Krishant Naidu

MBBS, PGDipSpMed, FACSEP

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BIO

Dr Krishant Naidu is a highly experienced Sports and Exercise Physician. He is passionate about helping people of all ages and sporting backgrounds achieve their best health and fitness outcomes.Krishants’ professional interests include management of osteoarthritis, tendonopathy, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) and exercise associated leg pain. He has completed advanced training in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound and performs his own ultrasound guided procedures including joint injections,

shoulder hydrodilatations and compartment pressure testing. He has undertaken numerous research studiesincluding a randomised clinical trial for treatment of chronic common extensor tendinopathy (tennis elbow),atraumatic compartment syndrome and shoulder injuries in cricket. Krishant is currently involved in research projects on anterior knee pain and knee osteoarthritis. Krishant worked as the Senior Team Doctor to Melbourne Victory Football Club for 9 years. He has also been a team Doctor with Melbourne Storm Rugby League and Collingwood Football Club VFL team. He has also worked with Athletics Australia’s Youth Development Program. Krishant is an active member of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ASCEP). He holds multiple positions and was the inaugural Chair of the Indigenous Health Advisory Committee. He sits on the ASCEP Continuing Professional Development Committee, as well as the Selection Committee for the FASCEP Training Program. Krishant became a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians in 2015 after completing his Fellowship training in Melbourne. Prior to becoming a Fellow of the FASCEP, Krish gained invaluable experience as an Orthopaedic Registrar for several years at Northern and Western Health. He also completed his Basic Surgical Training through the Royal Australasian College of Surgery. He undertook his hospital clinical training through Austin and Northern Health. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne in 2002.Krishant enjoys a love of all sport, in particular soccer, golf, tennis, athletics, cricket and hockey. Having grown up in Fiji, he has a love of Rugby and is a strong advocate for promoting Indigenous participation in sporting codes, as well as within the Sports and Exercise Physician Training Program. Krish enjoys the challenge of his coaching role with his daughter’s soccer team.Krishant remains a highly experienced and passionate Physician and is happy to see people of all sporting and fitness backgrounds.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Sports Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Tendinopathies and Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder

2015 – Present


Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician

Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

Australia

2019 – Present


Sportsmed Biologic

Box Hill

Australia

2021 – Present


Stronger Healthcare

Australia

2014 – 2016


Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic

Northcote

Australia

2013 – 2014


Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

Peak Sports Medicine

Australia

2013-2015


Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

Epworth Sport and Exercise Medicine Group

Australia

2009


Orthopaedic Clinical Research Fellow –Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

The Royal Children’s Hospital

Australia

2008


Orthopaedic Registrar(Nonaccredited)

Northern Hospital

Australia

2007


Orthopaedic Registrar (Nonaccredited) Western Health (Western Hospital, Williamstown Hospital,
Sunshine Hospital)

Australia

2003 – 2007


Austin Health, Northern Health, Bendigo Hospital, Echuca Hospital

Orthopaedic/ surgical resident, Emergency Dept Resident

Australia

2012 – 2021


Team Doctor

Melbourne Victory Football Club Senior

Australia

2012 – 2013


Team Doctor

Melbourne Storm Rugby League U20s

Australia

2012 – 2013


Assistant match day doctor Senior team

Australia

2010 – 2011


Team Doctor

Collingwood Football Club VFL

Australia

2010 – 2012


Team Doctor

Melbourne Victory Youth Footbal

Australia

2009


UCI Cycling World Cup

Australia

2007 – 2008


Volunteer medical officer

Victorian State GKR Karate Tournements

Australia

1994 – 1996


Fellowship training

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Melbourne, Australia

1993


Anatomy demonstrator

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

1991 – 1992


Medical resident

Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Australia

1985 – 1990


Medicine

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“Atraumatic Bilateral Peroneal Compartment Syndrome after Horse Riding. 2009 American Journal of Emergency Medicine”

 Naidu KS, Chin T, Harris C, Talbot S.

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“Cystoscopy in females with recurrent urinary tract infections- Int J Urol”

 Lawrentschuk N, Ooi J, Pang A, Naidu K, Bolton DM.

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"Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major tendon avulsions in cricketers: A Case Series and Literature Review.”

Clin J Sport Med 2016

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“Systemic Adverse events following botulinum toxin A therapy in children with cerebral palsy. 2010 Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.”

Naidu K, Smith K, Sheedy M, Adair B, Yu X, Graham HK.

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“Comparison of corticosteroid, autologous blood or sclerosant injections for chronic tennis elbow. J Sci Med Sport”

Branson R, Naidu K, du Toit C, Rotstein AH, Kiss R, McMillan D, Fooks L, Coombes BK, Vicenzino B.

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AWARDS

Orthopaedic Clinical Research Fellow

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
The Royal Children’s Hospital

Recipient of Clinical Research Training Fellowship

Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation

2009

AFFILIATIONS

Member Pasifika Medical Association
Associate Member Australian Football Doctors Association

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