Dr Catherine Spencer-Smith

Dr Catherine Spencer-Smith, Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine, works in several private practices in London including the Wellington Hospital, HCA at the Shard, and The Platinum Medical Centre. She has her own practice as well - Sportdoc London Limited. She is highly specialised in the treatment of sports injury, with a special focus on hip and groin conditions (such as FAI), and undiagnosed problems.

Dr Spencer-Smith graduated from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1995 and went on to train in sports medicine from the University Of Bath. Her experience has earned her an excellent reputation and allowed her to work alongside Paralympians and Olympians, as well as the ordinary sportsperson. She was appointed a ports Physician at the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She has worked with the athletes for the GB rowing, track and field sports, marathon, endurance, and outdoor adventure.

Dr Spencer-Smith is an active teacher, having developed an MSc at Bangor University. She often lectures and presents at conferences and on the TV. She is also a marathon runner and triathlete and uses her own experience to empathise with the frustrations of injury in sport.

It is important that HCA is transparent about our relationship with those doctors who provide us with clinical guidance on delivering the best possible care to patients and operating our hospitals safely and efficiently. We set out here some of the ways in which we work together and the amount we pay this doctor for such services.