Our team

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar, Director

MBChB, FRNZCGP

Andrew has had a keen interest in sport and exercise since secondary school here in Christchurch through swimming and Surf Lifesaving (TMSLSC).

Since graduating from Otago University in 1994 he has worked in New Zealand, Australia and England.

After moving away from General Practice and into Sports Medicine in 2008, he finally decided it was time to apply to the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians and he sat his primary examinations in 2016.

Andrew’s team affiliations include working with the successful Canterbury Rugby ITM Cup Team in 2010 and 2011. He was also the team Doctor for the Black Caps tours to Bangladesh, South Africa, Zimbabwe and India between 2013 and 2016.

He has worked with NZ Football, including the NZ Men’s U-20’s team where he was the team doctor at the 2019 FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup in Poland and also the NZ Men’s U-23 team who qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

2021 was his year for contact sport with rugby league and he provided care for the Papanui Tigers and the Canterbury Bulls.

Andrew’s special interests include paediatrics in sport, frozen shoulders and exercise as medicine

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

MBChB, Dip Orth Surg Anat

Phil hails from the north of England and did his Medical training in Leeds, graduating in 2009. Since then he has worked in a variety of hospitals across the UK, Western Australia and New Zealand prior to starting work as a Sports Doctor in 2017.  He is currently a Senior Registrar on the ACSEP Specialist training program and the NZ registrar representative.

Phil's interest is in providing you with a clear diagnosis for your injury and an understanding of why it may have occurred. He aims to advise on the safest and quickest way to return to your chosen sport or activity, as well as areas that may need attention and strengthening for enhanced overall performance.

Over the past 5 years Phil has worked across a wide variety of Sports teams, recently returning from Japan where he provided medical care for Athletics New Zealand at their pre-Olympic camp. He also provided medical coverage for the BlackSticks in 2021 in their pre-Olympic preparations in New Zealand and Perth, WA.

Phil was the team doctor for the Canterbury Dragons Football team from 2017-2021 and he has also worked in Rugby providing Match Day Doctor coverage for Canterbury and the Crusaders since 2018. Phil has regularly worked as Match Day Doctor for the BlackCaps and covered numerous Boxing events. He enjoys providing medical coverage for endurance events and was the medical director for Coast to Coast in 2021.

Phil is a sports fanatic and of the opinion that exercise is a crucial part of life for his patients. He enjoys participating in a wide variety of sports including Football, Running, Cycling, Swimming, Tennis and Golf. Phil lived in France and Germany as a child and is able to consult in French. 

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

MBChB

Husam was brought up on the north shore in Auckland and trained at the Auckland University. After spending his initial years working between the main hospitals in Auckland he moved down to Christchurch to work with the team at Sports Doctors in late 2020.

He has worked with several events including the ANZ Netball Premiership, Blackcaps and White Ferns matches, NZ Breakers NBL as well as at events such as the Coast to Coast, Mt Isobel challenge and the Valley Ultra.

He has a particular interest in football (soccer) injuries and performance.

Sport and Exercise Medicine Practitioner

MBChB, B.LA, Dip Occ Med, PG Sports Med

Mary is a Sports Doctor with a background in Sports Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and general practice. She joined us in 2017 (previously SportsMed Medical), bringing over 25 years of experience at the highest level in Sports medicine. She completed her post-graduate certificate in sports medicine in 1992, and the Diploma in Occupational Medicine in 1997. Since 2014 she has held a contract with ACC as a GPSI provider (General Practitioner with special interest in Orthopaedics), enabling her to request MRI and CT scans where deemed appropriate. She is also interested in physician-performed ultrasound and performs ultrasound-guided injections. She is trained in the preparation and injection of Platelet-rich plasma, and Hyaluronic acid (Durolane). She is interested in the injectable treatment of osteoarthritis, particularly knees.

Outside of medicine Mary enjoys travelling to Italy annually, and speaks conversational Italian. She is a reformer Pilates “freak”, attending almost daily for her fix. In 2011 she was a Medical Advisor to Pink and Steel Pilates, and developed medical content for teaching Pink and Steel Pilates; a cancer survivorship program course, to Physiotherapists NZ & worldwide. In 2010 she completed Dance Medicine Australia Level 1 & 2, and enjoys using clinical Pilates for rehabilitation. She also holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and has also been a contributor to the local Artist Doctors events held in Christchurch annually.

Annabel is from Christchurch and completed her medical studies at Otago University. She returned to Christchurch to work at Christchurch Hospital and has joined the Sports Doctors team in 2023. She is currently the team doctor for the Canterbury Women’s Rugby Team.

She enjoys competing in running, triathlon and tennis and has many years of ballet and contemporary dance training. When she is not working you can find her at the pool, cycling in the Port Hills, or running around Hagley Park.