Dr Damien McKay (Paediatric Rheumatologist)
- Name
- Dr Damien John McKay
- Qualifications
- BAppSc (Physio) 1996
- MBBS University of Sydney 2001
- Occupation
- Paediatric Rheumatologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Paediatric Rheumatology
Dr Damien McKay is a paediatrician specialising in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology and sports and exercise medicine. He cares for children and adolescents up to age 18, with a wide range of conditions including rheumatic diseases such as inflammatory arthritis, recreational and elite young athletes with acute or chronic sports injury, concussion, joint hypermobility, fatigue, and young athletes or children with chronic illness requiring assistance with exercise prescription.
Damien completed his medical studies at the University of Sydney in 2000, having previously completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physiotherapy, and worked in orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy practices in Australia and the United Kingdom, providing a strong clinical base to build his expertise in paediatric rheumatology and sports and exercise medicine.
Damien subsequently developed a unique combination of expertise in paediatric rheumatology, following completion of specialist training at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, as well as expertise in paediatric sports medicine, following completion of a Masters in Sports Medicine and a Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Sports Medicine at The Children’s Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine.
Damien currently holds appointments at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, The Children’s Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine and Liverpool Hospital, and is the Medical Officer for the Cronulla Sharks NRL Elite Academy and Junior Development Squads.
Damien also holds an appointment as a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Sydney in the Discipline of Paediatrics and Adolescent Health and has been an invited speaker at professional conferences and for key sporting bodies including the International Olympic Committee. He has authored or co-authored numerous publications in peer reviewed journals with his research interests including fitness assessment and exercise prescription in children with chronic illness, concussive head injury in youth athletes, and factors influencing injury in adolescent athletes, an area for which was appointed as a Scientific Advisor to the International Olympic Committee.
- Hospital Affiliations
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Liverpool Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Specialist Sports Medicine Centre
Practice Locations
Sydney
- North Sydney Sports Medicine Centre
- Address
- 60 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
- Phone
- 02 9966 4700
- Fax
- 02 9966 4733
- Specialist Sports Medicine Centre
- Address
- Suite 3
545-549 Kingsway
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9525 3444
- Fax
- 02 9525 3999
