Dr Gurjit Bhogal

Dr Gurjit Bhogal is a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine appointed to the Centre of Musculoskeletal Medicine at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham in 2015. He is on the medical panel for the England and Wales Cricket Board and works as England Women's Team Physician. He worked as Lead Physician for the England Men's Cricket Team. He was also appointed as the Chief Medical Officer for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and the highly successful 2019 Cricket World Cup. He also previously worked part-time for Aston Villa Football Club between 2015 - 2023. He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2005 and completed a MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine from The University of Nottingham in 2010. He initially trained as a General Practitioner before completing higher specialist training in sport and exercise medicine in 2014. He has previously acted as physician for the English Institute of Sport, British Triathlon Federation, Worcester Wolves Basketball team, Kidderminster Harriers FC, Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Worcester Warriors Rugby Club and Bristol Bears Rugby Club.

Orthopaedics; sports injuries; sports medicine; football injuries; rugby injuries; cricket injuries; musculoskeletal medicine; overuse injuries; running injuries; throwing injuries; exertional lower limb pain Slipped Disc; Low back pain; back pain; sciatica. Upper limb disorders; neck pain; shoulder pain; frozen shoulder; rotator cuff disorders; elbow pain; wrist pain. Lower limb disorders; foot pain; ankle pain; shin splints/pain; knee pain; anterior knee pain; hip pain; buttock pain; groin disorders; trochanteric pain/bursitis; leg pain; thigh disorders; plantar fasciitis; Achilles tendinopathy/tendinitis. Stress fractures; tendon problems; tendinitis; tendinopathy; tennis elbow; golfer's elbow. Sport and Exercise Medicine Procedures; joint and soft tissue injections; steroid injections; viscosupplementation; ostenil injections; extracorporeal shockwave therapy.