Dr Nellie Torkamani

Associate Professor Niloufar Torkamani MBBS FRACP PhD Consultant Endocrinologist 

Nellie is an endocrinologist with extensive clinical and research expertise in metabolic health, diabetes, women’s health, and obesity management. She completed her advanced training in Endocrinology and General Medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Austin Health .

In 2016, she earned her PhD from the University of Melbourne, focusing on androgenetic alopecia (hormonal hair loss)—a cutting-edge area of research that has led to several high-impact publications, including in Diabetes Care and the British Journal of Dermatology . Her work on the role of the arrector pili muscle in hair follicle miniaturization has contributed significantly to understanding hair loss mechanisms.

She is an Associate Professor in endocrinology at the University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine, where she actively supervises and mentors multiple PhD candidates, physician trainees, and medical students . Her academic commitment is underscored by multiple awards, including the Melbourne International Fee Remitting Scholarship, Melbourne International Research Scholarship, John Hayden Scholarship, Alwyn Stewart Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship, and a World Hair Research Conference travel grant.

As Head of the Medical Weight Control Clinic at Austin Health—a key component of Australia’s premier obesity services—she plays a leading role in clinical weight management and obesity research. Her clinical expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of endocrine disorders, including but not limited to:

Women’s health, andrology, PCOS and associated complications

Weight loss strategies and diabetes management

Thyroid, pituitary, adrenal disorders; osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease

Fluent in Persian (Farsi), she is particularly skilled in providing culturally sensitive care to diverse patient communities.