Dr Stephen Thompson is a Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultant who treats musculoskeletal and sport-related injuries in adults. He has a keen interest in injuries related to sports, including acute, overuse and chronic injuries. These often involve the soft tissues (i.e. muscles and tendons), bones and joints. He also treats musculoskeletal problems in the general population including osteoarthritis.

He is the Tournament Physician at the All England Lawn Tennis Club managing the players during the Wimbledon Championships and has worked as a sports doctor with many teams and individuals in elite sports.

Dr Thompson graduated from The University of Edinburgh where he also completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences. He then trained as an Emergency Medicine Registrar in Manchester, during which time he gained Membership to the College of Emergency Medicine and completed a Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The University of Bath. Dr Thompson then finished his training in sport and exercise medicine in the East Midlands. He gained membership into the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and recognition onto the Specialist Register for Sport and Exercise Medicine. Since then he has completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic Ultrasound.

Areas of expertise

• Musculoskeletal injury diagnosis 
• Management and rehabilitation
• Pain
• Sport injuries
• Sport injury diagnosis and rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound guided injection intervention

Current and recent appointments

• Player Physician at Wimbledon Tennis Championships
• Instructor for the FA on the Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football course
• First team lead doctor for Brentford Football Club 2018-2024
• Tournament physician for the Queens Club Tennis Championships 2021-2023
• Chief Medical Officer at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow 2015
• Field of play team leader in the London Olympics in 2012 and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
• GB Short Track Speed Skating team physician
• British gymnastics age group team and event physician
• England Football Association development squad team physician
• Nottingham Forest Football Club first team match day and academy doctor
• Tournament doctor for the Lawn Tennis Association
• Aston Villa Ladies FC team doctor
• Chelsea FC Academy Medical Officer
• England U20 RFU Medical Officer
• Medical Officer for UK School Games

Society memberships

• Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM)
• British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
• British Medical Association (BMA)