Dr Noel Pollock is a Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH), Associate Professor at UCL and Chief Medical Advisor for British Athletics.

Noel graduated with Honours in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast and completed an MSc with Distinction in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) at Bath University in 2006. He was one of the first cohort of 8 specialist SEM trainees in the UK.

He was team doctor for the British Track and Field team for 15 years between 2006 and 2021 and has attended numerous Olympic, Paralympic, World and European championships. He led the British Athletics medical team as Chief Medical Officer between 2016 and 2021. Noel was also a sports medicine lead doctor in the London 2012 Olympics Athletics Stadium. In addition to his role at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health and Chiswick Medical Centre, Noel is British Athletics Chief Medical Advisor with a governance and oversight remit.

Noel joined the ISEH and Chiswick Medical Centre in January 2021 as a Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine and provides clinical services for all patients with musculoskeletal pain or injury.

He has published work in the areas of muscle injury classification and rehabilitation, female athlete health, elite athlete health management and Achilles tendinopathy.

Noel is a former endurance runner and won national titles and international honours for Northern Ireland in cross country, 5k and 1500m. With his competitive athletics days behind him, he now cycles regularly and plays football at the weekend. 

Dr Robin Chatterjee is a Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine. He specialises in bone, muscle & joint pain of unknown cause. He is experienced in sport and dance related injuries; explores the role of sleep, hormones, stress, nutrition and physical activity in pain using both traditional and cutting edge regenerative techniques.

Prior to his career as a specialist, he worked as a qualified GP, in emergency medicine and in anaesthetics/intensive care medicine for a number of years. He has also worked as a front line doctor in terrorist attacks.

ADDITIONAL ROLES

• West Ham United Football Club lead academy doctor and match day tunnel doctor for first team: June 2019 till present
• London Broncos Rugby Football League first team, academy and scholars team: February 2017 till present

TRAINING

He trained in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine in a number of prestigious establishments including Charing Cross Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Low vitamin D as a cause of low back pain
• Intersection syndrome as a cause of wrist pain
• Plantar plate tear as a cause of foot pain
• Parsonage Turner Syndrome: An usual cause of shoulder pain
• Elbow and heel pain of unknown cause
• Chronic Exertional Compartment syndrome as a cause of leg pain

AWARDS

Dr Chatterjee has won a number of awards for his research on low vitamin D as a cause of low back pain and his study on GPs knowledge of physical activity guidelines.

He is currently on the research committee of the European College of Sports & Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP) and has been elected by his peers to be the General Secretary of the British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine (BASEM).

CURRENT TEACHING POSTS

• London Deanery Sport & Exercise Medicine Higher Specialist Training Programme
• Queen Mary University of London
• Visiting lecturer in Sport & Exercise Medicine
• London Deanery Sport & Exercise Medicine training programme

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Tottenham Hotspur FC
• Ministry of Defence
• Royal Ballet School
• Team England Ladies Hockey team
• Lawn Tennis Association
• IAAF World Para-athletic and Athletic Championships
• Millwall FC
• Brentford Football club
• Evolution Health
• Virgin London Marathon
• Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Championship Final 

A BIT ABOUT ME

I'm a devoted husband and father. When I'm not busy with work or family, I like to cook and I've recently taken up gardening! I'd like to play more sport than I do but I have a love for most sports (much to my wife's chagrin!)

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Ultrasound guided injections of ostenil into joints in Osteoarthritis ('wear and tear arthritis)
• PRP (platelet rich plasma) to regenerate 'wear and tear' of cartilage in joints
• Ultrasound guided hydrodistension for frozen shoulder
• Nutritional advice and exercise prescription to help with weight management and fitness
• Bone, Muscle and Joint Pain of unknown cause
• Osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis)
• Tennis and Golfers elbow
• Frozen shoulder
• Runner's knee
• Plantar fasciitis
• Achilles tendinopathy/tendinitis
• Shin Splints (medial tibial stress syndrome)
• Chronic musculoskeletal pain

Dr Sarah Davies is a Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport and Exercise Medicine with specialist interests in Sports Medicine and Dance medicine. She has expertise in all types of musculoskeletal injuries, including sporting, dance and occupational trauma. As a Consultant, she has worked with British Athletics at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. From 2012 to 2017, she was based at the English Institute of Sport as Chief Medical Officer for ParaShooting and Paralympic Medical Officer for British Athletics. In 2017, Dr Davies added to the scope of her practice, joining the Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden, London, treating younger dancers, helping to optimise their performance despite stress and strain injuries and illnesses.

Dr Davies became interested in understanding disorders of movement whilst undertaking a Masters degree in Classical Acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She subsequently completed her specialist medical training in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2012, by which time her interest was well and truly focussed on joint and musculoskeletal preservation. Dr Davies has published work within the field of SEM and is an examiner for the membership exam for the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM UK).

• Video and telephone consultations
• Home chemotherapy

• Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
• Osteoarthritis
• Dance Medicine
• Performing Arts Medicine
• Sports injuries