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Dr Cheri Hotu BHB MBChB FRACP MD

Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist

Dr Cheri Hotu (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Ruanui) is a Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist, with extensive clinical experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. She works at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital and at Vaelera Clinic, based at the NZ Respiratory & Sleep Institute. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

A 1998 graduate of the Auckland University School of Medicine, Cheri undertook basic physician training in Melbourne, and completed her specialist training in Endocrinology in 2008. Her clinical practice has centred on chronic disease management, weight management, diabetes, and acute inpatient general medicine. She spent five years in Central Australia as the Lead Endocrinologist of a diabetes outreach service, providing specialist care to remote Aboriginal communities.

Cheri has an academic background in hypertension, diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, and Indigenous Health, and holds a Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Auckland. She is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Auckland University School of Medicine, and is involved in the teaching of medical students and junior doctors at Auckland Hospital.

Cheri is dedicated to helping her patients achieve their health and wellness goals through comprehensive medical and non-pharmacologic weight loss strategies.