Dr Andrew Hogg
MBBS MRCP MRCEM DipSEM DipMSKUS FFSEM
Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physician
Dr Hogg is a Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine based in Sheffield. He has an adult and adolescent private practice at Spire Claremont and Thornbury Hospitals, and is the only non-surgeon to be part of the highly regarded Sheffield Orthopaedics Ltd (SOL) group.
Training
He qualified from Newcastle University in 2006 before undertaking further training in a range of acute medical specialties around Manchester. Following a post-graduate degree in Sport & Exercise Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, he completed higher specialist training in Sheffield between 2012 - 2017. He has since worked in a range of NHS, elite sport and private practice roles. Throughout this time, he gained invaluable experience in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and physical activity related injuries. He has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, enhancing the accuracy of both diagnosis and guided injection.
NHS
In 2020 he was appointed as South Yorkshire’s first NHS Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. This role was one of a relatively small number of jobs of its type in the country and the only one serving the region. Despite the job title, this was not just about looking after keen sportspeople, but any patient with an issue affecting their ability to be as active as they would like. He routinely manages a wide range of patients with complex musculoskeletal problems referred by GPs, physiotherapists and other Consultants from various specialties. He later handed his NHS practice over to his former trainee in 2024 to further focus on elite sport work.
Elite Sport
Outside of the NHS he is Sports Medicine Lead at the UK Sports Institute (formerly the English Institute of Sport) in Sheffield, treating injuries and illnesses in elite athletes from a wide range of Olympic and Paralympic sports. This includes being the Chief Medical Officer to GB Para Badminton and British Para Table Tennis, as well as being the Brain Health medical lead for the Institute.
His other main role is as Chief Medical Officer to Yorkshire County Cricket Club. This involves overseeing the medical care for the professional men’s, women’s and regional academy squads, as well as the Northern Superchargers Hundred franchise.
He believes the principles of treatment and rehabilitation he applies to international and professional athletes are just as pertinent to all members of the public and aims to employ this holistic approach to care with all of his patients.
Youth Sport
He has a particular interest in youth and adolescent sport, which can be an underappreciated area of sports medicine, with the unique injuries and challenges this brings.
He has held multiple roles in this area including being Chief Medical Officer to Team GB at the Youth Olympics, travelling overseas with 40 elite athletes aged 14-17. He was also the Chief Medical Officer to the UK School Games for several years, leading a team of 40 other doctors and physios in providing medical support to youth athletes across a wide range of sports.
Within his NHS practice he held a specialist clinic at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, seeing adolescent patients from across the region with sports related injuries. Both his Yorkshire Cricket and Leeds Rhinos jobs included providing medical provision to their academy squads and he was previously the team doctor with Scottish Rugby’s under 16 squad.
Past Experience
He was previously the team doctor to the GB Boxing squad for 10 years, having travelled with them to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and was a HQ medical officer for the Paris 2024 GB Paralympic team. He has also been Head of Medical for Scotland Rugby League, Chief Medical Officer for British Wheelchair Basketball and British Universities Sport, as well as club doctor for Leeds Rhinos & Sheffield Eagles RLFCs. A number of these roles have included attending major international sporting events and through his career to date he has been part of the medical team at 3 Olympic Games, 3 Paralympic Games, 2 Youth Olympics, 3 Commonwealth Games, 5 World University Games, 1 World Cup, 6 World and 6 European Championships.
Further Roles
As well as his clinical positions, he also has a number of educational and governance roles. He sits on the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine UK Council, helping to shape the continued development of this exciting young specialty, as well as examining on their membership exams. He was previously part of England Netball’s Integrity & Clinical Governance Advisory Group, where his wealth of experience helped advise on good medical governance for the sport.
He was a member of the England Boxing Medical Commission for 5 years, guiding nationwide medical policy and regulation for the sport at all levels. He contributed to the development of the International Boxing Association’s current concussion guidelines. He regularly teaches on the Rugby Football Union’s Pre-hospital Immediate Care in Sport course, training other doctors and physios how to manage acute injuries on the pitch. He is an accredited UK Anti-Doping educator, helping to teach athletes and support staff about the range of anti-doping implications in elite sport.
His NHS role saw him acting as Educational Supervisor to Sport & Exercise Medicine specialty trainees in the region and he is an examiner for the University of Sheffield Medical School practical exams.
Personal Life
He has always had a passion for sport away from work too. A former junior international badminton player, he enjoys all racket sports, rugby and skiing. Since moving to Sheffield he has developed an interest in climbing, cycling and discovered a love of golf during the COVID lockdown. He is also a qualified SCUBA diving instructor and previously spent a year in Australia teaching on the Great Barrier Reef, but admits to preferring this in warmer climates than the UK!
