Dr Andrew Jowett

Sports Physician  
MB BS MSc (Sports Med, Uni of London) Hons FACSP
Clinic: 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.

On a daily basis Andrew wishes to assist members of the general public achieve their sporting, health and fitness goals by drawing upon his expertise at the elite level as well as his personal sporting mediocrity!

Andrew has special interests in sports such as all football codes, baseball and throwing sports as well as musculoskeletal problems such as exercise-induced leg pain, groin pain, tendon problems and shoulder pain. His masters research was into compartment syndrome and he continues to develop research into groin pain. Andrew is passionate about Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre and the concept of multidisciplinary sports medicine.

Currently Andrew is a medical officer to the Collingwood football club and a medical advisor to Football Federation of Australia having retired after 10 years (and 3 world cup campaigns) as Socceroos doctor. He is on a number of sports medicine and science advisory committees and conference organizing committees. He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians as well as holding affiliations to Sports Medicine Australia and AFL Medical Officers Associations both as a member and on the executive.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB BS), University of Melbourne
• Masters of Science (Sports Medicine), 1995, University of London
• Fellowship Australian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP), 1998
• Internship x 3 year residency (includes A & E, Orthopaedics)

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

Current:

• Socceroos (FFA) National Team Doctor 1996 - present
• Collingwood Football Club Team Doctor 1996 - present

Past:

• Olyroos (National under 23 Olympic Soccer team) Athens 2004
• Melbourne Reds Baseball team – Team Doctor 1995-8

Professional Conferences & Appearances:

• Conference convenor, ACSP annual conference
• Conference convenor Football Australasia 2003, 2008
• Scientific Committee CFC and FFA

Greatest professional sporting moments...

• Australia defeats Uruguay, 16 November 2005, Sydney
• World Cup Germany 2006 (Socceroos Team doctor)

Personal sporting experience

• London Marathon 1995, Australian Rules, Rugby Union