Dr. Du Toit has over 10 years experience in sports and exercise medicine and musculoskeletal pain management. He joined Metro Pain Clinic at the Caulfield Metro Spinal Clinic site in 2008, specialising in both complex sports medicine problems as well as acute and chronic pain management.
Sports Physician
MBChB FACSP Dip Sports Exercise Med
Chronological career summary
- November 1979: Obtained a M.B., Ch.B. degree from University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- 1998: Intern, Klerksdorp Hospital, South Africa
- 01/01/99-31/12/99: Medical Officer, Klerksdorp Hospital, South Africa
- 01/01/00-31/07/01: Medical Officer, Urology, Klerksdorp Hospital, South Africa
- 01/02/01-31/07/01: Senior House Officer, Urology, Klerksdorp Hospital, South Africa
- May 2001: Started with a Diploma in Sport and Exercise, Medicine from Bath University, UK
- 01/08/01-31/01/02: Senior House Officer, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
- 01/02/02-31/07/02: Senior House Officer, Accident and Emergency, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
- September 2002: Australasian College of Sports Physicians Part 1, Fellowship exam
- March 2003: Completed Diploma in Sports and Exercise, Medicine, Bath University, UK
- 01/02/03-31/07/03: Registrar, Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
- 01/08/03-31/10/03: Resident Medical Officer, Surgery, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria Australia
- 01/11/03-31/01/04: Resident Medical Officer, Respiratory Medicine, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria Australia
- 01/02/04-31/10/06: Registrar, Australasian College of Sports Physicians, Birsbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 01/02/06: Registrar, Australasian College of Sports Physicians, Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Relevant Clinical Experience
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Team Physician- 1998 - 2000: Team Physician, Klerksdorp Secondary school, u/16 rugby union
- 2001: Team Physician, Bridgend Rugby Union club, UK, u/21
- 2003: Team Physician, Coburg Tigers, VFL Australian Rules Football
- 2004, 2005: Team Physician, Queensland Reds Rugby College, Queensland Reds Rugby under-19, Wynnum Seagulls Rugby League Club, Easts Rugby Union Club, Queensland Academy of Sport Baseball, Brisbane Bullets basketball
- 2006, 2007: Team Physician, Melbourne Storm Rugby League Football Club
- 2002: Crowd Doctor at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester, UK
- 2006: Venue Medical Officer, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia
- 2006, 2007: Event Medical Officer, Gatorade Triathlon Series, Melbourne, Australia
- Rugby Injuries Course: South African Sports Medicine Association, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 2000
Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine, University of Bath, UK
Started 2001 with a two-year distance-learning diploma. The diploma consists of 8 modules which cover the following topics: Primary Care, Body in Motion, Applied Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, The Sporting Mind, Doping Therapeutics and the Law, Sports Injuries, and Rehabilitation.- Attended clinical weekend on the lower limb, August 2001, Bath University
- Attended clinical weekend on the spine, January 2002, Bath University
- Attended clinical weekend on the upper limb, June 2002, Bath University
- Attended a 'Clinical Attachment' week at the Sport Science Institute of South Africa in Cape Town under supervision of Professor Tim Noakes
- Completed diploma March 2003
British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine annual congress, October 2001
- Vale of Glamorgan, Wales UK
Football Australasian Conference, Melbourne 2003
New Zealand Sports Medicine and Science Conference, Auckland 2004
- Presented original research paper on: 'The fatigued athlete' an audit of pathology testing and clinical diagnosis
- Presented original research paper on: 'The fatigued athlete' an audit of pathology testing and clinical diagnosis
Australian College of Sports Physicians Conference, Gold Coast 2005
Australasian College of Sports Physicians Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2006
Journal Publications
- 2007: 'An audit of clinically relevant abnormal laboratory parameters investigating athletes with persistent symptoms of fatigue', First Author, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Accepted for publication: January 2007
Other Postgraduate degrees, diplomas, and courses
- ATLS: Trauma Society of South Africa, Bioemfontein, South Africa, 1998
- ACLS: Advanced Life Support South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1999
References
Associated Professor Peter BruknerSports Physician
Olympic Park Sports Medicine Clinic
Dr. Paul Blackman
Sports Physician
Olympic Park Sports Medicine Clinic
Dr. Mark Young
Sports Physician
Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
