Dr Noel Pollock
MB BCh MSc Sports Med FFSEM CESR
Dr Noel Pollock is a Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine and Chief Medical Officer for UK Athletics, leading a team of doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths and soft tissue therapists who provide medical services to the Great Britain Track and Field team, at the National Performance Institute in Loughborough, ISEH in London and Lee Valley Athletics Centre, London.
Dr Pollock graduated with Honours in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast and completed an MSc with Distinction in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) at Bath University in 2006. He was one of the first cohort of 8 specialist SEM trainees in the UK.
Since 2006 Dr Pollock has been the Great Britain team doctor at many Olympic, World and European championships. He was also a sports medicine lead doctor in the London 2012 Athletics Stadium. He has published work in the areas of muscle injury classification, elite athlete health management and Achilles tendinopathy.
Dr Pollock is a former endurance athlete and won national titles and international honours for Northern Ireland in cross country, 5k and 1500m.
Dr Pollock graduated with Honours in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast and completed an MSc with Distinction in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) at Bath University in 2006. He was one of the first cohort of 8 specialist SEM trainees in the UK.
Since 2006 Dr Pollock has been the Great Britain team doctor at many Olympic, World and European championships. He was also a sports medicine lead doctor in the London 2012 Athletics Stadium. He has published work in the areas of muscle injury classification, elite athlete health management and Achilles tendinopathy.
Dr Pollock is a former endurance athlete and won national titles and international honours for Northern Ireland in cross country, 5k and 1500m.