Dr Kimberley Wells
Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician
FACSEP, MBBS, MPHTM
Chief Medical Officer ACT Brumbies Rugby
Consultant Physician Australian Institute of Sport
Kimberley Wells is a qualified medical doctor and a specialist Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician. She has interests in sports medicine across all ages and levels of physical activity and sporting backgrounds. Previously an athlete herself, Dr Wells won two Australian National cycling road titles and competed in road cycling professionally across Australia, Europe and North America. Dr Wells is currently working as the Chief Medical Officer for the ACT Brumbies and with elite athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
Dr Wells has worked with high performance athletes from a wide range of sports at the AIS, including rowers, gymnasts, basketballers, track and field athletes, para-athletes, swimmers, combat sport athletes, cyclists, endurance runners, triathletes and Winter sports. She has toured with the Australian Men’s hockey team to Malaysia where they won the Aslan Shah tournament before going onto the gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Dr Wells attended the 2019 para-athletics world championships in Dubai as the Australian track and field team doctor.
During her training, Dr Wells worked in high performance sport at the AIS, as well as private practice in both Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, Dr Wells worked at Axis Sports Medicine, a leading sports medicine centre in New Zealand, providing excellence in sports medicine to wider members of the community. Dr Wells attained her fellowship in her final year, whilst working in Canberra at the Specialist Sports Medicine Centre.
As a consultant specialist, Dr Wells can provide a comprehensive assessment of your problem, and a detailed management plan to support your goals. Dr Wells is passionate about exercise as medicine, lifestyle promotion, and supporting recreational and elite athletes in the Canberra community.
Team Involvement and Achievements
- Touring Doctor, AIS European Training Centre, Italy
- AIS Centre of Excellence Team Doctor, Basketball, 2022
- Counties Heat Women’s rugby union team doctor, New Zealand
- Counties Steelers rugby union, Pukekohe, match day doctor, New Zealand
- New Zealand Warriors SG Ball rugby league U20 team doctor, 2020
- ANZ Premiership Netball, match doctor, 2020
- Touring Doctor, Australian para-athletics track and field team, Dubai para-athletics world championships, 2019
- Canberra Equestrian, five-star, event doctor, 2019
- Stitching doctor, Brumbies rugby, 2019
- HSBC rugby 7s tournament, event assistant doctor, 2019
- Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) European Training Centre Doctor Italy, 2018-19
- AIS Centre of Excellence Doctor, basketball & volleyball, 2018-19
- Canberra Braves Ice Hockey, match doctor, 2018
- Touring Doctor Kookaburras field hockey Aslan Shah Tournament Malaysia, 2018
- Canberra Marathon and Ultramarathon, event assistant doctor 2018
- Touring Doctor, Australian Youth Netball Team, World Cup, Botswana, 2017
Educational Qualifications
- Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (FACSEP), 2022
- Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, (MPHTM) James Cook University, 2015
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, (MBBS) James Cook University, 2009
Publications
- Wells KR, Jeacocke NA, Appaneal R, et al. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) position statement on disordered eating in high performance sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020;54:1247-1258.
British Journal of Sports Medicine Position Statement, Wells et al (2020)
Australian Institute of Sport, Disordered Eating in High Performance Sport
Ethos
Excellence in Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Welcoming all ages, abilities, able bodied or those with a disability, whether you identify as an athlete or not.
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