Associate Professor Carolyn Allan graduated in medicine from Monash University with honours and undertook advanced training in endocrinology at Prince Henry’s Hospital/Monash Medical Centre and at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. After returning to Australia in 1999, she completed a PhD in Andrology at Prince Henry’s Institute (now the Hudson Institute of Medical Research).

Since 2001 A/Prof Allan has been a member of Senior Medical Staff in the Departments of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Monash Health. She is the inaugural Head of the Endocrine Pregnancy Service and was previously Head of the Diabetes Pregnancy Service.

A/Prof Allan’s practice includes diabetes and general and reproductive (male and female) endocrinology. A/Prof Allan together with Dr Matthiesson is a Director of the Victorian Diabetes Endocrine Network.