Dr Tim Barbour

Sports Physician
MB BS, FACSP, FRACGP
OPSMC

Dr Paul Blackman

Sports Physician
MB BS (Hons) FACSP
OPSMC since 1993

After training with Prahran, Croydon, Ashwood and Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centres, Dr. Paul Blackman attained his Fellowship of the Australian College of Sports Physicians in 1996, winning the college medal for the best candidate. Paul has worked at OPSMC full time since 1996. Dr Paul Blackman’s specialty areas include exercise induced leg pain, hip, groin, shoulder and knee injuries.

Dr Chris Bradshaw

Sports Physician
MB BS FACSP FACSM
OPSMC

Dr Peter Brukner

Sports Physician
MB BS DRCOG FACSP FASMF FACSM OAM
OPSMC

Dr. Peter Brukner is a world-renowned sports physician who has vast Olympic and professional team expertise. In 1996, he received the Inaugural Honour Award from the Australian College of Sports Physicians. Dr Peter Brukner has had two terms as President of the Australian College of Sports Physicians and is currently Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM), University of Melbourne.

Dr Karen Holzer

Sports Physician
MB BS FACSP PhD
OPSMC

Following the completion of her Sports Physician training in 1999, Dr Karen Holzer also completed a PhD in exercise–induced asthma in 2002. She has a special interest in asthma, exercise-induced asthma and exercise related breathing problems and she is currently completing a Post Doctorate Fellowship in exercise-induced Asthma. Karen’s practice interests and specialty areas also include: allergies; lethargy and tiredness in athletes; the female athlete and all musculoskeletal injuries.

Dr Andrew Jowett

Sports Physician  
MB BS MSc (Sports Med, Uni of London) Hons FACSP
OPMSC Since 1995
Medical Director OPSMC & APSMC

Dr Andrew Jowett realized at a young age that despite his obsession with sport and diverse sporting interests that he was never destined for a career as a sportsman. Throughout his medical training, however, he maintained his links and interests in sport to develop his expertise combining both passions. This culminated in the fabulous adventure that was the World Cup in Germany 2006 as the Socceroos national team doctor.

Dr Michael Makdissi

Sports Medicine Registrar
MB BS BSc. (Hons) PhD
OPSMC

Michael Makdissi completed his initial medical training at St. Vincent’s hospital in Melbourne before commencing as a sports medicine registrar in 2001.  Since this time, Michael has been involved in providing sports medicine coverage for a range of sports including Australian Rules football, netball, cricket, rugby league, track and field, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, boxing and volleyball at recreational through to elite levels.

Dr Susan White

Sports Physician
MB BS FACSP FASM
OPSMC since 1992

Dr. Susan White’s initial medical training was completed at Monash University and Prince Henry’s Hospital in Melbourne, completing her medical elective at the AIS in 1988. Susan commenced as a Registrar at OPSMC in 1992, completing her sports physician specialist training and was awarded a fellowship in 1996. Susan’s professional areas of interests include swimming, netball, rowing, pregnancy and exercise, paralympic sport, drugs in sport and women in sport. Susan is currently Chief Medical Officer for Swimming Australia and Team Doctor for the Swim team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Dr. Adam Castricum

Sports Physician Senior Registrar
MB BS (Mon)
OPSMC

Dr Greg Harris

Sports Medicine, Senior Registrar
MB BS
OPSMC Since Jan 2006

Dr Greg Harris has been practising full-time in Sports Medicine since 2002 in Melbourne and Darwin. He is a Senior Registrar of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, having completed all training requirements for recognition as a Sports Physician, which he will attain in the coming 12 months. As well as his interest in general sports, exercise and musculoskeletal medicine, Dr Harris also has experience and a particular interest in altitude and climbing medicine and has published in this area.

Dr Neels du Toit

Sports Medicine Registrar
MBChB (UFS, RSA), DipSEM
OPSMC since 2006

Dr Neels du Toit achieved his primary medical qualification in 1997 completing his internship in Klerksdorp. He was Senior House Officer in Orthopaedics at Bristol in the UK, later becoming Sports Physician registrar at Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre. Neels has an interest in general sports medicine, as well as tendon pathology. He is currently busy with a research project on neovascularisation and sclerosing injections in chronic lateral epicondyle extensor tendinopathy.