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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...

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...

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 auth...

Bram Swinnen is a strength and conditioning coach with more than 20 years’ experience in professional sport. He has trained eight Olympic Medallists and various World Champions. He has also worked with the football team FC Anzhi. During this time he trained many elite players. He has a master’s degree in kinesiology and a master’s in physical therapy. He has also authored a book, Strength Training...

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Johnnie Lowery is an author and keen football fan, following England and Sutton United home and away. His first book, Six Added Minutes, was written whilst he was at University and published in November 2019. As well as being an author, Lowery has a keen interest in mental health, based on his own experiences as a teenager. His second book, Match Fit, is inspired by a desire to ensure mental healt...

Derek Wright is currently Head Physiotherapist at Al Ain FC in Saudi Arabia. Derek was previous Head Physiotherapist at Newcastle United, having spent a long and illustrious career at the club spanning 38 years. Derek also previously worked at Fulham FC. His first job was at Northumberland Miner’s Rehabilitation Centre and he discusses in this podcast his career and also some of the key components...

Dr Joanne Parsons and Dr Sheree Bekker Dr Joanne Parsons is a Physiotherapist and Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba in Canada. Dr Sheree Bekker is an Associate Professor in Injury Prevention at the University of Bath in the UK. They have published a review in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on anterior cruciate ligament injuries that discusses gendered influences on injury r...

Professor Christa Jansevan Rensburg interviewed by Eleanor Trezise Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg is a Consultant Rheumatologist, experienced Sports Physician and the Head of the Section Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria where she oversees the teaching of sport and exercise medicine doctors and conducts research. Notably, she was the team doctor for the South Africa National Olym...

Dr Andrew Shafik, Senior Editor at the FMPA is joined by Callum Walsh. Callum is currently Head of Performance at Alanyaspor and has worked in multiple aspects of performance from Strength and Conditioning, GPS, Rehabilitation roles to head up Performance and Medical departments. Callum has over 15 year’s experience that spans across experiences in Premier League & Championship as well as Leagues...

Dr Ronnie Banerjee is the current head doctor for Hull City, alongside his roles at GB Taekwondo, Leeds Rhinos and Jamaica rugby league. In this podcast we discuss how a groundbreaking legal case of non-medical disclosure between teams led to research in to the challenges and pitfalls of medical notekeeping in football and his solution.

Professor Aneil Malhotra is a consultant cardiologist and an expert in sports cardiology. He is the lead cardiologist for multiple elite sports teams including Manchester City, Leeds United and Burnley. He also works with Manchester United, the England national football teams and British Cycling. He studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and has also spent time at MIT and Harvard. He comp...

Mike has been part of the international Sports Medicine and Performance community for over 20 years. A former Strategy & Business Architecture Consultant with Accenture, his professional path diverted into the Sports and Health industries whilst undertaking his MBA at Oxford University. Since 2002 he has actively worked to professionalise and raise standards within Performance and Medical departme...

Stephen Reid Steven began his playing career at Millwall FC before a move to the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers. He then went on to play 5 more seasons in the Premier league with WBA and Burnley. Steven’s coaching career began at Reading FC with Steve Clarke helping them to a playoff final before moving on to Crystal Palace FC alongside Roy Hodgson. He then helped the Scotland National Team...

FMPA Education Team Member Eleanor Trezise interviews Professor Charlie Pedlar. Professor Pedlar is a Professor of Applied Sports and Exercise Science at St Mary’s University, an Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at UCL, and Chief Science and Research Officer at Orreco. He has previously had roles at the British Olympic Association and English Institute of...

Ahmed Hegazy, is an Egyptian international with over 100 caps for the national team, who has also played at the top level in the Egyptian league, Serie A Italian league, English Premier League and Championship. Ahmed now plays in the Saudi Super League and is enjoying good form with his team. Ahmed has valuable experience at international level. He played at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, twice a...

Dave Tenney In the first of 3 Qatar 2022 themed pods we chat with Austin FC’s High Performance Director, Dave Tenney, about strategies that help footballers competing in hot conditions.

KATIE STANISLAS Menstrual Cycle Dysfunction and RED-S in Football Katie Stanislas is a physiotherapist and hydrotherapist working at Isokinetic Medical Group, one of FIFA’s Centres of Medical Excellence. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Nottingham. She has a keen interest in and has conducted research into menstrual cycle dysfunction in athletes, including...

Dr Matthew Buckthorpe is an educator, applied researcher and practitioner focusing on sports injury rehabilitation, prevention, and performance coaching. He has worked as a sport injury rehabilitation specialist and R&D specialist with the Isokinetic Medical Group. He has recently transitioned to academia, now as a senior lecturer in Strength and conditioning and physiology at St Mary’s University...

Dr Todd is a registered osteopath, lecturer, published author and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Academic qualifications includes, a PhD in orthopaedics and clinical science, Masters degree in sport injury medicine and an Honours degree in osteopathy. His professional experience includes consultant osteopath to The Football Association since 2005, has provided osteopathic care f...

DR AVINASH CHANDRAN Athlete Health Through the Lifespan – Insights from Epidemiological Perspectives on Women’s Soccer Athletes Dr Chandran joined the Datalys Center in January 2020 as the Director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program. Prior to joining the Datalys Center, Dr. Chandran was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Nort...

Dr Dan Martin Dr Dan Martin is the Consultant Performance Nutritionist for Southampton FC’s First Team. Prior to joining Southampton, he worked with Huddersfield Town FC’s First Team. He also currently works with the Haas Formula 1 Team, The Professional Jockeys Association and the English Institute of Sport. He completed both his PhD in performance nutrition and behaviour change and post-doctoral...

Dr Laura Bowen is Lead Sport Scientist for Southampton FC Women & Girls and in the past worked as a Sport Scientist with Southampton’s men’s First Team. She also works as a Consultant at FIFA. She has done a PhD on workloads and injury risk in Premier League Football and has a bachelor’s degree in Sports and Exercise Sciences, both of these from the University of Birmingham.

DR NICKY KEAY Nicky is a world-renowned Sport Endocrine Specialist; She currently has roles as an honorary clinical lecturer in Medicine at University College London and a Research Fellow in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University. Nicky has gained extensive clinical and research experience in both Endocrinology and Sport and Dance Medicine involving elite athletes, prof...

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Saul is a General Dentist with a special interest in the area of Sports Dentistry, working to promote oral health amongst the sporting community. He qualified with his Dental degree from Kings College London Dental Institute but has previously completed a bachelor’s degree in Physiology & Pharmacology from Bristol, University of the West of England, and a m...