Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician
MB BS FACSP FASMF
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 Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre 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 has had extensive involvement with Paralympic Sport and attended the Paralympics in 1992 (Barcelona/Madrid) as team doctor and 1996 (Atlanta) as overall medical director.

Susan has a particular interest in rowing and during the 90’s provided medical services to the VIS rowing squad (including the Oarsome Foursome). She continues to see school age and University level rowers.

Since 1999 Susan has been the Chief Medical Officer for Netball Australia and was Team Doctor for the Australian Netball team between 1999 and 2003. She had been the doctor for both Phoenix and Kestrels netball teams since the inception of the National League 10 years ago, and is currently team doctor for the Melbourne Vixens.

Susan also has a special interest in pregnancy and exercise and was a member of the national panel and working group that devised the SMA Benefits and Risks of Exercise during Pregnancy Statement in 2003 following Netball Australia’s ban on pregnant netballers.

Susan has been a member of ASDMAC (Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee) since 1999, which provides advice to athletes, sporting bodies and other doctors about drugs in sport, and also involves sitting on anti-doping tribunals. Most recently Susan was a senior member of the M2006 organising committee, predominantly involved in the anti-doping programme

Susan is currently Chief Medical Officer for Swimming Australia and she was Team Doctor for the Swim team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
• Fellowship of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP)
• Fellowship of Australian Sports Medicine Federation (FASMF)

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

Current:

• Team Doctor Australian Swim Team - Beijing Olympics 2008
• Chief Medical Officer - Swimming Australia
• Team Doctor - Melbourne Vixens Netball Team

Past

• Australian Netball Team (1997-2003)
• AIS Netball Team (1995)
• Australian Paralympic team (1992 & 1996)
• VIS Rowing squad (1992-2000)
• AFL Umpires (1996-1999)
• Kestrels Netball team (1997-2005)
• Olympic Rowing Venue Medical Officer (Sydney 2000)
• M2006 Commonwealth Games - Medical Executive
• FESPIC games  - Beijing - 1994 Paralympics, Lillehammer 1992- INAS-FMH Executive

Professional Affiliations & Memberships:

• Fellow Australasian College of Sports Physicians
• Member - Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee
• Advisor - Sports Medicine Australia Women in Sport Working Group
• Member - International Netball Federations (IFNA) Medical commission
• Antidoping tribunal - Australian Cricket Board
• Book Review Editor British Journal of Sports Medicine
• Editorial Board- Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine

Greatest sporting moments…

• Australian Netball Team winning gold in time-on at the ‘99 Commonwealth Games

Personal sporting experience:

• Coaching U8 Malvern Tigers to grand final 2006