Michelle T. Tavoletti-Fodero is a neurologist based at Austin Health in VIC, Australia. She looks after people dealing with brain and nerve conditions, especially where thinking, memory, and movement can change over time.
At Austin Health, her work often involves supporting patients and families who are navigating conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. She also sees people with frontotemporal dementia, where personality, behaviour, and language can be affected. In many cases, the early days can feel confusing, and she helps sort through symptoms in a calm, practical way.
Michelle also works with movement-related and other complex neurological disorders. This includes conditions such as corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy, including the atypical form. These can cause stiffness, balance trouble, and changes in how the body and eyes move. She focuses on understanding what’s happening and what can help most day to day.
There are times when the issues are not only about movement or memory, but about how the nervous system controls different body parts. Brown syndrome is one example of an eye movement condition that can be part of her broader neurological work, depending on a patient’s needs and referrals.
Over time, her clinical approach is shaped by working with people who have long-term, ongoing symptoms. She helps patients and carers make sense of test results and next steps, and she aims to keep care grounded in what matters most at each stage—whether that’s symptom control, planning support, or reviewing treatment options.
Michelle’s education and experience details aren’t listed on this page. Research involvement and any specific clinical trials are also not detailed here. What is clear is that her practice is centred on neurology care for patients living with memory and movement disorders at Austin Health.
