Steven Boyages
Professor
Medicine
University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
Professor Steven Boyages is currently a senior Endocrinologist in the Department of Endocrinology at Westmead Hospital. He was formally the Director of the Department of Endocrinology.
Research Interest
Professor Steven Boyages is a world authority on the impact of iodine nutrition in at risk populations. His PhD thesis established the basis to understanding the impact of iodine deficiency acting through maternal and fetal thyroid hormone deficiency on the developing fetal brain. This thesis led to a range of other studies, in vitro and at the population level that adopted universal iodisation of food as the preferred method to prevent these devastating disorders.
Publications
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Stalgis-Bilinski, K., Boyages, S. (2013). Evidence of overtesting for vitamin D in Australia: an analysis of 4.5 years of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data. BMJ Open, 3(6), 1-7
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Plant, N., Kelly, P., Leeder, S., D'Souza, M., Mallitt, K., Usherwood, T., Jan, S., Boyages, S., Essue, B., McNab, J., Gillespie, J. (2015). Coordinated care versus standard care in hospital admissions of people with chronic illness: A randomised controlled trial. Medical Journal of Australia, 203(1), 33-39
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Boyages, S. (2016). Vitamin D testing: new targeted guidelines stem the overtesting tide. Medical Journal of Australia, 204(1), 18-18.e1
