Victoria Forsdick

Victoria Forsdick

BAppSci (Phty) Hons I, MBBS Hons I, MSc

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BIO

Dr Victoria Forsdick undertook an undergraduate physiotherapy degree before graduating from medicine in 2014. She previously worked in paediatric surgery but could not ignore her love for sport and exercise medicine, having been a young athlete herself (tennis). She started working for the Western Bulldogs AFLW team in 2019 and covered other events as able during the Covid-19 pandemic before moving to Canberra in 2021. She completed her first year of registrar training at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), working with a range of sports including basketball and para-swimming. The AIS was also where she started her researched in the female athlete post-pregnancy.

Victoria returned to Melbourne in 2022 and returned to working with the Western Bulldogs AFL and AFLW teams until 2024. She was a member of the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 looking after the Hockeyroos (Silver Medallists) and Artistic Gymnasts. Victoria was also the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Youth Commonwealth Games 2023 held in Trinidad and Tobago. She continues to lead the AIS research into the experiences of high-performance athletes returning to sport post-pregnancy. Victoria is looking forward to helping all patients at OPSMC achieve their goals through management of acute and chronic injuries. She has a keen interest and passion for paediatric patients, female athletes, concussion and bone stress injuries.

Sports Medicine

Female Athletes

Paediatrics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
QUALIFICATIONS

2024 – Present

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

Alphington Sports Medicine

Australia

2022 – Present

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

Australia

2022 – 2024

Assistant AFL Doctor

Western Bulldogs Football Club

Australia

2022 – 2024

Head Doctor AFLW

Western Bulldogs Football Club

Australia

2022

Head Doctor VFLM

Western Bulldogs Football Club

Australia

2021

Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar

Australian Institute of Sport

Australia

2020 – Present

Medical Spotter

Australian Football League (AFL)

Australia

2019 – 2022

Team Doctor AFLW

Western Bulldogs Football Club

Australia

2019 – 2023

AFLW National Academy Doctor

Australian Football League (AFL)

Australia

2007 – 2010

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

The University of Sydney

Melbourne, Australia

2011 – 2014

Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery

The University of Notre Dame

Melbourne, Australia

2015 – 2018

Masters of Surgical Sciences

The University of Edinburgh

Melbourne, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“Exploring Australian high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences of sport participation during pregnancy and post-pregnancy: Development and test-retest reliability of the Mum-Alete Survey Forsdick”

VK., Harris, R., Saw, R., Hayman, M., Buckling, H., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Hughes, D., and
Panagodage Perera NK.

"The role of indocyanine green laser angiography in implant-based breast reconstruction: A systematic review”

Fleischl, W., Meredith, I., Cuss, A., Forsdick, VK., and Warrier, S.

“Medical and Surgical Management of Pediatric Perianal Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review”

Forsdick, VK., Tan Tanny, SP., and King, SK.

“Involvement of patients and parents in research generated by the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry”

D’Udekem, Y., Forsdick, V., and du Plessis, K.
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“Hospital costs and cost implications of co-morbid conditions for patients with single ventricle in the period through to Fontan Completion.”

Huang, L., Dalziel, KM., Schilling, C., Celermajer, DS., McNeil, JJ., Winlaw, D., Gentles, T., Radford, DJ., Cheung, M., Bullock, A., Wheaton, GR., Justo, RN., Selbie, LA., Forsdick, V., Du Plessis, K., and d’Udekem, Y.
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“Long-term Outcomes after First-onset Arrhythmia in Fontan Physiology”

Carins, T., Shi, W., Iyengar, A., Nisbet, A., Forsdick, V., Zannino, D., Gentles, T., Radford, D., Justo, R., Celermajer, D., Bullock, A., Winlaw, D., Wheaton, G., Grigg, L., and d’Udekem, Y
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“Unsatisfactory early and late outcomes after Fontan surgery delayed to adolescence and adulthood”

Forsdick, V., Iyengar, A., Carins, T., Gentles, T., Weintraub, R., Celermajer, D., and d’Udekem Y.
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“Redefining Expectation of Long-term Survival After the Fontan Procedure: 25 Years Follow-up from the Entire Population of Australia and New Zealand”

D’Udekem, Y., Iyengar, A., Galati, J., Weintraub, R., Wheaton, G., Bullock, A., Justo, R., Grigg, L., Hope, S., Forsdick, V., Radford D., Gentles, T., Celermajer, D., and Winlaw, D.
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AWARDS

Best Paper Award Theme 5: Breast Health, Pregnancy and Return to Sport, Women in Sport Congress

2022

First Class Honours

The University of Note Dame

2014

3rd Place MBBS Honours Program

The University of Note Dame
2014

First Class Honours

The University of Sydney
2010

AFFILIATIONS

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

2021 - Present

AFL Doctor's Association

2019 - Present

Sports Medicine Australia

2018 - Present