Dr Luke Conway - Endocrinologist

Medical Qualifications

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  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - James Cook University 2008

Current Clinical Practice

  • Cairns Diabetes Endocrinology Private Practice

Clinical Focus

Dr Luke Conway is experienced in managing patients with hormone related disorders such as:

  • Diabetes mellitus

  • Thyroid disorders

  • Osteoporosis

  • Adrenal disorders

  • Pituitary disorders

  • Gonadal disorders

Dr Luke Conway goal is to improve your health.  He is recognised by his peers and patients for:

  • Providing patient centre care

  • Helping build an individualised plan that best suits you

  • Being responsive to your preferences, needs and values

  • Supporting self-management

  • Delivering up to date high quality care.

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Cairns Hospital

  • Endocrinology clinics

  • Diabetes clinics

  • Departmental education

  • Junior doctor and medical student training

  • Inpatient endocrinology and diabetes management

  • Endosurgical multidisciplinary case conference meetings

Previous Appointments & Specialist Training

Dr Luke Conway will provide you with the latest up to date endocrinology specialist care to ensure that you can find the solution to your problems.

He has completed his specialist training and gained a broad breadth experience at a number of institutions so that you can receive the highest quality care.

Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane): Endocrinology Advanced Trainee

Outpatient services at Princess Alexandra Hospital that Dr Conway was involved in included:

  • General endocrinology clinic

  • Bone clinic

  • Thyroid clinic

  • Complex obesity service and bariatric surgery clinic

  • General diabetes and insulin pump clinic

  • Secure Unit endocrinology and diabetes clinic

  • Preparation and supervision of dynamic endocrine testing (Synacthen testing, metyrapone testing, insulin tolerance testing, 72hour fast and evaluation of non-insulin mediated hypoglycemia, water deprivation testing and evaluation of polydipsia/polyuria, PTH sampling & petrosal sinus sampling)

  • Zolendronic acid infusions

Multidisciplinary meetings at Princess Alexandra Hospital that Dr Conway was involved in included:

  • Complex obesity & Bariatric surgery multidisciplinary case conferences

  • Endosurgical multidisciplinary case conferences

  • Pituitary multidisciplinary case conferences

  • Neuroendocrine tumor multidisciplinary case conferences

  • CNS oncology multidisciplinary team meeting

Inpatient services at Princess Alexandra Hospital that Dr Conway was involved included:

  • Diabetes inpatients consultation

  • Endocrinology inpatient consultations

  • Perioperative endocrine consultation

  • Provision of after-hours endocrinology on call service

Endocrinology department education and training that Dr Conway was involved included:

  • Endocrinology journal club

  • Endocrinology departmental teaching

  • Hospital Grand rounds presentation

  • Junior doctor and medical student training and supervision

Mater Hospital (Brisbane): Endocrinology Advanced Trainee

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Outpatient services at Mater Hospital that Dr Luke Conway was involved in included:

  • Young adult endocrinology clinic

  • General endocrinology clinic

  • General diabetes mellitus and insulin pump clinic

  • Young adult diabetes mellitus clinic

  • After cancer care endocrinology clinic

  • Metabolic medicine and inborn errors of metabolism clinic

  • Research trial clinical investigator

  • Cystic Fibrosis multidisciplinary clinic

  • Outreach endocrinology visits to Western Queensland

  • Brisbane Indigenous primary health clinics at Woolloongabba and Inala

  • Triaging and management of GP referrals

  • Supervision of insulin titration service & insulin pump titration

  • Preparation and supervision of dynamic endocrine and metabolic investigations including protein load testing for urea cycle disorders, synacthen testing, metyrapone testing and LH stimulation testing

  • Development of Mater Hospital thyroid disease in pregnancy guidelines

  • Zolendronic acid infusions

Inpatient services at Mater Hospital that Dr Luke Conway was involved in:

  • Endocrinology ward rounds and consultation service

  • Diabetes mellitus inpatient ward rounds and consultation service

  • Obstetric medicine inpatient ward rounds and consultation service

Endocrinology department training at Mater Hospital Dr Luke Conway involved in included:

  • Endocrinology journal club

  • Endocrinology departmental teaching

  • Hospital Grand rounds presentation.

  • Junior doctor and medical student training and supervision

Cairns Hospital: Endocrinology Advanced Trainee

Outpatient services at Cairns Hospital that Dr Luke Conway was involved in included:

  • General endocrinology clinic

  • High Risk diabetic foot clinic

  • Diabetes clinic

  • Gestational diabetes clinic

  • Telehealth consultations for Cairns Diabetes Centre

  • Endocrinology and diabetes outreach to Cooktown, Thursday Island, Atherton & Innisfail

Inpatient services at Cairns Hospital that Dr Luke Conway was involved in included:

  • Endocrinology inpatient consultation service

  • Perioperative diabetes surgical ward

  • General medicine inpatient management

Endocrinology department training at Mater Hospital Dr Luke Conway involved in included:

  • North Queensland Endocrine Meeting

  • Endocrinology journal club

  • Endocrinology departmental teaching

  • Hospital Grand rounds presentation

  • Junior doctor and medical student training and supervision

He is delighted to now call Cairns home and he is determined to provide long term sustainable care to improve the health of North Queenslanders.  

Having trained locally in Far North Queensland, he is familiar with the medical, social, cultural barriers to health outcomes and can help provide you with the optimal care to meet your needs.