An experienced Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician, Dr Samantha May has a specific interest in female athlete health (RED-S), concussion management, running injuries, osteoarthritis and tendinopathy. She is the Head Doctor for the Melbourne Vixens Netball Club at the Victorian Institute of Sport, the Australian Diamonds Team Doctor, Head Doctor to the AFL Umpires, and consults for the Essendon Football Club’s AFLW team.
Joining the Alphington Sports Medicine team in 2020, Samantha has extensive experience working in elite sports including AFL/AFLW, cricket, athletics (track and field), gymnastics, hockey, sailing, rowing and tennis.
Samantha completed her specialist training under the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2024, and she recently completed her Master of Applied Science (Research) through La Trobe University on the topic “Ultrasound Measurement of Gastrocnemius Muscle Architecture in Athletes”.
Samantha completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Advanced Medical Science at The University of Melbourne in 2013. She completed a Diploma of Sports Medicine through the International Olympic Committee in 2016, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Management of Pain by online distance learning through The University of Edinburgh in 2015.
As part of the clinical services in this practice, Samantha is trained to make the appropriate diagnosis, and just as importantly, detect the causes or risk factors that lead to the development of the condition, to minimise the risk of recurrence. She can arrange appropriate investigations from blood tests to ECG’s, and x-rays to complex imaging, including rebateable MRI scans. Once the diagnosis is made, she will advise on treatment tailored to the individual’s personal needs and limitations. Where allied health and other medical specialist advice is warranted, she can arrange rapid referral to the appropriate practitioners.
Availability: Wednesdays at Sunbury Physiotherapy. Thursdays (2pm-5pm) at Alphington Sports Medicine in Northcote. Telehealth appointments available.
