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Rod Jacques

Director of Medical Services, English Institute of Sport

Rod Jacques has been involved in Sports Medicine for the last 21 years and joined the EIS in 2003 having previously worked at the British Olympic Medical Centre in London.

Based at the University of Bath, Rod attended the Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympics with Team GB and the Kuala Lumpur and Manchester Commonwealth Games with the England Team.

He did the London Hospital Diploma course in Sports Medicine, qualifying with distinction and the David Ritchie prize in 1990. He also obtained the Society of Apothecaries Diploma in Sports Medicine, and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and am current Vice-President.

He was appointed to the British Olympic Medical Centre, London in 1998 – 2001 and joined the EIS in 2003.


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Since graduating in Medicine in 1985, Mike has become one of the leading and most influential sports medics in the UK. In addition to his work at 76 Harley Street, his current post includes Lead Sports Physician (South of England) for the English Institute of Sport based at University College London (UCL) where he treats elite athletes from a wide range of sports, and he is currently the team doctor to the British Boxing, Fencing, and Bobsleigh Team. He has travelled extensively with national squads, accompanying teams to Olympic and Commonwealth Games, World and European Championships.

He is the Chief Medical Officer for the Commonwealth Games. Mike is active in various fields of sport and exercise medicine research and has published work on various aspects of SEM. He is interested in the education of future SEM doctors and helps run the training programme for new consultants in London.

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