Dr. Paul Blackman

MBBS, FACSEP

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BIO

Paul Blackman gained fellowship of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians in 1996, winning the college medal for the best candidate. He has extensive experience in many sports and is currently working in Australian Rules football and athletics. His AFL experience began with North Melbourne and Richmond, then as Chief Medical Officer at Collingwood from 1997 to 2010 and Melbourne from 2013 to 2017. He has returned to Melbourne FC in 2025 as a medical mentor.

Paul has been involved with Australian Athletics from 2013 until present and was Chief Medical Officer for the Australian track and fi eld team from 2016 to 2025. Other team attachments have included the Australian Socceroos, Judo Victoria, SwimmingVictoria, and the Victorian Weight lifting Federation. Paul has particular expertise in ultrasound-guided procedures such as shoulder hydrodilatation and hip-joint injection, in addition, to exercise-induced leg pain, knee, shoulder, and hip/groin pain. Paul is currently on the Board of Censors at the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians and is actively involved with registrar training through OPSMC.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

Ultrasound guided injections

Shoulder pain

Hip and groin pain

2016 – Present

Chief Medical Officer

Australian Athletics

Australia

2025

Medical Mentor

Melbourne Football Club

Australia

2013 – 2017

Medical Consultant

Melbourne Football Club

Australia

2013 – 2016

Medical Officer

Australian Athletics

Australia

1996 – 2010

Chief Medical Officer

Collingwood Football Club

Australia

1995 – 1996

Medical Officer

Richmond Football Club

Australia

1994

Medical Officer

North Melbourne Football Club

Australia

1998 – 2002

Medical Director

Victorian Judo

Australia

1999

Medical Officer

AFL state of origin- Victoria

Australia

1997

Medical Officer

Australian Socceroos

Australia

1996

Chief Medical Officer

Australian Masters Games

Australia

1995

Chief Medical Officer

Victorian Weightlifting Federation,

Australia

1994

Medical Director

Melbourne Marathon

Australia

1994

Medical Director

Murray River Canoe Marathon

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

“A review of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the Lower Leg”

Med Sci Sports Exerc (U.S.), Mar 2000, 32 (3 suppl) p. S4-10

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"Treatment of Chronic Anterior Exertional Compartment Syndrome with Massage: A Pilot Study”

Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998

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“Shin Pain in Athletes- Assessment and Management”

Australian Family Physician, 2010

“Lower limb – shin pain”

Check Independent learning programme for GPs, Unit 499, October, 2013

AWARDS

College Medal for best overall candidate

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

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