Dr Tom Wilkinson
Dr Tom Wilkinson is a consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Otago and specialist training through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He has been practising as a medical specialist since 2023 and currently works at Christchurch, Southland, and Te Nikau (Greymouth) hospitals. Tom is available to consult in all areas of endocrinology and has particular expertise in diabetes technology and bone health. He has multiple clinical research publications and has presented at international and national conferences. He also works as a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, where he enjoys teaching undergraduate medical students. He sits on the executive of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes and training committees of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Tom provides clinics out of the MacMurray Centre in Queenstown and Wānaka Lakes Health Centre. He is also available to consult in Christchurch, as required. Appointments at any of these locations can be booked through the MacMurray Centre.
Outside of work Tom enjoys skiing, tramping, and landscape photography.
Areas of expertise
- Diabetes - type 1, type 2, monogenic, pancreatogenic, including use of "open source" technologies
- Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
- Calcium disorders, including parathyroid disease
- Thyroid diseases, including thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer
- Adrenal diseases
- Pituitary diseases
- Endocrine hypertension (e.g. primary aldosteronism)
- Reproductive disorders in men and women, including low testosterone (men) and PCOS (women)
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Medical management of obesity
Qualifications
- MBChB (with distinction), University of Otago 2014
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2023
Research
- Multiple publications in international peer-reviewed journals, including Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics; Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology; BMC Endocrine Disorders; Frontiers in Endocrinology; BMJ Open; Journal of the Endocrine Society; Internal Medicine Journal (Australia).
- Research presentations at conferences in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Current employment
- Consultant endocrinologist, Christchurch Hospital
- Consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist, Southland Hospital
- Consultant diabetologist, Te Nikau Hospital Greymouth
- Clinical senior lecturer, University of Otago
Memberships/Professional Associations
- New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (member of executive committee)
- New Zealand Society of Endocrinology
- Endocrine Society of Australia
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, including membership of multiple committees responsible for specialist registrar training
