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

Please follow our guidelines regarding COVID-19.

When attending your appointment with us, we ask that you do not bring other members of your family, friends or partners with you due to COVID social distancing requirements.

We have limited space in our waiting room and also in the doctors' consulting rooms. If you need to attend with a carer or parent; a limit of one person can attend with you. Your cooperation with this is appreciated and we apologise for any inconvenience.

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
Podiatry: Video Gait Analysis
Synvisc-One Injections

Australian Medical Association

Sports Medicine Australia

Accredited Service Providers for the NSW Institute of Sport

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Meet Our Practitioners

Dr Ameer Ibrahim has a particular interest in non-surgical treatments for Tendinopathies, Osteoarthritis and sporting injuries. He has extensive experience 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 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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A/Prof 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'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 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 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 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 Jacob Kaplan is a specialist orthopaedic surgeon. He is focused on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the Knee, Foot & Ankle.

He offers synthetic cartilage replacement (Cartiva), knee & ankle replacement, minimally invasive foot deformity correction, tendon problems, the management of deformity, arthritis and fractures.

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Dr Ameer Ibrahim
Sports & Exercise Physician

Dr Donald Kuah
Sports & Exercise Physician

A/Prof Diana Robinson
Sports & Exercise Physician

Emily Smith
Sports Podiatrist

Dr Jeni Saunders
Sports & Exercise Physician

Dr Ron Muratore
Sports & Exercise Physician

Dr John Trantalis
Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon

Dr Jacob Kaplan
Knee, Foot & Ankle Surgeon