Sports Physician
MB BS FACSP PhD
Clinic: 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. Karen has a particular interest in the sports of swimming, track and field, basketball, rowing cycling, triathlons, football and netball.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB BS)
• Fellow Australasian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP)
• PhD (Exercise-induced Asthma)

Team involvement:

Karen has been involved in a number of sporting teams at State, National, and International level including:

• Australian Track and Field
• Swimming
• Australian Women’s Basketball
• Netball