Dr Lydia Lamb is an Endocrinologist with an interest in type 2 diabetes, pituitary and thyroid disorders, PCOS, Obesity, and other endocrine disorders.
Dr Lamb completed her medical degree at the University of Western Australia, Perth and worked as a junior medical officer at hospitals across Western Australia including rural and remote placements in the Kimberley working for the Aboriginal Medical Service. She commenced her Advanced Endocrine Training in Perth before relocating to Sydney where she completed her specialist training and was awarded Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2019. As well as general endocrinology and diabetes, Dr Lamb’s training has included experience with endocrine disorders and diabetes in pregnancy. Her final year of training as the Pituitary Fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney was a clinical and research role focusing on the management of pituitary disease.
Dr Lamb is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of NSW and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research investigating novel treatment options for the management of aggressive pituitary tumours and pituitary carcinomas. Dr Lamb is a VMO at North Shore Private Hospital, has an honorary appointment at St Vincent's Hospital and is affiliated with St Vincent's hospital Department of Endocrinology. She is a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales.
Dr Lamb enjoys working as part of a Multidisciplinary team at Sydney Endocrinology with Diabetes Educators, Dietitians, Clinical Psychologists, Podiatrists and Exercise Physiologists. She regularly attends Multidisciplinary team meetings at St Vincent's Hospital to discuss interesting and complex clinical cases and attends diabetes and endocrinology conferences to remain up to date with the latest in evidence based clinical practice. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented her research and challenging clinical cases at national diabetes and endocrine conferences.