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Dr Priya Sumithran is an endocrinologist who is a member of the council of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society. As a clinician researcher, Dr Sumithran leads the Obesity Research Group at the University of Melbourne Department of Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and is the Head of Obesity Medicine at Austin Health. Dr Sumithran’s research and clinical interests are in the neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and eating behaviours, the intersection between obesity and mental health, and improving access to effective treatment of obesity.
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Potential gut–brain mechanisms behind adverse mental health outcomes of bariatric surgery: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-021-00520-2
Feasibility of exercise and weight management for people with hip osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity: A pilot study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913121000376
