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A/Prof Jane Holmes-Walker is a Staff Specialist in the Dept of Diabetes and Endocrinology of Westmead Hospital.
She graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours in 1988. Her Endocrinology training was conducted at Westmead Hospital and The Middlesex Hospital in London. She then returned to Westmead Hospital to undertake a PhD in genetic causes of diabetes giving her insight into the complex factors contributing to insulin resistance syndromes and insulin deficiency.
Her ongoing research interests stem from her clinical involvement with the Islet cell transplant program at Westmead Hospital and in improving health service delivery for young adults with chronic disease particularly young people with Type I diabetes. She has published widely in both national and international literature particularly in the areas of diabetes and osteoporosis.
A/Prof Holmes-Walker has public clinics at Westmead Hospital and consults privately in rooms at Norwest Private Hospital and Westmead Private Hospital.
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