Dr Dushyanthy Arumugam

Dr Dushyanthy Arumugam is an VMO Endocrinologist at Northern Beaches Hospital and a Staff Specialist at Gosford Hospital.

She completed her undergraduate medical degree at the University of Newcastle where she was awarded the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards student award for her final year project.  She went on to do her Basic Physician Training at Concord Repatriation General Hospital before completing subspecialty training in Endocrinology at The Canberra Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals. She was admitted to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a Fellow in 2017. Following completion of her Endocrinology training in Australia, Dushy moved to the USA where she undertook research at The Mount Sinai Hospital and later completed an Endocrinology Fellowship at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Dushy has co-authored numerous publications including book chapters, basic science and clinical research projects. Over the course of her training and subsequent practice, she has gained extensive experience across the breadth of endocrine disorders including diabetes in pregnancy, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disease, obesity, pituitary disorders, adrenal and bone and calcium disorders. She regularly attends complex case meetings, grand rounds and conferences to keep herself up to date with the latest advances in the field and the management of complex patients using the latest evidence based practice. She is committed to providing patient centred care.