Sports Physicians

Dr Nathan Gibbs
MBBS (UNSW 1983), Grad Dip Sports Sc (Cumberland College, Health Sciences 1987), FACSP (ACSP 1991)

Dr Gibbs is one of the founding members and part owner of the clinic.

In his younger days Dr Gibbs was a professional Rugby League Player, from 1977-1984. He played with such teams as South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta. He was a foundation member for the ACSP and one of the inaugural fellows of the college.

Dr Gibbs has been the Medical Officer for:
South Sydney Rugby League Football Club: 1985 - 1995
Manly Rugby League Football Club: 1996 - 1999
NSW Rugby League (State of Origin): 1989 - 1999
Australian Rugby League: 1990 - 1999
AFL Sydney Swans: 1998 - Current
He is a life member of South Sydney Football Club

Specialities:
Groin injuries
Muscle/MRI research
Platelet rich plasma treatment for tendonitis and arthritis

Availability:
Monday: 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday: 10am - 5pm
Friday: 1pm - 5pm

Dr Grace Bryant
MBBS (1978), Grad Dip Sports Sc, FASMF, FACSP (Sports Physician)

Dr Bryant is one of the founding members and part owner of the clinic.

Dr Bryant has been the Medical Officer for:
Australian Olympic Team in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens
The Australian Commonwealth Games Team in Kuala Lumpur and Manchester
Australian Women's Water Polo Team since 1999
Australian Netball Team: 1991 - 1999
Tour Doctor for the Australian Women's Hockey Team: 1997 - Current
Newtown Rugby League Football Club for the past 9 years

Specialities:
Water Polo
Netball
Women in Sport
Drugs in Sport

Associations & Memberships:
Sports Medicine Australia (Fellow)
American College of Sports Medicine
Women's Sport NSW

Availability:
Monday: 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday: 2pm - 5pm
Thursday: 2pm - 5pm

Dr Jill McDonell
MBBS, DRANZCOG, Dip Paed, FRACGP, Grad Dip Ex & Sports Science, FACSP

Dr. McDonell has worked at the clinic since 1996.

Dr McDonell has been the Medical Officer for:
Athletics NSW 1992 - present (Chief Medical Officer 1997 - 2004)
South Sydney Junior Rugby League teams 1996 - 1999
North Sydney Rugby League teams 2001 - 2003 (shared)
Randwick Colts Rugby Union 1993 - 1994
Sydney Olympic Games 2000
Sydney Paralympic Games 2000
Australian Women's Hockey team Korea trip 2001

Associations & Memberships:
Australian College of Sports Physicians
Australian Sports Medicine Federation
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal Australian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (Diplomate member)

Interests:
Paediatric Sports Medicine
Women in sport
Medical aspects of sports medicine
Altitude medicine

Dr McDonell has written:
1996: "An investigation of lateral ankle pain caused by peroneal tendon tears" Paper delivered at Australian conference of Science and Medicine in Sport

Sports Doctor

Dr Luke Inman

Doctor Luke Inman is a former professional rugby union player who is currently completing his specialist training in sports medicine.

Inman is the team doctor for the Australian Rugby Union Academy Sydney Swans Reserve Grade and Shore school rugby.

He practices as a sports doctor at the South Sydney Sports Medicine Centre and the North Sydney Sports Medicine Centre, treating patients with a variety of sports related injuries.

Inman also assists prominent orthopaedic surgeons including Drs Mervyn Cross and Andrew Wines at The Mater Hospital.

Inman has been a qualified doctor since finishing his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree at the University of Sydney in 2006. He worked for three years at a range of public hospitals in New South Wales as an intern, resident and senior resident (predominately in the emergency department and intensive care) before passing his exams and interviews to be accepted on to the sports medicine specialist training scheme through the Australasian College of Sports Physicians.

He has covered a plethora of sports in addition to Rugby Union and AFL such as Rugby League, Tennis, Athletics and Muay-Thai kick boxing and is well known for his practical, on field medical coverage.

Inman has a unique background. As a rugby player he represented Australia in seven aside rugby in 21 tournaments around the world between 1999 and 2008, and captained his country in six of those competitions. A highlight for Inman was playing for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006.

As a full time professional player between 2000 and 2002 Inman earned 20 caps for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 12 and impressed as the Tahs Top Try Scorer in the Super competition in 2001. He was rewarded with selection in the Australia A side to play the British Lions in 2001 before making the decision to follow his passion and study medicine full time.

Throughout Inman’s two degrees he was a 1st XV Player for Sydney University for ten seasons (over 100 first grade caps), winning the Premiership three times as well as being awarded a prestigious University Blue and representing Australian Universities 1st XV.

After completing school at Waverley College in 1995 Inman completed a Bachelor Medical Science (Honours) and represented Australia in the Under 21’s rugby team in 1998.