The ICHIRF Board of Directors
• Qualified Liverpool 1969
• RAF Medical Branch 1972-92, retiring as Wing Commander
• Appointed Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery & Trauma 1982
• From 1992 – 2011, worked exclusively with sports injuries in clinics and hospitals in London, Swindon and Cambridge.
• Team doctor to the Swindon Ice Lords Ice Hockey team, honorary medical advisor to the Squash Rackets Association and Orthopaedic advisor to Team GB at the 2000 Olympics
• FA Medical Committee 1994-2000
• Education course director for BAS(E)M 1988-200, Education Committee of FIMS 1995-2001
• BASEM Treasurer 2012-2014 then President 2014-2018
• FIMS Sports Physician of the year 2019
• Awarded Sir Roger Bannister Medal 2022 for an outstanding lifetime commitment to SEM
• RAF Medical Branch 1972-92, retiring as Wing Commander
• Appointed Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery & Trauma 1982
• From 1992 – 2011, worked exclusively with sports injuries in clinics and hospitals in London, Swindon and Cambridge.
• Team doctor to the Swindon Ice Lords Ice Hockey team, honorary medical advisor to the Squash Rackets Association and Orthopaedic advisor to Team GB at the 2000 Olympics
• FA Medical Committee 1994-2000
• Education course director for BAS(E)M 1988-200, Education Committee of FIMS 1995-2001
• BASEM Treasurer 2012-2014 then President 2014-2018
• FIMS Sports Physician of the year 2019
• Awarded Sir Roger Bannister Medal 2022 for an outstanding lifetime commitment to SEM
• Senior Lecturer/Hon Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary College, Univ of London.
• Clinical lead SEM service.
• Football team doctor for over 30 years, (Arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea, West Ham), the England Team (two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships). Head of Medical Services for the FA.
• Medical Adviser to Royal Ballet Company.
• CMO for England and Great Britain Hockey, with two Olympic Games, two World Cups, two European Championships, and two Commonwealth Games.
• Member of expert consulting panel for Nike.
• Currently also consulting privately at the London Independent Hospital and the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health.
• Research interests: Anterior tibial stress fractures in dancers, concussion.
• Clinical lead SEM service.
• Football team doctor for over 30 years, (Arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea, West Ham), the England Team (two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships). Head of Medical Services for the FA.
• Medical Adviser to Royal Ballet Company.
• CMO for England and Great Britain Hockey, with two Olympic Games, two World Cups, two European Championships, and two Commonwealth Games.
• Member of expert consulting panel for Nike.
• Currently also consulting privately at the London Independent Hospital and the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health.
• Research interests: Anterior tibial stress fractures in dancers, concussion.
• Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery and Director of the Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMCR) based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
• The SRMRC is a leading centre for trauma research and was founded in 2011 with £20M grant from NIHR, MoD, the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
• Heads the neurotrauma research theme, which carries out translational research on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
• Practising neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he leads the Neurotrauma service.
• The SRMRC is a leading centre for trauma research and was founded in 2011 with £20M grant from NIHR, MoD, the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
• Heads the neurotrauma research theme, which carries out translational research on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
• Practising neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he leads the Neurotrauma service.
• Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwick and an Honorary Associate Professor at Warwick University.
• Qualified in Dublin, has a MPhil in Medical Law and a MBA from the Cranfield School of Management.
• Won scholarships to attend both the Harvard Business School and Insead Business School at Fontainebleau in Paris.
• Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Ireland, and the Faculty Lead for Neurosurgery for the MOST programme.
• A Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM IRE).
• Chair of the jCIE Neurosurgery Examination Board
• Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwick
• Previously Associate Professor at WMS
• Qualified in Dublin, has a MPhil in Medical Law and a MBA from the Cranfield School of Management.
• Won scholarships to attend both the Harvard Business School and Insead Business School at Fontainebleau in Paris.
• Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Ireland, and the Faculty Lead for Neurosurgery for the MOST programme.
• A Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM IRE).
• Chair of the jCIE Neurosurgery Examination Board
• Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwick
• Previously Associate Professor at WMS
• Company Director
• Entrepreneur
• Former Amateur Jockey and winner of 80 races (75 in GB, 1 in Ireland and 4
in France) in 412 starts.
• Finished 6th in the 2024 Grand National riding Ain’t that a Shame (50-1)
• Entrepreneur
• Former Amateur Jockey and winner of 80 races (75 in GB, 1 in Ireland and 4
in France) in 412 starts.
• Finished 6th in the 2024 Grand National riding Ain’t that a Shame (50-1)
• Director of Ellerman group subsidiary companies including The Belfry hotel and golf complex.
• Founder and senior partner of Mercer Lewin, Chartered Accountants.
• Chairman, Oxford University Tennis Foundation.
• VP, Oxford & District Sports and Recreation Association for the Disabled.
• Life member, MCC.
• Founder and senior partner of Mercer Lewin, Chartered Accountants.
• Chairman, Oxford University Tennis Foundation.
• VP, Oxford & District Sports and Recreation Association for the Disabled.
• Life member, MCC.
• Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine University College London
• Runs a Specialised concussion clinic with an emphasis on children
• Multiple awards and prizes for work in sports medicine
• Attended 6 Olympic games one as CMO for team GB
• CMO for GB boxing for 28 years
• CMO for GB snow sports for 11 years
• MBE for services to Sports Medicine
• Runs a Specialised concussion clinic with an emphasis on children
• Multiple awards and prizes for work in sports medicine
• Attended 6 Olympic games one as CMO for team GB
• CMO for GB boxing for 28 years
• CMO for GB snow sports for 11 years
• MBE for services to Sports Medicine
• Qualified Charing Cross Hospital 1980 MRCP 1984
• Private GP in South Kensington working in general practice & sports
medicine 1983-2025
• RMO to Epsom & Sandown Park racecourse 1983-1994
• Deputy Chief Medical advisor to British horseracing 1994-2023
• Chief Medical advisor to British horseracing 2014
• Rode as an amateur jockey 1976-1988 riding point-to-points & under rules
including riding 2 winners at Cheltenham
• Private GP in South Kensington working in general practice & sports
medicine 1983-2025
• RMO to Epsom & Sandown Park racecourse 1983-1994
• Deputy Chief Medical advisor to British horseracing 1994-2023
• Chief Medical advisor to British horseracing 2014
• Rode as an amateur jockey 1976-1988 riding point-to-points & under rules
including riding 2 winners at Cheltenham