Private Medical Appointments

Tamara Milder is a consultant endocrinologist with broad experience in all areas of adult endocrinology including diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, thyroid disease and reproductive health. She graduated from UNSW in 2011 with first class honours and completed her specialist endocrinology training at St Vincent’s Hospital in 2018. She was awarded her PhD from UNSW in 2025.

Her thesis focussed on quality use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors – a critical medicine class for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. She continues to lead research projects about cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health within the Medicines Intelligence Research Program at the School of Population Health, UNSW. She has over 20 publications (half as first author). Tamara undertakes multiple national and international-based activities every year to remain informed of the latest developments occurring in the fields of endocrinology, diabetes and obesity. Tamara holds appointments at Wolper Jewish Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Dr Anita Nitchingham is a Consultant Geriatrician with more than 15 years’ experience as a medical practitioner and over 10 years’ experience caring for older adults. She is currently appointed as a Geriatrician at Prince of Wales Hospital, where she works in acute geriatrics and outpatient clinics, and is a researcher at the University of New South Wales.

Anita completed specialist training in Geriatric Medicine across Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospital, and was awarded a PhD from the University of New South Wales. She is a nationally recognised researcher whose work focuses on delirium, brain health and recovery following acute illness in older adults.

Her clinical interests include delirium, dementia, frailty, falls, medication management, and age-related functional decline.

Anita performs comprehensive geriatric assessments, a holistic evaluation that considers medical conditions, medications, cognition, mood, mobility, falls risk, nutrition, functional independence, social supports and future care needs. This comprehensive approach helps identify factors affecting health and wellbeing and allows care plans to be tailored to each individual’s goals and circumstances.

She enjoys working closely with patients and their families to optimise health, maintain independence and quality of life, and develop practical management plans that support ageing well.