MBBS MSc (Med Ed) FRCGP MSc (SEM) DipSEM (UK) FFSEM SFHEA PhD, Consultant Physician in Sport and Exercise Medicine; Clinical Lead, University of Leeds; MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, England Basketball, Volleyball England  

Professor Dane Vishnubala MBBS, MSc (Med Ed), FRCGP, MSc (SEM), DipSEM (UK), FFSEM, SFHEA, PhD, is a dual-trained physician who initially completed his General Practice training in York before pursuing specialist training in Sport and Exercise Medicine in Yorkshire. He holds an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine, an MSc in Medical Education, and a PhD in Medical Sciences. Dane currently serves as a Consultant Physician in Sport and Exercise Medicine for the Ministry of Defence in Catterick. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for Basketball England/GB Basketball, and Volleyball England.

Privately, Professor Vishnubala practices at the Yorkshire Sports Medicine Clinic in York. He has a strong interest in physical activity and preventive health, drawing on 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry as both an exercise professional and the founder of CORE Fitness Education, a fitness education training provider. He is the lead doctor for the Sport England-funded National Physical Activity Health Care Professionals Education Programme, delivered through FSEM.

Dane has served on the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Expert Communications Group and has worked with Public Health England and OHID in various physical activity roles. His extensive contributions to physical activity have earned him the BASEM David Hemery Outstanding Contribution to Lifestyle Medicine Award for 2023.

Professor Vishnubala is passionate about medical education, regularly teaching in areas such as physical activity, musculoskeletal (MSK) health, and sports medicine. He is the current Chair of Education at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and serves as the Clinical Lead for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on SEM medical education and concussion, and he has produced several research outputs in these areas.

He is also the Training Programme Director (TPD) for Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist Training in Yorkshire and Humber, and he serves as the curriculum co-lead for the Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist Advisory Committee. Additionally, he holds an academic role as an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Imperial College London and as a Visiting Professor in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Derby.