Prof. Joe Proietto University of Melbourne, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Proietto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Medicine Austin Health and an Endocrinologist specialising in Diabetes and Obesity. He has conducted both basic and clinical research on Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Until recently when he retired, he was Head of the Weight... read morecontrol clinic at Austin Health. He has been on the executive of World Obesity and for many years was Chair of its Clinical Care Committee. In 2012 Professor Proietto was awarded the Kellion Award by the Australian Diabetes Society for his contribution to research on Type 2 diabetes and then in 2021 the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2022 World Obesity awarded him the Willendorf Award for his clinical research on obesity. He has published over 200 articles and several book chapters on Diabetes and obesity. He is author of a weight loss book “How to lose weight and keep it off” that will published soon.