John Orchard
Professor
Public Health
University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
John Orchard is a sport and exercise physician with over 20 years experience. John obtained his medical degree from the University of Melbourne (1989) and completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship in 1996. He has a PhD in sports injury epidemiology from the UNSW (1999), an MD by thesis from the University of Melbourne (2006). John is an Adjunct Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney and has published over 200 scientific papers and is highly cited with an H-index of 33 (33 publications with at least 33 cites on Web of Science, August 2017). He is currently a member of the editorial board for 4 journals including the British Journal of Sports Medicine and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He regularly gets invited to speak at national and international conferences.
Research Interest
Dr Orchard's research interests include sports injury epidemiology, tendinopathy, muscle strains, the relationship between ground and surface conditions and injury, cricket and football injuries.
Publications
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Orchard, J., Kountouris, A., Sims, K. (2017). Risk factors for hamstring injuries in Australian male professional cricket players. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 6(3), 271-274
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Shaw, L., Orchard, J., Saw, R., Finch, C. (2017). Injury surveillance in the professional football codes: an overview of current data collection, injury definition and reporting practices. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 68(2), 110-123
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Schache, A., Woodley, S., Schilders, E., Orchard, J., Crossley, K. (2017). Anatomical and morphological characteristics may explain why groin pain is more common in male than female athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(7), 554-555
