Dr George Bownes Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport and Exercise Medicine
BSc BMedSci BMBS DipSEM PG Cert FFSEM
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.
Dr George Bownes - Professional Bio
Dr George Bownes FFSEM has worked across the UK’s High Performance Network for over 15 years and in doing so he has gained extensive knowledge in sports injury management by working in Premiership Football, International and Premiership Rugby, The Championships at Wimbledon, as well as Winter and Summer Olympic Sports.
Notably, George has been working at Harlequins since 2012 and was Club Doctor when they last won the Premiership in 2021. He has previously worked at Chelsea FC and Southampton FC. Within Olympic Sport he supported Lizzy Yarnold MBE to becoming the first British Winter Olympian to defender an Olympic Gold Medal in 2018 and has been Chief Medical Officer for British Sailing.
George has also worked in residential rehabilitation within the Military at DMRC Headley Court and Stamford Hall as lead clinician for upper limb injuries.
George’s area of interests include upper and lower limb injuries, the spine particularly neck and lumbar spine back pain, tendinopathy of elbow, hamstring, patella and achilles, stress fractures and bone stress injuries, osteoarthritis, diagnostic, interventional ultrasound and shockwave therapy.
George has used his experience in sport and the Military to develop an innovative residential Sports Medicine and Wellness Retreat called Citius, offering bespoke care to aid individuals back to painfree activity after surgery or a sports injury.
Outside of medicine George is a sports enthusiast. He has podiumed at numerous ultras and completed multiple international marathons, multi stage races, ironmans, hyrox and road cycling events.
George is therefore in a unique position of fully understanding the impact injury can have on an individual and is committed to returning people back to higher levels of function and performance after injury.
- Sports injury management
- Sports injury rehabilitation
- Citius Retreats Founder
- 5 Miles Easy Podcast
- Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Consultations & Outpatient Clinics
Fortius Clinic City
Our City Clinic is conveniently located between Bank and Monument stations, within the historic and financial heart of London. At our modern, two-floor facility we have nine consulting rooms, spacious waiting areas, well equipped treatment rooms and an imaging centre.
Explore our City Clinic with our virtual tour.
If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground stations are Bank and Monument, exit 6 for King William Street.
Should you be travelling by car, the closest parking is a three minute drive away at NCP Car Park London Vintry Thames Exchange. If you are attending clinic on a weekday, please be aware that we are based in the congestion charge zone.
- 75 King William Street EC4N 7BE
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon Clinic
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
Fortius Clinic London
Our 79,000 sq ft, seven-story, private hospital on Wigmore Street has 39 en-suite inpatient rooms, consultation and treatment rooms, and a physiotherapy suite.
The hospital has a high-spec imaging suite fully equipped with an MRI, CT scanner and X-ray machine. There are three state-of-the-art operating theatres, two anaesthetic rooms and a recovery bay.
Fortius Clinic London has two Mako robots for hip and knee joint replacements.
- 66 Wigmore Street W1U 2SB
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon Clinic
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- CT Scan
- Image guided injections
- Physiotherapy
- MAKO Robotic Joint Replacement
Fortius Clinic Wimbledon
Our Wimbledon clinic houses a state-of-the-art imaging centre with a 3T MRI and X-ray scanners, Ultrasound, seven consulting rooms, two spacious waiting areas and well equipped treatment rooms all located on one level, ensuring easy accessibility for all patients.
Our partnership with Spire St Anthony’s Hospital allows us to provide orthopaedic surgery closer to our clinic. We treat a full range of conditions and perform joint replacement surgery using the latest Mako robotic assisted technology.
The building at 22 Worple Road has steps leading up to the front entrance. If you require assistance please inform us before your arrival by calling ahead on 020 3195 2442
- 22 Worple Road SW19 4DD
- 0203 195 2442
- Outpatient times are Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
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