Tim Barbour

MBBS, FACSEP

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BIO

Tim has been working full-time in this field for the last 25years and achieved Fellowship of the ACSP in 2004.Given his competitive involvement in both Track and Field and Asutralian Rules Football,Tim has a broad understanding of injuries concerned with these sports.Further research has been undertaken in the study of lower limb compartment syndrome,a common condition seen in runners.

This extended to the completion in 2006 of a Masters Degree with the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine(CHESM) at the University of Melbourne.Tim was Chief Medical Officer to Athletics Australia from 2003 until 2008,being Team Doctor to National Teams for two Olympic campaigns, two World Championships and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.During his tenure he also served on the Athletics Australia Anti Doping Commission.Many professional highlights occurred during his time with Athletics Australia, especially seeing athletes reach and exceed their sporting potential on the world stage. In 2008 he became Medical Officer to the St Kilda Football Club, a position he continues in currently as Chief Medical Officer. Tim enjoys consulting with members of the public who wish to pursue their recreational sporting endeavours, working towards establishing a firm diagnosis and management plan for all manner of injury types.He recognises the importance of maintaining an exercise program for both physical and psychological benefits.Tim enjoys interacting with his colleagues in the multidisciplinary setting that OPSMC offers, along with contributing towards the supervision and education of the clinic's registrars.
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SPECIALIST AREAS

General Sport and Exercise Medicine

Running Injuries ,Australian Rules Football Injuries

Interventional - Injection Therapies, Shock Wave

2008 – Present

Medical Officer

St Kilda Football Club

2003 – 2008

Medical Officer

Athletics Australia

2004

Team Doctor

Australian Olympic Athletics Team

Athens

2008

Team Doctor

Australian Olympic Athletics Team

Beijing

2006

Team Doctor

Australian Commonwealth Games Athletics Team

Melbourne

2003

Team Doctor

Australian World Championship Athletics Team

Paris

2007

Team Doctor

Australian World Championship Athletics Team

Osaka

1997 – 2002

Medical Officer

Richmond Football Club

1998 – 2002

Medical Officer

Australian Under 20 Track and Field Team

2006

Master of Sports Medicine (Research)

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

2004

Fellow of the Australian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)

Melbourne, Australia

1998

 Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners(FRACGP – Inactive)

Adelaide, Australia

1991

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

“Histology of the Fascial-Periosteal Interface in Lower Limb Chronic Deep Posterior Compartment Syndrome”

Master Sports Medicine 2006

"The Match Day use of Ultrasound during Professional Football Finals Matches”

BJSM 2010

“Return to Competitive Play after Hamstring Injuries involving Disruption of the Central Tendon”

AJSM 2013

AFFILIATIONS

Sports Medicine Australia

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

AFL Doctor's Association

Vice President
2019 - 2025

Fellow of the Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
1996

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