Dr Matteo Bernardotto

About Dr Matteo Bernardotto

Dr Bernardotto serves as a consultant at University College London Hospitals and clinical lead for musculoskeletal medicine at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine. He is described as the only dual-trained sport medicine consultant and osteopath in the UK, combining traditional, complementary and regenerative medicine approaches. His professional involvement includes roles with Fulham FC and the British Boxing Board of Control, plus academic positions at UCL Medical School.

Qualifications: MBChB BMedSci Hons MRCS MRCGP MLCOM PgCert US FFSEM

Recent and current appointments

• Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, University College London Hospitals (UCLH)
• Clinical Lead Musculoskeletal Medicine, University College London Hospitals (UCLH)
• Training Programme Director – Sport & Exercise Medicine, London, Health Education England
• Examination Panel Member, Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine, Edinburgh
• Honorary Lecturer, University College London Medical School (UCLMS)
• Lead Academy Doctor, Fulham FC, London
• Medical Officer, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC)

Publications, lectures and teaching

• Inklebarger J, Gonzales DL, Galanis N, Akhtar A, Rimbault T, Joshi T, Gyer G, Michael J, Bernardotto M. A Guide to Performing Seated, Foot-On-Floor Position Ultrasound Guided Knee Injections Targeting the Medial & Lateral Parapatellar Bursae & Their Channels. Int J Med Sci Clin Invention. A12; 9(1):5931-5944
• Inklebarger J, Galanis N, Akhtar A , Stone H, Adel G, Farooq G, Gyer G, Michael J, Bernardotto M. 2020. Arab Knee: Management and Prevention - A Case Report. Int J Med Sci Clin Invention 7(2): 4757-4762
• Brannan M, Bernardotto M, Clarke N, Varney J. (2019) Moving healthcare professionals – a whole system approach to embed physical activity in clinical practice. BMC Medical Education; 19(1):84
• Mistry AD, Bernardotto M, Chatterjee R, Simkins S, Brannan M, Varney J. (2019) A cross-sectional study on wellbeing in the Sport, Leisure & Fitness Industry: are the wellbeing champions well? International Journal of Wellness, Health and Society; 9(2): 45.55
• Farmer S, Bernardotto M, Singh V. (2011) How good is internet self-diagnosis of ENT symptoms? Clinical Otolaryngology; 36(5):517-8
• Bernardotto M, Butt M. (2009) Cervical Radiography. BMJ; 339:b2645
• Bernardotto M, Butt M. (2009) Complete Aplasia of the Posterior Arch of the Atlas with Bifid C7 Spinous Process: A Case Report. The Internet Journal of Spine Surgery; 5:1

Society memberships

• British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
• European Society for the Study of Musculoskeletal Medicine (ESSOMM)