Dr Stephen Chew is a Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport and Exercise Medicine. He provides accurate diagnosis and non-surgical management of acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, helping to keep his patients remain physically active. 

He can deal with soft tissue, muscle, tendon and joint problems alongside bone stress injuries, in recreational and elite athletes. In addition Stephen can provide Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and image guided injections as necessary.

Stephen graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine (formerly St Mary’s Hospital Medical School) in 2002. He undertook further training in rheumatology and medical specialties at teaching hospitals in and around North West London, gaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008 he started Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) higher specialist training, working at the Olympic Medical Institute for 18 months, as well as centre’s of excellence in and around central London such as UCLH and Imperial College NHS Trust. Throughout this four-year period he gained invaluable experience in the management of musculoskeletal and physical activity related sport injuries in both elite and recreational patients.

His current sport role is as Academy Doctor at Fulham Football Club. He was Sport Physician for the Premiership Wasps Rugby Union side prior to its demise, and was the Chief Medical Officer for the School Games (Youth Sport Trust) until December 2017. He has international travel experience with teams having been a Headquarters Medical Officer for Commonwealth Games England for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and Medical Officer for the Team GBR delegation both at the World University Games in Shenzen, China in 2011 and Kazan, Russia in 2013. Previously he has worked with the RFU Women’s division as Lead Doctor helping set up their National Divisional program, worked at various clinics for the English Institute of Sport (EIS), and was the SEM Physician for London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) at the Olympic Stadium during London 2012.

Stephen holds an honorary consultant appointment at Imperial College Heathcare NHS Trust where he helps run a diabetes and physical activity service. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London in November 2020.

Areas of expertise

• Tendon injuries and tendonopathies
• Soft tissue injuries of the muscloskeletal system
• Back pain
• Exercise medicine

Current and recent appointments

• Academy Doctor Fulham Footbal Club
• Honorary Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine Imperial Colleage NHS Trust
• Lead Physician National MSK Services Bupa Health Clinics (2021)
• Match Day Sport Physician Wasps RFC (until Oct 2021)
• Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (2017)
• Chief Medical Officer for the School Games (2017)
• Team England Medical Officer Glasgow Commonwealth Games (2014)
• Sport and Exercise Physician for London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) (2012)

Publications, lectures and teachings

• Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach NHS - NHS Information Document
• Bright future for exercise prescription?

Society memberships

• Fellow of the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (FFSEM)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• Royal Society of Medicine