Associate Professor Richard Weiler Consultant Physician in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine

PhD MBChB FFSEM (UK) MSc SEM MRCGP PGCME FHEA

Associate Professor Richard Weiler

Areas of Expertise

Our Sport, Exercise, and Musculoskeletal Medicine consultants specialise in the non-surgical diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of joint, muscle, and sports injuries. Utilising advanced clinical assessments and image-guided therapies, they create personalised recovery plans to restore mobility, relieve pain, and help you return safely to active life.

Associate Professor Richard Weiler - Professional Bio

Associate Professor Richard Weiler treats all musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries at any age and level of activity and has a particular interest in lower limb and joint rehabilitation following injury or surgery, tendon injuries and groin pain. His focus is on helping patients holistically to return to function and reach their goals. He has wide experience in the non-operative management of sports injuries, rehabilitating athletes of all abilities, from Olympic and Paralympic athletes to International and Premier League footballers, Track & Field athletes, rugby players, cricketers and dancers. He also sees non-athletes with musculoskeletal conditions, such as back and joint pain, assisting their rehabilitation through working closely with healthcare professional teams.

 

He has worked as a FIFA Medical Officer since Qatar winter World Cup 2022, including 2 further FIFA World Cups (U20 World Cup Argentina and Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023) and the Paris Olympics 2024.

 

He is Lead Doctor at West Ham United Football Club, Chief Medical Officer for British Bobsleigh, has assisted Surrey County Cricket Club 1st team in T20 matches and has worked for Team GB with sliders and skiers at the Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in between slipping over on live TV himself!

 

He is Lead Performance Doctor for England Para Football at the Football Association. He has worked three Paralympic cycles with GB Para Football - London 2012 Paralympics, Preparation Camp Medical Lead Paralympics Rio 2016. He supported British Athletics preparation for Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

 

Associate Professor Richard Weiler qualified from the University of Bristol in 1999, gained a distinction in his Royal College Membership exams for General Practice and then completed an MSc with distinction in Sports & Exercise Medicine from UCL in 2008. He defended his PhD thesis in 2023 at the Vrije University, Amsterdam on ‘improving para sport concussion care’.

  • Overuse Injuries
  • Adolescent Sport Injuries
  • Muscle and tendon injuries
  • Bone stress injuries and bone health
  • Concussion
  • Para sport
  • Lead Medical Officer, West Ham United FC
  • British Bobsleigh Chief Medical Officer
  • Co-Chair Concussion in Para Sport Group (CIPS)
  • IBSA Medical Committee
  • FIFA Medical Officer (2022 World Cup, 2023 U20 World Cup & Women’s World Cup & 2024 Paris Olympics)
  • Honorary Associate Professor in Sport & Exercise Medicine, UCL
  • Team GB Medical Officer Winter Olympics 2018 Pyeongchang and 2022 Beijing
  • Paralympics GB Medical Officer London 2012 for Blind and Cerebral Palsy Football, Medical Lead for 2016 Rio Preparation Camp
  • Sits on the FIFA Expert group on heading in football
  • Medicolegal advisory
  • Fellow Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Member British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Fellow Higher Education Academy

Consultation & Outpatient Clinics