Dr Luke Inman, Curriculum Vitae
MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), PG Dip Sports Medicine, FACSEP
Summary
Dr Luke Inman is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP), having completed his final specialty exams in 2015. He currently practices at the Dee Why Grand, Commercial Tower, treating patients with a variety of sports related injuries and illnesses.
Dr Inman has been a qualified doctor since finishing his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree at the University of Sydney in 2006. He also holds a Bachelor of Medical Science Degree with Honours in Muscle Fatigue and a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, completed with Distinction in 2011. He has published in the area of muscle damage markers in the elite sport setting and muscle fatigue.
Dr Inman is the current chief medical officer (CMO) for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League team and the Sydney FC mens soccer team. He was the former Board member for the NSW Government Combat Sports Authority (CSA) and Chief Medical Officer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League team for 4 years, the doctor for the Australian Rugby Union mens and womens Seven-a-side teams (Olympic Gold medal winning womens team) and the assistant doctor for the NSW Waratahs Super Rugby team and the Sydney Swans AFL reserve grade. He has covered a plethora of sports including international tennis tournaments, Athletics, Muay-Thai kick boxing and Cirque Du Soleil.
Dr Inman has a unique background. As a rugby player he represented Australia in Sevens rugby in 21 tournaments around the world between 1999 and 2008, and captained his country in six of those competitions. He played for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and achieved this whilst studying medicine. Dr Inman also earned 20 caps for the NSW Waratahs XV in the Super 12 Rugby competition in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and for a little bit of added trivia, he was the team's top try scorer in 2001.
Dr Inman has been a qualified doctor since finishing his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree at the University of Sydney in 2006. He also holds a Bachelor of Medical Science Degree with Honours in Muscle Fatigue and a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine, completed with Distinction in 2011. He has published in the area of muscle damage markers in the elite sport setting and muscle fatigue.
Dr Inman is the current chief medical officer (CMO) for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League team and the Sydney FC mens soccer team. He was the former Board member for the NSW Government Combat Sports Authority (CSA) and Chief Medical Officer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League team for 4 years, the doctor for the Australian Rugby Union mens and womens Seven-a-side teams (Olympic Gold medal winning womens team) and the assistant doctor for the NSW Waratahs Super Rugby team and the Sydney Swans AFL reserve grade. He has covered a plethora of sports including international tennis tournaments, Athletics, Muay-Thai kick boxing and Cirque Du Soleil.
Dr Inman has a unique background. As a rugby player he represented Australia in Sevens rugby in 21 tournaments around the world between 1999 and 2008, and captained his country in six of those competitions. He played for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and achieved this whilst studying medicine. Dr Inman also earned 20 caps for the NSW Waratahs XV in the Super 12 Rugby competition in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and for a little bit of added trivia, he was the team's top try scorer in 2001.
Experience
Current positions:
- Chief Medical Officer for the Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League team
- Chief Medical Officer for the Sydney FC Mens Soccer team
- Board member for the NSW Government Combat Sports Authority (CSA)
- Team doctor for the Sydney games, Melbourne Storm Rugby League
- Chief Medical Officer for the Sydney Roosters Rugby League
- Chief Medical Officer for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League
- Team doctor for the Australian Rugby Union 7's Men's and Women's teams
- Assistant team doctor for the Sydney Swans AFL
- Assistant team doctor for NSW Waratahs Rugby Union Super 15 team
- Event Chief Medical Officer Oceania Muay Thai Kickboxing
- Medibank International Tennis Tournament doctor
- Cirque Du Soleil "Saltimbanco" performance on-site doctor
- Sydney Striders- Running Club doctor
- World Masters Games, Rugby Union and Touch Football competitions doctor
- Golden Oldies International Rugby Tournaments doctor
- Team doctor for "Colts" Rugby Union Sydney University Football Club
- Australian "Classics" Wallabies Rugby Union team doctor
- Resident Doctor: Manly Hospital, Mona Vale Hospital and North Shore Hospital
- Intern, Resident and Senior Resident Doctor completing terms in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Rheumatology and Orthopaedics
Research
- Inman LAG, Rennie MJ, Watsford ML, Gibbs NJ, Green J, Spurrs RW. Reference values for the creatine kinase response to professional Australian football match-play. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Dec 30. pii: S1440-2440(17)31871-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.12.013. [Epub ahead of print]
- Cairns SP, Inman LAG, MacManus CP, et al. Central activation, metabolites, and calcium handling during fatigue with repeated maximal isometric contractions in human muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol
2017 Aug;117(8):1557-1571 - Honors Degree, Thesis titled: “An Investigation of Fatigue Induced by Isometric Exercise of the Human Quadriceps”. 1999
Education
- Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP)
- University of Auckland PG Dip Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, 2010 – 2011. Grade: Distinction. Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine with Distinction
- University of Sydney MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2003 – 2006
- BMedSci (Hons), Medical Science with Honors. 1996 – 1999. Graduated with Honors, Degree result: Second Class Division 1.
Interests
All Water sports, Surfing, Swimming, Surf ski paddling, All Football codes, Rugby Union, AFL, Rugby League, Soccer, Athletics, Running, Basketball and Cycling