Dr. Brinda Christopher
Sport & Exercise Medicine Doctor
Sport & Exercise Medicine Doctor
London, SE1 2PR
16 years of experience
Verified profile
Sport & Exercise Medicine Doctor
London, SE1 2PR
16 years of experience
Verified profile
Patient Trust Score
4.96
17 patient reviews
1 professional endorsement
36 recommendations for:
Latest endorsement
11 Mar 2021
Dr Christopher has an extensive and impressive background in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She...
Mr Dafydd Taff Edwards
About
Dr Brinda Christopher, Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant, has a special interest in football medicine. She is currently working within the Regional Rehabilitation Unit for the Ministry of Defence in Colchester, overseeing the diagnosis and rehabilitation of injured servicemen and women.
Dr Brinda Christopher was awarded an intercalated Sports Science Degree from Loughborough University in 2006 and then went on to qualify from University College Medical School in 2007. She later undertook general medical training in London and then subspecialty training in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
Shortly after qualifying as a Consultant, she became a Fellow at the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine. She was then appointed as President of the Royal Society of Medicine Sports and Exercise Medicine Section. During this period, she also undertook an additional Fellowship abroad at Stanford University. She also engaged in medical teaching, she taught undergraduates and Stanford Physicians on clinical musculoskeletal examination and remains a Faculty Member of the Annual Stanford 25 Symposium.
Dr Brinda Christopher returned to the UK to work at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club as the Academy Doctor and later became responsible for the care of the 1st Team. She has been closely involved in the development of SVEXA (a Silicon Valley-based, multidisciplinary lead sports science data analytics start-up). SVEXA aims to better utilize individual sports data to optimize performance and recovery for high-performing athletes, with a long-term goal of offering these services to individuals once robust sport-specific algorithms have been established.
Dr Brinda Christopher's main interest is football medicine. She began working at Wimbledon AFC, followed by Norwich FC, and then finally Tottenham Hotspur FC. Additionally, she has worked for several women's teams such as England's Women's Football and the Tottenham Hotspur Ladies. She has also worked with disabled sports such as the NEC Championship Disabled International Tennis and the GB Disabled Shooting. She is also very proficient in working with adolescent sports medicine, working for the UK Athletics Junior Championships, the Sainsbury's School Games, and the Football Academy at Spurs.
Dr Brinda Christopher is very passionate about Exercise Medicine and strongly advocates for it, leading a working group for the UK Department of Health and Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, with a focus on exercise medicine prescription for chronic diseases. This work has resulted in the development of a web-based prescription tool ‘Moving Medicine.
Areas of expertise
Based on patient reviews & endorsements by other professionals
- Back Pain (11%)
- Shoulder Pain (11%)
- Joint Injection (11%)
- Ankle Sprain (8%)
- Cartilage Injury (6%)
- Others (53%)
All conditions and treatments
- Back Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Joint Injection
- Cartilage Injury
- Football Injury
- Joint Injury
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Osteoarthritis
- Running Injuries
Registered with
General Medical Council
6164195
Qualifications
- MBBS 2007 Royal Free and University College London
- MRCP 2013 Royal College of Physicians
- FFSEM 2016 Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
languages spoken
- English
consultation fees
- New appointment: £450
- Follow-up appointment: £275
insurers
- Bupa Platinum
Location
All locations
Specialist's working hours
at All locations
Monday
16:00 - 20:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 12:00
Wednesday
Not available
Thursday
Not available
Friday
08:00 - 13:00
Saturday
Not available
Sunday
Not available
Reviews
17 reviews
5
Dr Christopher was clear from the outset about what diagnostics needed to be done, which confirmed what she suspected, namely tendonopathy in both right elbow and right hip. The proposed treatments were spot on and effective. She had a great bedside manner, although her handwriting wasn't so good. :-)
5
Professional, well organised and had a course of action.
5
Experienced doctor.
5
Overall excellent experience. The area which could be improved is on the admin side. Conversing on the telephone - very polite Unfortunately I have had to chase for information, or confirmations on occasion and there has been a delay and sometimes communication seems somewhat confused
5
I would recommend Dr. Christopher unreservedly - she is highly competent, professional and approachable. I've seen a number of doctors both in the NHS and privately over the last few years for sporting injuries and other issues and what sets Dr. Christopher apart is the amount of time she spends listening, diagnosing and explaining. She's a rare example of a doctor that doesn't in some way make you feel in some way like you are being rushed through the process in a production-line manner which I think is very important.
5
Dr brinda service was incredible, she is very kind and respectful. The detailed information i received was brilliant, she’s very educated and helps you understand your problem in the easiest way possible.
4.5
Really friendly and personable and took time to make sure I understood the diagnosis.
5
Dr Christopher is professional and respectful in the role she fulfils, all too often doctors are aloof and dismissive, I appreciate the openness and the direct approach yet remaining emphatic to my needs as an engineer that needs to know more than the average patient.
5
Very professional with excellent explanation of the diagnose and options.
4.5
Positive experience overall, some of the medical explanations I found needed to have them explained in greater detail but also in layman's terms as some of the information too medical for me to process
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Dr Christopher has an extensive and impressive background in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She has worked for top sports teams (national and international) helping to rehabilitate inured sports persons.
11 Mar 2021Mr Dafydd Taff Edwards
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What are Dr. Brinda Christopher's reviews like?
Dr. Brinda Christopher's overall patient rating is 4.96 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 17 reviews
What languages does Dr. Brinda Christopher speak?
Dr. Brinda Christopher speaks English
Where is Dr. Brinda Christopher located?
Dr. Brinda Christopher primarily practices at London Bridge Hospital, Part of HCA Healthcare UK, located at 27 Tooley Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 2PR
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What are Dr. Brinda Christopher working hours?
Dr. Brinda Christopher is working Monday (16:00 - 20:00), Tuesday (08:00 - 12:00), Friday (08:00 - 13:00)
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