Meet the Medical Team

About Dr David Samra

Sport & Exercise Physician

MBBS (Hons), BAppSc (Phys), FACSEP, EM Cert (RPA)

Dr Samra practices across all areas of Sport and Exercise Medicine and non-surgical orthopaedics including:

• Exercise prescription
• Dietary optimization
• Injection treatments
• Lifestyle optimization

He sees all patients no matter how young or old, fit or unfit. A doctor's referral is required to consult Dr Samra and receive a medicare rebate.

Dr Samra has cared for athletes involved with the following sports clubs and organisations:

• Sydney Swans Doctor 
• Volleyroos FIVB Volleyball Sydney
• Penrith Panthers, NRL Sydney
• Rowing Australia, Penrith Sydney
• 6-foot Track, Katoomba
• Kona Ironman, Hawaii
• Cricket NSW
• Sydney Sixers 
• Indigenous Sports Medicine, NCIE 
• Sydney University Rugby

• NSW Sports Medicine Australia Education Board  
• Australian Commission for Quality and Safety- Osteoarthritis  
• Australasian College of Sports Physicians     
• Australian Resuscitation Council     
• Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)      
• Sports Medicine NSW Board Member    
• Australian Medical Association 

Dr Samra has actively participated in educational programs including:

• NSW Sports MedSoc- Foundation Lecturer and Tutor   
• Instructor for Advanced Life Support Level 2
• Clinical Tutor Sydney Medical School   
• Clinical Tutor NSW Medical School 

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sydney MBBS (1 Hons)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney - BAppSc (Phys)
• Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

• MBBS - with 1st Class Honours
• BAppSc (Phys) - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Performance
• AM Taylor Orthopaedic Scholarship
• AFL Doctors Fellowship in AFL medicine    
• Certificate of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) 
• Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Dr Samra has undertaken advanced courses and continued his medical training. He is also accredited by a number of national and international Sport Medicine related organisations. These include:

• IRB Immediate Care in Rugby Level 3
• ACNEM Nutrition Module
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) Advanced Team Physician Course   
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Advanced Training 
• Emergency Management of Severe Trauma   
• Diagnostic Ultrasound for Emergency Practitioners   
• Emergency Medicine Crisis Management
• Complete Concussion Management- Accredited Physician
• Diploma in Remedial Sports Massage   

• Affiliate Clinical Researcher Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Group, Sydney University
• Journal Reviewer for Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Effectiveness of a single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to promote recovery in rugby players with ankle syndesmosis injury (2015) David J Samra, Amy Sman, Katherine Rae, James Linklater, Claire Hiller, Kathryn Refshauge. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2015
• Prevention of sudden cardiac death in cricketers (2015) John W Orchard, Rajesh Puranic, Christopher Semsarian, Alex Kountouris, Jessica Orchard, David J Samra. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research
• Patterns of platelet-rich plasma use among Australasian Sports Physicians (2015) David J Samra, John W Orchard. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2015
• Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standards Australia
• Injuries in Australian Rules Football: an overview of injury rates, patterns, and mechanisms across all levels of play (2018) Sports Health
• The Medical Republic: Knee Osteoarthritis