Centre of Excellence:
ASPETAR – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Quatar
Medical Specialty:
Sport and Exercise Physician
General information:
Dr Geertsema is a New Zealand trained Sports Medicine Physician with experience in treating male and female athletes across a wide range of international sports. She has been involved in a number of top-level competitions, including the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She has a special interest in winter sports, adventure racing and multi-sport.
Team/Sports/Research/Academic Involvement:
- FIFA Doping Control and Venue Medical Officer 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- New Zealand Medical Team Leader at the Torino Winter Olympic Games
- New Zealand Team doctor at the Delhi Commonwealth Games
- Past Medical Director of BikeNZ
- Co-founder of Sports Doctors, a specialist referral Sports Medicine clinic in Christchurch, New Zealand
Enrolled
In 2007, 26 million girls and women were playing football in more than 180 countries.