Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Anju Joham is a Senior Research Fellow at Monash at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University. She is an endocrinologist at Monash Health, Melbourne. Dr Joham was awarded her PhD focusing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance in 2015. During her PhD, she was involved in a mechanistic insulin resistance study that examined insulin resistance in lean and obese women with PCOS compared to controls. She also worked on a large epidemiological study, the ongoing Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). Key areas examined were PCOS prevalence, key predictors of PCOS, the relationship of PCOS to obesity and reproductive and metabolic complications.
Dr Joham was an awarded a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship to conduct her postdoctoral studies in the area of women’s health, with a particular focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. In her postdoctoral studies, she worked with two large longitudinal cohort studies, the ALSWH and the Raine cohort from Western Australia to understand the interplay of body weight in the development of metabolic, reproductive and psychological sequelae in women with PCOS compared to women without PCOS, with the aim of studying the natural history of PCOS over the reproductive lifespan from adolescence, young adulthood to menopause.
Dr Joham established a statewide multidisciplinary Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Service based at Monash Health in 2018 in response to consumer needs identified following stakeholder engagement. She was involved in the international 2018 Evidence-Based Guideline for PCOS diagnosis and management guideline development group to provide the updated International guidelines and will be co-leading the upcoming guideline update.
Research interests
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Obesity
Women's health
Metabolic health
Epidemiology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 30 Jun 2015
FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Award Date: 8 Dec 2010
MBBS, MONASH UNIVERSITY
External positions
Visiting Endocrinologist, Monash Health
2010 → …
Research area keywords
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Obesity
- Women's health
- Metabolic health
- Epidemiology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Digital health for optimising evidence implementation in women's health
Moran, L., Teede, H., Vincent, A., Callander, E., Joham, A., Norman, R., Baker, S., Naderpoor, N., Tay, J., Mueller, I., Mol, B., Garad, R., McIntosh, J., Vollenhoven, B., Rombauts, L. & Hutchison, S.
Australasian Menopause Society, Centre for Research Excellence in Women’s Health in Reproductive Life (CRE WHiRL), Monash Partners
1/07/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
-
-
Advancing women in healthcare leadership
Teede, H., Skouteris, H., Boyle, J., Riach, K., Homer, C. S. E., Currie, G., Smith, J., Zeps, N., Joham, A., Dhulia, A., Keenen, A. M., Crump, B., Lai, C., Sigston, E., Elston, J., Small, J., Grivell, R. M., Williams, S. & Dufty, T.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/10/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
-
Women’s Health Research Translation Network Early and Mid-Career Researcher Funded Award 2021
1/07/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
-
-
Levels of physical activity and sitting time in women with infants, toddlers and preschoolers: a population-based cross-sectional study
Makama, M., Brown, W. J., Lim, S., Skouteris, H., Harrison, C. L., Joham, A. E., Mishra, G. D., Teede, H. & Moran, L. J., Jan 2023, In: Public Health. 214, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): international collaboration to translate evidence and guide future research
Thien Tay, C., Garrad, R., Mousa, A., Bahri, M., Joham, A. & Teede, H., 1 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Endocrinology. 257, 3, 10 p., e220232.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Prolactin in Pregnancies Affected by Pre-Existing Maternal Metabolic Conditions: A Systematic Review
Rassie, K., Giri, R., Joham, A. E., Teede, H. & Mousa, A., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 3, 14 p., 2840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Association of carbohydrate and saturated fat intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in Australian women
Gribbin, S., Enticott, J., Hodge, A. M., Moran, L., Thong, E., Joham, A. & Zaman, S., Jun 2022, In: Heart. 108, 12, p. 932-939 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Better care for women with polycystic ovary syndrome - a proposal for an international evidence based best practice framework to improve care
Tay, C. T., Joham, A. E., Moran, L. & Teede, H. J., 9 Sept 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review