David A. Stroud is a Metabolic Geneticist based in Parkville, VIC, working from 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
He looks after people who live with rare metabolic and genetic conditions. These can affect how the body makes energy, handles fats, or deals with acids in the blood. Some conditions also bring other problems along for the ride, like muscle weakness, brain and growth changes, or long-term organ issues.
In many cases, care is needed across different stages of life. This can include babies, kids, and adults who have symptoms that come and go, or who need help managing flare-ups. David’s work is often about understanding what is causing the symptoms, and supporting families while they sort out next steps.
His clinical focus includes conditions such as lactic acidosis, MELAS syndrome, Leigh syndrome, and mitochondrial complex deficiencies. He also supports people with syndromes that can involve the heart, including cardiomyopathy, as well as eye and vision issues like cataracts and optic nerve atrophy. Hearing loss, low muscle tone (hypotonia), and developmental concerns such as those seen with West syndrome can also be part of the picture.
Some metabolic conditions need careful monitoring because they can affect the body’s balance day to day. Work can include looking at results from tests like tissue biopsy, depending on what is needed to confirm a diagnosis and guide management. At times, patients may also have feeding and growth concerns, or other body-wide effects such as metabolic acidosis.
David also has experience with a wider set of inherited disorders, including orotic aciduria type 1, Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase deficiency, Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase deficiency, and Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase deficiency. Some syndromes he sees can involve nervous system and mobility symptoms, like rigid spine syndrome, Dandy-Walker syndrome, and Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome. In women and people with ovaries, this can include issues such as premature ovarian failure. Turner syndrome is also in his service list.
Education and training details aren’t shown on this page, so the best way to confirm specifics is to contact the clinic. Clinical trials and research involvement aren’t listed here either, but David works within care teams to make sure patients get the support they need as plans develop.