Dr John Orchard (Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr John W Orchard
- Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales 1999
- FACSEP 1996
- MBBS University of Melbourne 1989
- MD University of Melbourne 2005
- FFSEM(UK) 2006
- BA University of Melbourne 1989
- Occupation
- Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Medical Specialties
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
John Orchard is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician with a combination career in professional sport team care, sports administration, clinical sports medicine practice and research. He is a medical school graduate from University of Melbourne but has spent most of his career based in Sydney. He has an Adjunct Professor appointment through the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, with general research stream being sports injury epidemiology and prevention and over 250 publications with an H-index of 53. He was the Chief Medical Officer for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and continues to work as the Chief Medical Officer for Cricket Australia, and has worked as Chief Medical Officer for CNSW since 2008. He has 20 years of experience working in various professional football codes (Sydney Swans 1994-1997, Sydney Roosters 1998-2013, NSW State of Origin team 2000-2006). He is on the Editorial board for various major sports medicine journals, including the American Journal of Sports Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine and Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. In clinical practice, his areas of special interest include: exercise prescription, tendon injuries (especially Achilles, patella, hamstring and gluteal), plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, knee and hip osteoarthritis, muscle strains, knee iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome and knee ACL injuries. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020 for significant service to sports medicine, particularly cricket.
- Affiliated Clinics
- The Sports Clinic at Sydney University
- Affiliated Organisations
- Cricket Australia
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Sydney
- Medical Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Muscle strains
- Medical Interventions
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection (PRP)
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Practice Locations
Sydney
- The Sports Clinic at Sydney University
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Address
- The University Of Sydney
Corner of Western Avenue and Physics Road
Camperdown NSW 2006
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9351 8118
- Fax
- 02 8088 1238
