Dr Brigette Clarke is a specialist endocrinologist providing management for a wide range of endocrine conditions, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, thyroid and parathyroid disorders and metabolic bone disease. Her areas of special interest include pituitary and adrenal disease, complex diabetes management, autoimmune endocrinopathies and endocrine tumours. Dr Clarke graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2011 and was awarded the Frank S. Hone prize for medicine and a University Medal for outstanding academic performance. She completed her internship and basic physician training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital before pursuing advanced training in Endocrinology at the Flinders Medical Centre, the Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals. She was awarded with Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2019. Dr Clarke has since completed doctoral studies at the University of Adelaide with her thesis investigating the application of endocrine cell transplantation as a therapeutic intervention in primary adrenal insufficiency. During her studies she was a recipient of a Royal Adelaide Hospital Dawes Research Scholarship and was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for doctoral thesis excellence. Dr Clarke currently holds a staff specialist appointment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, is a Clinical Associate Lecturer titleholder with Adelaide University and maintains ongoing research interests in adrenal disease and diabetes.
Professional Interests
- Adrenal disease
- Diabetes mellitus – type 1, 2 & secondary, including use of technology in diabetes management
- Pituitary disease
- Thyroid disease including thyroid cancer management
- Parathyroid disease
- Metabolic bone disease including osteoporosis
- Neuroendocrine tumours
- Endocrine complications of transplantation
Professional Memberships:
- Royal Australian College of Physicians
- Endocrine Society of Australia
- Australian Diabetes Society
- U.S. Endocrine Society
- Adelaide Clinical Endocrinology Society
- Australian Medical Association