Des is Director of Sport and Physical Wellbeing at the University of Galway in Ireland, where he leads the strategic development and management of the university’s sports programs and facilities. Prior to joining the University, he spent nine years as Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Development at the Arsenal Football Club Academy. Prior to that, he was Head of Strength and Conditioning at Connacht Rugby and Fitness Education Manager at the Irish Rugby Football Union. Des also worked as a consultant for World Rugby, Brentford FC Academy, and the National Cricket Academy in India.

Dr Konrad Kozlowski is a recent graduate of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. He is also an athlete himself; he’s played tennis competitively since 5 years old and has competed in the NCAA Championships. He has a keen interest in sports medicine and was the lead author of the paper we will be discussing today on facial fractures in professional footballers. Peter Rosston is a PhD candidate in medicinal chemistry at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His interests include clinical medicine and its intersection with sport. He is an avid fan and follower of football and played it in high school. He is the second author of the paper we will be discussing.

Dr Dan Fitzpatrick is a registrar in Sports and Exercise Medicine in the London Deanery and is based at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health. He has worked in elite football, rugby and marathon running. He has a particular interest in heat illness.

Dr Richard Porter currently works as a Specialty Doctor in Rheumatology and Acute Medicine within the Manchester Foundation Trust.  Outside of his NHS work, he is a Sports Medicine Doctor for Return2Play and an Independent Match Day Doctor with Premier League Rugby.  He also has roles with the England Para-football and Deaf Men’s Squads and is part of the examination panel for the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine.   Richard recently authored a pivotal piece in the Football Medicine and Performance Association Magazine, shedding light on a topic that has flown under the radar for far too long: the prescribing trends and practices within elite football. In this episode, we’ll explore what the findings mean for footballers, medical teams, and the future of medication governance in elite sport.

• Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Dr Saul Konviser is a General Dentist with a special interest in Sports Dentistry based in London, working to promote oral health amongst the sporting community, having worked with a broad range of elite athletes across football, boxing, rugby and athletics. • He has a master’s degree in International Health Policy from the London School of Economics and also a BSc in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of the West of England, Bristol. • Saul is no stranger to the podcast series, featuring back in 2022 when we explored the growing field of sports dentistry and the implications for oral health care on training and performance.

Interviewed by Dr Daire Rooney Dave Fevre is a physiotherapist who has worked at the top level of English Football for the last three decades, notably with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Chelsea and Leicester. David has been at the forefront of sports injury rehabilitation, performance optimisation, and return-to-play protocols at the highest level. More recently, he is working as a freelance clinician and lecturer in physiotherapy and sports injury rehabilitation. He has consultancy roles with several European, Premiership, WSL, Championship and EFL football clubs and is on the teaching faculty for both the Football Association (FA) and Rugby Football League (RFL).

Steve is a pharmacist with a specialist expertise in medicines management within sport. He advises doctors and therapists working in sport to help achieve standards of good practice and regulatory compliance around medicines handling. He was a member of the Pharmacy Services Planning Group for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is a member of the Clinical Governance Committee for British Cycling. Steve is also the managing director for MedsOnTrack, a medication recording system used by a variety of elite sport teams globally.

Interviewed be Dr Eleanor Trezise • Dr Iñigo Sarriegui is the Men’s First Team doctor at Premier League football club Southampton FC. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for Wheelchair Fencing and has previously worked in elite cycling. • Ifan Jones is a medical student who recently completed his 3rd year of studies and he is currently working as an intern in Southampton FC’s Sports Medicine and Science department.

Dr Schulz is a physiotherapist and postdoctoral fellow at Western University and the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine centre in Canada. She conducts research focused on female athlete health across the lifespan. Her expertise lies in many areas related to this, including pregnancy and postpartum return to sport. She's also a keen sportswoman herself; she's a competitive cross country, track and field runner. Links -> https://www.fmpa.co.uk/podcasts/back-in-the-game-navigating-football-after-pregnancy/

Dr Fearghal Kerin is a physiotherapist who has worked at the highest level in both rugby and football, including roles with Leinster Rugby and more recently, Chelsea Football Club. Fearghal has built a reputation as one of the most respected practitioners in the rehabilitation of hamstring injuries within elite sport and is widely published in the area. In the last year, he has also completed a PhD from University College Dublin, where his research focused on hamstring injuries in professional rugby.  Fearghal is the founder of Kerin Performance, a service providing tailored support and practical advice to teams and clinicians for complex rehabilitation cases.

Professor Rob Galloway is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Royal Sussex County Hospital, Honorary Clinical Professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, as well as Medical Advisor and Lead Crowd Doctor for Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. For several years he was also Medical Director for the Brighton Marathon.

Chris is the founder of the Diabetes Football Community, a project that provides guidance, support and advice about football for people with diabetes.  He was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1999 and has a special interest in using his own experiences to help others with the condition.  Despite the complexities that come with a diabetes diagnosis, Chris became a Wales Futsal International in 2016. He is also an honorary fellow at the University of Worcester. Chris is hoping to use this podcast to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes in football, especially as Diabetes Awareness Month begins on November 1 and leads up to World Diabetes Day on November 14.

Dr Bryan Heiderscheit is the Frederick Gaenslen Professor in Orthopedics and Vice-Chair of Research for the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation. He is the founding Director of the UW Health Runners’ Clinic; Director of Badger Athletic Performance with UW Athletics; and Co-director of the UW Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory. His research is aimed at understanding and enhancing the clinical management of musculoskeletal conditions, with particular focus on sports-related injuries.  Matt Brown is the Director of Business Development at Springbok Analytics. He has been involved with severalearly-stage startups in the sports and health tech space where he has developed and executed go-to-market and growth strategies. Springbok Analytics specializes in providing advanced, AI-driven muscle analysis. It offers a platform that delivers precise, 3D muscle volume measurements using MRI images. The technology is revolutionising the areas of injury prevention, performance optimization, recovery monitoring and rehabilitation strategies across elite sports, and is now being used by many of the top professional football clubs.

Professor Haddad interviewed by Dr Eleanor Trezise - Professor of Orthopaedic and Sports Surgery and Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties at UCLH, and Director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) at University College London. Medical Director of Orthopaedics, HCA UK. Editor in Chief, Bone and Joint Journal (formerly JBJS-Br).

Andy Barr is an established leader in the field of high-performance sport with over 25 years of experience working with elite professional sports teams and athletes. As well as working in professional football with Bolton, Southampton, Man City as well as his current role as a consultant for Chelsea FC, he has had the unique experience of working within the NBA as Director of Performance and Rehabilitation at the NY Knicks. Andy is also the founder of Quantum Performance, a sports medical and performance consultancy company, specializing in rehab, sports science and biomechanical analysis. Quantum Performance uses state-of-the-art modalities to deliver data-driven insights that help athletes reduce injury risk and maximize performance.

Chris is a highly experienced Extended Scope Physiotherapist, Osteopath & MSK Sonographer. He is the current SMUG Faculty Lead, and has taught ultrasound both nationally and internationally on a variety of courses and conferences, at universities and professional sports clubs. He teaches diagnostic ultrasound as visiting lecturer at University College London (UCL) and Canterbury University. He has worked for the English Institute of Sport (EIS), British Athletics, Tottenham FC and worked at the London Olympics. He is passionate about integrating ultrasound into practice and feels it is an invaluable tool in the diagnosis and management of MSK conditions

Eddie Craghill Dr Eddie Craghill is a GP with a special interest in sports medicine. Alongside his NHS GP partnership, he is a Performance Support Medical Officer at Professional Game Match Officials Limited and Medical Director at Cragford Medical. Eddie was previously the Women’s Team Doctor at Manchester United and Lead Academy Doctor at Burnley FC. He studied medicine at the University of Liverpool before completing his GP training, and then undertaking a Master’s in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath. Eddie has a post-graduate certificate in Medical Ultrasound.

Jonathan Smith is the Managing Director of Swellaway Ltd and ProMOTION Fitness. A business professional with an MBA from Lancaster University that has run numerous businesses with technical products including global brands like HILTI, BASF, VELCRO over the last 36yrs. Since joining Swellaway Ltd in Sept 2022, Jonathan has led the business to set up international distribution partners to launch and sell ProMOTION EV1 across more than 20 countries. A passionate believer of research-based product technologies like ProMOTION EV1 as an important tool for FMPA members to consider for their toolkits. Dr. Olivia Greenhalgh, currently a Senior Research Associate at MMU, carried out her PhD on developing cryotherapy protocols for knee injury management, using theProMOTION EV1 device. Olivia was previously the Technical Specialist and Knowledge Transfer Associate at Swellaway Ltd, where her role involved developing an evidence base to support the targeted cooling approach. In recognition of the successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership project, Olivia was presented a ‘Future Leader’ award at the 2021 ‘KTP Best of the Best’ awards and was shortlisted for ‘Knowledge Transfer/Exchange of the Year 2022’ at the Times Higher Education Awards.

Mr Andy Williams is a knee surgeon who has worked with many professional athletes, including Premier League football players and Premiership rugby players. He completed his medical training at King’s College Hospital in London before completing orthopaedic training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, after which he undertook a fellowship in Australia where he gained some of his first experiences in sports-related surgery. His expertise now lies in sports-related knee injuries and knee ligament issues. He undertakes approximately 100 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions every year. 90% of his work is with professional athletes. He is also a prize-winning researcher of knee-related issues.

Martin Buchheit has over two decades of experience in professional sports (PSG, Olympique de Lyon, Lille OSC, Aspire Academy and Consultancies including City Football Group), Martin is committed to performance and medical excellence. He works full-time or freelance, collaborating with top European clubs, bridging the gap between sports science knowledge and practical application. Martin is an author of >250 scientific papers and 2 best-selling books, and he mentors practitioners and speak on high performance, leadership, and EGO management for various organizations.