02 9231 0102
Park House Level 3, 187 Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000

Sydney Sportsmed Specialists


Sydney Sportsmed Specialists are a group of specialist sport and exercise physicians and orthopaedic surgeons in Macquarie St, Sydney. Our highly experienced specialists have worked with many professional teams, national teams and the NSW Institute of Sport.

Whilst many of our patients are elite athletes, the benefits of our practice apply similarly to recreational sportspeople, school children and injured workers.


Services Offered


 Ultrasound Guided Injections
 Stem Cell Research
 PRP Injections
 Prolotherapy
 Podiatry: Video Gait Analysis
 Synvisc-One Injections

Meet Our Practitioners

Dr Ameer Ibrahim
Dr Ameer Ibrahim specialises in non-surgical treatments for Tendinopathies, Osteoarthritis and sporting injuries. He has a special interest in stem cell research, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and ultrasound guided injections.

Dr Ibrahim is a Sports and Exercise Physician who graduated from the UNSW in 1994. He has had over 15 years of sports medicine experience dealing with professional and elite athletes and teams across a number of different sports. Dr Ibrahim is a co-founder of Sydney Sportsmed Specialists and Sydney Sports Medicine Centre at Olympic Park.

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Dr Donald Kuah
Dr Donald Kuah is an experienced sports physician specialist. He is the Chief Medical Officer to the Wests Tigers NRL team and has previously been team doctor to the Sydney Kings basketball team.

For his services to sports medicine, the Commonwealth awarded the year 2000 Sports Medal to Dr Kuah.

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Dr Diana Robinson
Diana Robinson is a Specialist Sport and Exercise Physician with over twenty years of clinical experience ranging from elite athletes to the everyday recreational exerciser.

She has a strong interest in conditions of the hip, pelvis, knee, foot and ankle and how issues of technique, equipment, biomechanics and training errors contribute to injury. Her focus is to ensure the safe and effective return to sport, exercise or work for the injured or ill patient.

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Emily Smith
Emily Smith's sports podiatry repertoire includes elite athletes of NSWIS and other elite populations including the Wallabies 2011 World Cup squad, as well as ultra marathon runners, weekend warriors, Australian Defence Force members and active individuals.

Emily has a keen interest in the barefoot running debate and has presented her evidence-based view on the modification of running technique at a number of forums and within magazine articles.

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Dr David Carmody completed his medical degree at Sydney University in 1996, and passed his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2006. He was selected for further subspecialty Fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery in Bristol, UK with Mr Ian Winson, President of the European Foot and Ankle Society, and a world leader in arthroscopic surgery of the Foot and Ankle. He also did further training in knee surgery in Lyon,France (Prof. Philippe Neyret) and Leuven, Belgium (Prof Johan Bellemans).

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Dr Jeni Saunders
Dr Jeni Saunders is an experienced sports physician and Foundation Fellow of the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Dr Saunders involvement at Sydney Sportsmed Specialists also gives opportunity for members of the general public to avail themselves of her expertise. Dr Saunders welcomes people with back injury and tendon injury to her practice in the city.

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Dr Ron Muratore
Dr Ron Muratore is an experienced specialist Sport and Exercise Physician who was instrumental in implementing many important safety and medical policies in the NRL during his term as the Chief Medical Officer.

His interests include overuse injuries, workplace rehabilitation, exercise induced leg pain, especially compartment syndrome, and paediatric sports injuries. He is one of only a few specialists who perform compartment pressure testing.

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Dr Ron Muratore
Dr John Trantalis is a surgeon specialising in the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders. He is fully trained and accredited with the Australian Orthopaedic Association, The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and The Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia.

Dr Trantalis is a Conjoint Lecturer at The University of New South Wales, and also lectures students at The University of Sydney.

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Dr Ron Muratore
Dr James Lawrence is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician. He was the recipient of the College Medal for high achievement in the Fellowship examinations in 2014.

James has a strong interest in Expedition and Wilderness medicine. He currently consults to an adventure travel company, for which he has provided medical cover on treks to Mt Kilimanjaro and Peru.

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Dr Ameer Ibrahim
Sports & Exercise Physician
Dr Donald Kuah
Sports & Exercise Physician
Dr Diana Robinson
Sports & Exercise Physician
Emily Smith
Sports Podiatrist
Dr David Carmody
Foot and Ankle Surgeon
Dr Jeni Saunders
Sports & Exercise Physician
Dr Ron Muratore
Sports & Exercise Physician
Dr John Trantalis
Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon
Dr James Lawrence
Sports & Exercise Physician

  Recent Media


Physical activity: the cheapest polypill on the market by Dr Donald Kuah
- December 2017 Medicine Today 2017; 18(12): 49-51

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Dr Donald Kuah talks to ABC Radio National about concussion injuries in football
Sun 23 April, 2017 - ABC Radio

Dr Donald Kuah, Appointed to the NRL Medical and Player Welfare Advisory Group
Thu 26 Feb, 2015 - NRL Media.

Dr Ameer Ibrahim on the risks of high protein diets - 22 August 2014 The Australian

Dr Donald Kuah involved as guest panel member in SBS Insight forum on stem cells - 15th July 2014 - SBS Insight

State of Origin: Sydney sportsmed specialists doctors perform career saving stem cell procedures on footballers - 25 May 2014 - SMH

Positive results for stem cell treatment on NRL footballer performed by Specialist Dr Donald Kuah as reported in Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 2 May 2014

Dr Ameer Ibrahim on ABC Radio's World Today with Eleanor Hall: Sports doctor says still too many injuries - Monday 17 Dec 2012

Dr Ameer Ibrahim is interviewed for a seminar at the Asian Football Confederation U-19 Championships - AFC

Dr Ameer Ibrahim visits Orthohealing Center in Los Angeles, California to observe Platelet Rich Plasma & Regenerative Injections - Orthohealing Center

Stem cell injections resurrect Cronulla Shark Anthony Tupou's career
(feat Dr Donald Kuah) - The Daily Telegraph, Feb 28, 2012

Arthritis Breakthrough: Stem cell treatment
(feat Dr Donald Kuah) - Today Tonight

Dr Ameer Ibrahim appointed chief medical expert of the Combat Sports Authority
The Daily Telegraph, Oct 7, 2011

Dr Di Robinson speaking on stem cells (Radio 2UE)
Youtube link

WESTS Tigers doctor Donald Kuah is hopeful Chris Lawrence…
The Herald Sun, Mar 28, 2011.
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