Heidi L. Peters is a Metabolic Geneticist based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. She works with people and families facing inherited conditions that affect how the body makes or breaks down energy and key body chemicals.
Her clinic focuses on metabolic and genetic disorders that can show up in childhood, but they can also affect adults. In many cases, symptoms can look confusing at first, like ongoing sickness, poor growth, sudden drops in energy, or repeated hospital visits. At times, the issue may link to problems such as metabolic acidosis, liver stress or liver failure, or episodes like rhabdomyolysis.
Common areas she helps with include disorders involving the brain and nerves, like Leigh syndrome and alternating hemiplegia of childhood. She also looks after people with lysosomal storage conditions, including mucopolysaccharidoses such as Hunter (MPS II), Hurler (MPS I), and Sanfilippo (MPS III). Other examples include Gaucher disease, Pompe disease, and Fabry disease. She can also be involved in care for urea cycle disorders, along with conditions like methylmalonic acididaemia and ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, where the body needs the right steps to handle waste products.
In practice, Heidi has experience supporting diagnosis and ongoing management for a wide range of metabolic genetic conditions. She works alongside other health professionals and treats the person as a whole, not just one test result. This kind of care usually needs careful planning over time, especially when symptoms change or flare up.
Education details, publications, and clinical trial information are not listed in the profile available here. For families, that usually means the best next step is to ask what’s available locally and what options might suit their situation.
Overall, the goal is steady, practical care—helping families understand what’s going on, reduce avoidable risks, and work toward the best day-to-day health possible.