Dr. Mark Ridgewell Consultant in Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine
MBBS FFSEM MSc DRCOG Dip MSK US
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. Mark Ridgewell - Professional Bio
Dr Mark Ridgewell is a Consultant Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician. His main field is the management of musculoskeletal (bone, muscle and other soft tissue) and overuse injuries across the whole spectrum from elite performers to those who are starting a low-level exercise. He specialises in the prevention and management and rehabilitation of overuse injuries. Examples of what he sees include Shoulder, elbow and wrist pain, back and neck pain, hip, groin and knee pain, muscle injuries ankle sprains and foot pain. Dr Ridgewell has great experience in managing adolescent and female sports people, particularly the developing sportsperson. He uses diagnostic ultrasound scans in clinics and offers a wide variety of interventions such as injections with steroid, hyaluronic acid and platelet-rich plasma, as well as Shockwave (ESWT) therapy for tendon injuries.
Dr Ridgewell was appointed to the GMC Specialist Register in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2010.
His current roles in elite sport are currently in Tennis where he is Lead Doctor for the major LTA tournaments across the UK and has worked as Tournament Players’ physician at the Wimbledon Championships, WTA Birmingham Classic and the HSBC Championships at queen’s Club London. For 5 years he was the Lead doctor at the Loughborough University National Tennis Academy in Loughborough University. He is currently also Consultant to Loughborough Lightning Netball and to the English National Ballet School.
He received the 2025 Dr Glick award, the highest and most prestigious honour within WTA Performance Health for his excellence in working with and caring for the players
Dr Ridgewell has worked at international level across a wide variety of sports including rugby (1991-2016); Lead Doctor with the England and Wales Cricket Board between 1999 and 2003; National First Team Doctor at the Football Association of Wales 2005-2013 and Lead Physician at the Welsh Institute of Sport from 2003-2020 (Athletics, Swimming, Triathlon, Hockey, Netball, Cycling, and Gymnastics).
Dr Ridgewell has been a Programme Director and Principal Lecturer at the Cardiff Metropolitan University and has acted as a mentor for many junior doctors and physiotherapists working in sport over the years.
- Overuse Injuries
- Adolescent Sport Injuries
- Providing advice on rehabilitation from injury, injury prevention, use of diagnostic ultrasound, guided injections and shockwave (ESWT) for tendon and other soft tissue injuries
- Lead Sports Physician High Performance Unit at Sport Wales Institute, Cardiff 2003-present
- JLT Condor and Team Storey Cycling Racing Teams
- Tournament Player Physician Aegon Classic WTA Premier Birmingham 2013- present
- Hon. Principal Lecturer SEM Cardiff Metropolitan University
- 2005-2012 Doctor To Wales Football Team
- 1991-2014 Team doctor to Scarlets, Ospreys and Swansea Rugby Club
- 2000-2003 Medical Adviser ECB
- Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- British Association 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 StreetEC4N 7BE
- 0203 195 2442
- Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- MRI Scan
Fortius Clinic Marylebone Wing
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 StreetW1U 2SB
- +442031952442
- Open 24 hours
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- CT guided injection
- MRI Scan
- CT Scan
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.
Take a tour of our clinic virtually through Google 360 views here.
We are open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm, and Saturday mornings from 8.30am to 12.30pm.
If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground station is Wimbledon (District Line), which also has rail and tramlink services from central London and beyond.
There is no parking available at the clinic, but we have a number of parking facilities all within a 10-12 minute walk of the clinic: Centre Court Car Park, Broadway Car Park, and Hartfield Road Car Park. Please note that all of these facilities are paid car parks.
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 RoadSW19 4DD
- 0203 195 2442
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- MRI Scan
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