James Ooi
MBBS (Hons), GDipSurgAnat (Ortho), FACSEP
BIO
SPECIALIST AREAS
Bodyweight Sports (Gymnastics, Sport Climbing, Martial Arts)
Jumping Sports (Basketball, Football, Racquet Sports)
Upper and Lower Limb Injuries (Acute and Chronic)
2024 – Present
Medical Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician
OPSMC | MPSP | VIS
Australia
2024 – Present
Chief Medical Officer (CombatAUS)
NPC
Australia
2020 – Present
Orthopaedic Surgical Assistant
Multiple Locations
Australia
2020 – 2023
Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar,
BOSM|OPSMC|MPSP
Australia
2020 – 2021
Emergency Registrar
Ballarat Health | Mulgrave Private
Australia
2019
Critical Care & Trauma Registrar/Resident
Alfred Health
Australia
2018
Surgical Resident
Alfred Health
Australia
2017
Medical Intern
Alfred Health
Australia
2022
Southern Zebras VFL/Southern Saints VFLW Doctor
Australia
2018 – 2019
Footscray Bulldogs VFL/VFLW Doctor
Australia
2018
University Blues Football Club Doctor
Australia
2022 , 2024
Australia Men’s Basketball Team “Boomers” Travel Doctor
Dubai
2022
Australia Men’s Basketball Team “Boomers” Travel Doctor
Kazakhstan
2024
Australia Men’s Basketball Team “Boomers” Travel Doctor
Australia
2022
WNBL Southside Flyers Game Day Doctor
2020 – 2021
NBL1/WNBL1 Ballarat Miners Team Doctor
Kazakhstan
2024
CombatAUS Chief Medical Officer
2022
Victorian Amateur Boxing League Ringside Doctor
2021, 2022
Event Doctor
AusCycling Road National Championships
Kazakhstan
2021
Warburton Trail Fest Event Doctor
2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup Independent Concussion Assessment Rehabilitation Service
2021
Western United FC Away Team Doctor
Kazakhstan
2019
A-League Match Day Doctor
2019
FFA Cup Match Day Doctor
2022 – Now
Australian Gymnastics Championships Doctor
Kazakhstan
2022 – Now
Gymnastics Australia National Clubs Carnival Doctor
2022
Super Rugby HIA Doctor
2022
NRL U19 Field of Play Doctor
Kazakhstan
2020
Super W Rugby Match Day Doctor
2023
IFSC Oceanic Championships (Olympic Games Qualifier) Doctor
2022
Victorian State Bouldering Titles Medical Officer
Kazakhstan
2022
FINA World Swimming Championships Event Doctor
2021 – 2022
K1 Amateur Kickboxing Ringside Doctor
Kazakhstan
2024
Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FASCEP)
Melbourne, Australia
2018
Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
2016
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Hons)
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
PUBLICATIONS
“Confusion among doctors regarding sports and exercise medicine as a specialty: an Australian multidisciplinary cross-sectional survey”
2023
"Survival and quality of life outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment of localized prostate cancer”
2020
“Discordance of Patient and Physician Health-Related Quality of Life Concerns in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”
2017
“Climbing Sports, ACSEP & SMA Scientific Conference ”
2024
“Confusion among doctors regarding sports and exercise medicine as a specialty: an Australian multidisciplinary cross-sectional survey, ACSEP Annual Scientific Conference”
2023
“Sports and Exercise Medicine and its Importance to Regional Healthcare, DRIVERS Conference ”
2021
“Doctors’ Understanding of Sports and Exercise Medicine, ACSEP Online Conference ”
2021
“Making CRPS Less Complex, Australian Physiotherapy Association Professional Development Series ”
2020
“The VFL vs VFLW Experience, Ballarat Sports Medicine Symposium ”
2020
“Spinal Trauma, ACSEP Annual Scientific Conference”
2020
“Discordance of Patient and Physician Health-Related Quality of Life Concerns in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, LUPUS”
2017
“Transition Readiness: Paediatric to Adult Rheumatology, 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Australian Rheumatology Association”
2016
AWARDS
Best Reflective Presentation, Doctors for Regional Innovation, Vision, Excellence, Research and Scholarship (DRIVERS)
Bendigo
2021
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance in Orthopaedics, Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy
University of Melbourne
2018
Monash University Scholarship for Excellence
Monash University
2012 - 2016
Affiliations
Chief Medical Officer
The Combat Institute of Australia
Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP)
Fellow, ACSEP Examination Reviewer and Assessor
Member
Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
