Sally K. Abell is an Endocrinologist based at Monash Health in Clayton, VIC.
Hormones can affect so much of everyday health, and that’s where Dr Abell can help. She works with people at different stages of life, from newborns right through to adults. At times this can involve urgent checks when a baby is unwell, or longer support when a condition takes time to settle.
Many of the referrals she sees are linked to blood sugar problems. This can include type 1 diabetes (T1D), low blood sugar episodes, and gestational diabetes during pregnancy. She also looks after issues around nutrition and weight, including obesity and malnutrition, where careful monitoring matters.
Some patients are dealing with hormone-related growth and body changes. She also works with people where there are concerns around ovarian cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), including fertility-related problems like infertility.
Children and babies can need endocrinology input too. Dr Abell sees newborn jaundice, including transient familial hyperbilirubinemia, and newborn low blood sugar. In some cases, she also helps with concerns like hypotonia (low muscle tone). For infants, she may be involved in managing high blood pressure in babies, where the cause needs to be worked out properly.
There are also rarer conditions that can bring people to her care, such as 3M syndrome. Even when the situation is complex, the goal stays simple: understand what’s going on, check the numbers, and make a plan that fits the person and their family.
Over time, her clinical experience has been shaped by working with hormone and metabolic conditions in a real-world hospital setting at Monash Health. She brings a steady, practical approach to consultations, especially when families are stressed or worried about results.
Dr Abell’s education includes completing medical training and then further study in endocrinology, so she can link symptoms to the hormone system and guide appropriate testing and treatment. At the same time, she focuses on clear next steps, because follow-up is often what makes the biggest difference.
Clinical trials aren’t listed here, but her work still centres on safe, careful care for the conditions she treats.
