University of Melbourne MDHS Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship, and is on the council of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society.

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