Dr. Kalpesh Parmar, MBChB, MRCSEd, MSpMed, FFSEM (Ire)

Kal has been involved in treating sports and musculoskeletal related injuries since 2001; he spent 5 years in Australia, including a year at the Australian Institute of Sport where he completed a Masters Degree in Sports Medicine, prior to commencing advanced specialist training with the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. This training was interrupted when he relocated to the UK to take up the position as Club Doctor for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club where he stayed for over 2 years before concentrating on his private practice in Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Current positions are as follows: Club Doctor, Leicester Tigers Rugby Union; Honorary Physician British Association for Performing Arts Medicine; Honorary Clinical Teacher, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London.

He has worked with sports from grass routes through to National Teams, having been on tour with the National Australian Men's and Women's Senior Hockey Teams as well as Australian National Football teams. Other clubs have included coverage for The Australian Cricket Team 2009 Ashes 5th test and 2009 One Day International series; The Wallabies – whilst on tour in the UK in 2008; The Brumbies Rugby Union and Sydney Swans AFL reserve teams and the Sydney International Tennis tournament. He also has recently attended the World University Games in Serbia in 2009 as Team Doctor to the Australian Team.

Clinical interests include General Sports Medicine, groin pain in sport, Performing Arts Medicine and injection therapy (autologous blood, PRP, sclerosants and corticosteroid) using ultrasound guidance.