Dr Chris Hasenkam

Sports Physician Specialist

Chris is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician who has worked at MP Sports Physicians since 2019. Chris has experience working as the doctor across multiple elite sports and brings his knowledge and experience from these programs into the consulting room to provide a functional and performance-based approach to treatment.

He empowers his patients to understand their condition and works with them to return to activity, whether that be professional sport or everyday exercise.

Outside of the clinic, Chris remains active and although his days as a cricketer are well behind him, he enjoys the eternal struggle to lower his golf handicap.

Clinical Interests:

• Cricket, AFL and Golf
• Upper limb injury and overhead athletes
• Bone health and bone stress injury
• Ultrasound – diagnostic and interventional
• Well-being for performance (sleep / stress /mindfulness / nutrition / exercise)

Please note, whilst we have listed specific areas of interest for our practitioners, this does not mean they are limited to only the topics listed. All of our sport physicians are thoroughly trained in every aspect of the musculoskeletal system; the subjects noted above are simply areas of personal interest, not expertise.

Qualifications:

• Fellow of Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FACSEP)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) – The University of Melbourne
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons) – University of Queensland

Previous & current sporting club associations:

• Cricket Victoria State Medical Officer: Mens, Womens, BBL, WBBL, Underage Programs(2022 –current)
• Sydney Swans Match Day Doctor (2021 – current)
• Australian Womens Cricket Team Doctor: ODI World Cup Champions 2022 and T20 World Cup Champions 2023
• Golf: Golf Australia Performance Program (current), World Cup of Golf (Metropolitan 2018)
• Old Scotch Football Club Doctor (2021 – current)
• Cricket Victoria Match Day Doctor (2020–2022)
• Wallaroos Rugby Union Tour to Fiji (2019)
• Casey Demons VFL and VFLW (2018 –2021)
• Williamston VFL and VFLW (2018)
• Event Doctor: Gatorade and 2XU Triathlon Series, Falls Festival, Deniliquin Ute Muster, Amy’s Gran Fondo Cycling Road Race

To keep up to date with our practitioners’ recent sporting involvements, head over to our MP Sports Physicians Facebook page where you can join our community and be the first to know about our monthly tips on improving general wellbeing and information on common injuries, as well as keeping track of our doctors sporting events/whereabouts.

https://www.facebook.com/mpsportsphysicians