SportsMedicineHub is the place to share knowledge, skills and stories about all things Sports Medicine.
Whether you are a clinician, weekend warrior, elite athlete or sports fan, our mission is to educate and inform.
We hear from the individuals that make up the team behind the team. We draw on the great skills and experience of doctors, physios, nutritionists, psychologists, sports scientists, coaches, personal trainers and athletes.
In our Podcast series we address topical issues and current affairs within a variety of team and individual sports. Later in the year we will launch our visual media channels.
SportsMedicineHub was founded by Dr Justin Hughes and Fiona Sweny. Justin and Fiona wanted to bring together the collective expertise of their colleagues and to share this with as wide an audience as possible through social media channels.
Dr Justin Hughes
Dr Justin Hughes is a Sports, Exercise & Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant. He was doctor to the World Cup Winning England Women's Rugby team and has worked across a variety of elite and professional sports.
Justin graduated from Imperial College in 2000. He completed basic surgical training and a research masters in surgical technology. He qualified as GP and completed specialist training in SEM in 2009. He is dual qualified in Rehabilitation Medicine and worked as a Trauma Rehabilitation consultant with the Defence Medical Services. He now works in full time clinical practice in central London.
Justin has held positions of leadership within his specialty, including Vice President of the Faculty of SEM and chairman of the Specialist Advisory Committee.
Justin is an occasional Peloton user, looks awful in lycra and has been on a highly unsuccessful diet for two decades.
Fiona Sweny
Fiona is a former Army Officer having served with both the Royal Logistic and Royal Army Medical Corps. On leaving the military she worked as physiotherapist in Elite Sport. Fiona worked with England Rugby and latterly the Royal Ballet School as a healthcare manager and clinician. She was involved in securing £1m in benefactor funding and used this to completely redesign, implement and lead a new elite sport healthcare service at the School.
Whilst on her MBA, Fiona founded her own healthtech startup. She works as a healthcare business consultant helping doctors and clinicians to build, launch and scale their own businesses.
Fiona was a Tri-Services level olympic distance triathlete. As an Ironman competitor she remains a keen road cyclist and runner. No longer queen of the Strava mountain, these days she spends more of her time climbing up the Peloton leaderboard.