Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee

The ASDMAC members are directly appointed by the Federal Minister for Sport. The committee operates independently of Sports Integrity Australia.

ASDMAC functions in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code), the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 and the NAD scheme.

This group is responsible for the assessment of TUEs and provision of anti-doping related medical advice to Sport Integrity Australia, sporting bodies and doctors. 

The committee is made up of a Chair, 6 Primary Panel Members and 3 Review Panel Members. 

The members are senior specialist doctors who are all trained in Sport and Exercise Medicine. They have broad experience in professional, Olympic and Paralympic sports as well as anti-doping medicine. You can read the member biographies below.

Chair

Adj. Professor Susan White AM

MBBS (Hons), FACSEP, HonFellowMonash

• Chair, World Anti-Doping Agency TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemptions) – Expert Group
• Selection Advisory Committee, National Sports Tribunal
• Chief Medical Officer and Director of Performance Health, Victorian Institute of Sport
• Sports Physician, Australian Open Tennis
• Editorial Board – Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
• Adjunct Professor, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport at La Trobe University
• WADA International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE), 2027 Update Drafting Team
• Medical Director, Australian Paralympic team Atlanta 1996, Madrid 1992 (intellectually disabled)
• Medical Executive, Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006
• Team Doctor, Australian Olympic Team, Beijing 2008
• Medical Director Australian Team, Youth Olympics, Singapore 2010
• Deputy Medical Director Australian Olympic Team, London 2012
• Chief Medical Officer, Netball Australia 2019 to 2022 and 2003 to 2008

Primary Panel Members

Dr Anik Shawdon

MBBS, FACSEP, Dip Sports Med (Lond)

• Medical Director, Talent Pathways and Community, AFL
• Consulting Sports Physician, Victoria Institute of Sport
• Player Sports Physician, Australian Open Tennis
• Chief Medical Officer, A-League Football
• Independent Medical Officer, National Basketball League (NBL)
• Headquarters Doctor, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
• Member Australian Football League Tribunal (anti-doping)
• Member ICC TUEC
• Member FIBA TUEC
• Medical Director, Melbourne Victory Football Club 2005 to 2013
• Deputy Medical Director, Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006

A/Prof Carolyn Broderick

MBBS (Hons), FACSP, PhD

• Medical Director Australian Olympic Team, Paris Olympic Games 2024
• Chief Medical Officer Tennis Australia and Australian Open
• Staff specialist in Sport and Exercise Medicine at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
• Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences UNSW Sydney
• Team physician Australian women’s tennis (Billie Jean Cup) team
• Member National Sports Tribunal
• Member Medical Commission Australian Olympic Committee
• Deputy Medical Director Australian Team, Rio Olympic Games 2016
• Medical Director of the Australian Youth Olympic Team Nanjing 2014
• Team Physician Australian Olympic Team, Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Olympic Games
• Member IOC panel on Age Determination in Elite Adolescent Athletes

Dr Larissa Trease

BMedSci (Hons) MBBS (Hons) FACSP Cert ED (ACEM)

• PhD Candidate, La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre (LASEM) and Australian IOC Research Centre
• Sport and exercise physician, Australian Institute of Sport (ongoing)
• Team Doctor, Australian Cross-Country Ski Team (ongoing)
• World Rowing, Sports Medicine Commission, Member (ongoing)
• Player Health Team Member, Australian Open (2024)
• ASADA / Sport Integrity Australia Medical Advisor 2019 to Jan 2021
• Team Doctor, Australian Olympic Team (Rowing, Rio 2016)
• Principal Medical Officer, Rowing Australia 2012 to 2016
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia & NSWIS Winter Medical Provider (ongoing)
• Team Doctor for the 2014 Australian Olympic Winter Team (Sochi 2014)
• Medical Director Australia Youth Olympic Winter Team (Innsbruck 2012)
• Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Paralympic Team (2008 Beijing Games)
• Oceania National Olympic Committees Medical Commission 2013 to 2016

Dr David Humphries OAM

MBBS (Hons), CCPU, DRACOG, FRACGP, FACSP, FFSEM (UK)

• Medical Officer Tasmanian Jockeys Association
• Medical Officer Tasmania Jack Jumpers NBL
• Casual Clinical Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania
• Past President ACSEP
• Editorial Board Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Dr Peter Steele

MBBS, FACSP, FRACGP, Dip MSM (Otago)

• Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, Perth WA
• Chief Medical Officer Hockey Australia
• Sports physician to WA Institute of Sport
• Team Doctor Perth Lynx basketball
• Team Doctor Western Force rugby team 2006 to 2008
• Team Doctor Fremantle Dockers AFL team 2009 to 2020
• Australian Commonwealth Games team doctor Melbourne 2006 (Hockey)
• Australian Olympic team doctor Beijing 2008 and London 2012 (Hockey)
• Australian Olympic team Medical Headquarters doctor Rio 2016

Dr Warren McDonald

BSc MBBS, FACSEP, GCACE (Sprt), HonD (University of Canberra)

• Australian Institute of Sport 1990 to 2000, 2020 to present
• Private practice 2001 to 2019
• Australian Men’s Water Polo team doctor 1994 to 2000
• Olympic Games Australian team doctor 1996 and 2000
• Brumbies Super Rugby team doctor 1997 and 1999 to 2009
• Wallabies team doctor 2005, 2006, and 2008 to 2013
• Wallaroos team doctor 2022
• Chief Medical Officer Australian Rugby Union / Rugby Australia (Rugby AU) 2010 to present
• World Rugby Medical Commission 2011 to present
• Oceania Rugby SSSM Advisory Group Chair 2013 to 2016 and Member 2017 to 2019
• Oceania Rugby Medical Injury Prevention Group / Player Welfare Committee Chair 2019 to present
• SANZA(A)R Medical Commission Chair 2013 to 2016 and Member 2017 to present
• Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra 2008 to present
• World Rugby Medical Educator, Senior Medical Educator, Medical Trainer, Course Director 2014 to present
• Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians Management of Sports Trauma Course Educator 2019 to present
• Board Member, ACT Physical Activity Foundation 2011 to present
• Member, Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee 2022 to present

Review Panel Members

Dr Grace Bryant OAM

MBBS, Grad Dip Sports Science, FASMF, FACSP

• Sport and Exercise Physician in private practice at Sports Medicine at Sydney University.
• Consultant Sport and Exercise Physician at New South Wales Institute of Sport
• ASDMAC Member since 2007
• Medical Officer Australian Olympic Team at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Belling 2008 and London 2012
• Medical Director Australian Commonwealth Games Team Birmingham 2022, Gold Coast 2018 and Glasgow 2014
• Deputy Medical Director Melbourne 2006 and Beijing 2010
• Medical Officer Manchester 2022 and Kuala Lumpur 1998
• Medical Director Australian Commonwealth Games Youth Team at Samoa 2015
• Chair, Performance and Healthcare Advisory Group, Commonwealth Games Australia
• Previously Chair, International Netball Medical Commission
• Previously Member, COVID-19 Sport and Advisory Committee, Australian Government Dept of Health
• Previously Chief Medical Officer Netball Australia
• Previously Chief Medical Officer Australian Women’s Water Polo
• Previously President Sports Medicine Australia (NSW)
• Sports Australia Hall of Fame, General Member, inducted 2017
• Netball Australia Hall of Fame, General Member, inducted 2012
• Netball NSW Hall of Fame and Life Member
• Awarded Australian Sports Medal 2000
• Awarded Medal of the Order (OAM) for services to Sports Medicine and Community 2008

Dr Sharon Stay

MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, MSpMed, FACSEP

• Sports Physician, National Tennis Academy 
• Sports Physician, Australian Open Tennis
• Sports Physician, Queensland Academy of Sport 
• Chief Medical Officer, Skate Australia
• Team Physician, Australian Olympic Team, Paris 2024 Olympic Games
• Queensland Medical Lead, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
• Queensland Rugby Union Doctor (NRC, Rugby 7’s, Super W) 2013 to present
• Rugby Australia – Wallaroos Team Doctor 2013 to 2017
• Brisbane Roar ALW Team Doctor 2021 to 2023
• Queensland Cricket Doctor 2015 to 2020
• Netball Queensland Doctor (Queensland Firebirds) 2014 to 2020
• ACSEP Training Committee Member, Curriculum Review Lead, Clinical Examiner and MOST Course Educator
• World Rugby Medical Educator
• University of Queensland, Clinical Lecturer

Dr Kira James

MBBS FACSEP GCSpMed BAppSci (HMS, Ex-Sci)

• Sport & Exercise Physician, Queensland Health
• Inaugural Professor Ken Fitch Anti-Doping Fellowship Recipient (2023)
• Australian Olympic Team Doctor, Paris 2024 (Athletics)
• Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Australian Winter Paralympics, Beijing 2022
• Consulting Sports Physician, OWIA (Olympic Winter Institute of Australia)
• Team Doctor, Athletics Australia 2023 onwards
• Team Doctor, Swimming Australia 2014 to 2021
• Team Doctor, Water Polo Australia 2017 to 2018
• Team Doctor, Young Matilda’s 2015 to 2017