Dr Jane Taylor

Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician

Currently on leave

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (University of Sheffield, UK)
Bachelor of Medical Science, 1st class honours (Cardiology)
Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine (Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician)

Former Team Doctor to:

West Coast Eagles AFLW
West Coast Eagles WAFL (assistant doctor)
NRL Cronulla Sharks (assistant doctor)
U-20 Cronulla Sharks
NSWRL Manly Sea Eagles
Young Matildas (U-20)
Junior Matildas (U-16)
Subiaco Lions WAFL
East Perth WAFL (assistant doctor)
Young Socceroos (training camp doctor)

Event Medical Director for:

Australian Open of Surf 2017 (WSL qualification series)

Event Doctor For:

Expedition doctor, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
World Junior Surf Titles, NSW
Australian U20s Rugby Union training camp
Sixfoot track marathon
FIVB Volleyball World League
Junior Matildas team doctor AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 (Vietnam)
Young Matildas team doctor AFC U-19 Women’s Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup Qualifier (China)
FINA water polo world league inter-continental cup

Clinical Interests:

Female athletes
Exercise prescription
Non-surgical management of osteoarthritis
Frozen Shoulder
Hypermobility
Ultrasound Guided in-clinic procedures

Professional Memberships:

Australasian College of Sports Physicians
Sports Medicine Australia

Publication & Research:

Presence of bone marrow oedema in asymptomatic elite fast bowlers: Implications for management.
Taylor J, Saw AE, Saw R, Sims K, Kountouris A.
Bone. 2021 Feb;143:115626. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115626. Epub 2020 Sep 3. PMID: 32891868.

Personal Interests:

Dr Taylor has a strong belief in exercise for health, which should be attainable by all no matter their ability. She is dedicated to keeping her patients active, whether starting from scratch or getting them race ready following injury.

Jane has been successful in competition in a range of action sports including Downhill and Enduro mountain biking, cable wakeboarding, kitesurfing, and most recently kite-foil racing. She is currently dedicated to kite-foil race training however previous passions have also included surfing, road cycling & criterium racing, running, ocean swimming, triathlon and snow-sports.