Dr Stephen Thompson

About Dr Stephen Thompson

Dr Thompson is a specialist physician who manages musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries in adults, with particular focus on acute, overuse, and chronic conditions affecting soft tissues, bones, and joints. He also treats osteoarthritis and general musculoskeletal problems. He serves as Tournament Physician at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during Wimbledon and has extensive experience in elite sports medicine. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences, trained as an Emergency Medicine Registrar in Manchester, completed an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath, and finished sport and exercise medicine training in the East Midlands.

Qualifications: FFSEM MBChB MCEM MSc BSc(Hons) PGCert

Recent and current appointments

• Player Physician at Wimbledon Tennis Championships
• Instructor for the FA on the Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football course
• First team lead doctor for Brentford Football Club 2018-2024
• Tournament physician for the Queens Club Tennis Championships 2021-2023
• Chief Medical Officer at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow 2015
• Field of play team leader in the London Olympics in 2012 and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
• GB Short Track Speed Skating team physician
• British gymnastics age group team and event physician
• England Football Association development squad team physician
• Nottingham Forest Football Club first team match day and academy doctor
• Tournament doctor for the Lawn Tennis Association
• Aston Villa Ladies FC team doctor
• Chelsea FC Academy Medical Officer
• England U20 RFU Medical Officer
• Medical Officer for UK School Games

Society memberships

• Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM)
• British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
• British Medical Association (BMA)