St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

Dr Flavia Bueno is an Endocrinologist with over 20 years experience. She is dual-trained, both in Australia and overseas, and enjoys working in all aspects of endocrinology, with a focus on female hormonal issues.

Part of her training was completed at The Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, and she has been a visiting doctor at the female endocrinology department of Karolinska Institute in Sweden. In Australia she has worked in multiple positions, both in the public and private sector. Dr Bueno helped develop the Female Endocrine Clinic at Campbelltown Hospital. She also coordinated the Diabetes Complications Clinic at the Macarthur Clinical School, where she taught medical and allied health students. She worked as  a senior lecturer in Endocrinology for some years  and remains involved with research in PCOS and obesity.
 
Currently, Dr Bueno works in her private rooms, and is accredited at the Mater Hospital in North Sydney. She is a passionate advocate for women’s causes and works with the Endocrine Society of Australia to improve education in female hormonal problems, for her colleagues and trainees. She is frequently invited to talk on these topics.