Dougal is a Senior Sport and Exercise Physician Registrar.  Dougal grew up in Tasmania before moving to Perth where he completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. He completed his medical degree in Brisbane before moving to Cairns to continue his training, predominantly in Orthopaedics where he worked as an Orthopaedic Registrar. Dougal started his specialty training whilst in Cairns under the supervision of Dr Kira James (FACSEP) in private practice as well as in Australia's first public hospital Sport and Exercise Medicine clinic.

Dougal has furthered his education by completing a Masters in Trauma (Orthopaedics) through the University of Newcastle, and a Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 2025 he has been accepted as a Diplomate member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine in the UK.

Dougal has experience in a wide variety of elite sports and has worked as the team doctor for the Australian Mens/Women Hockey 5s, Cairns Taipans (NBL), Northern Pride (QRL), North Cairns AFL as well as the medical lead for endurance events including the IRONMAN Cairns, The Ultra50 Marathon, The Great Pyramid Race and the Reef to Reef Mountain Bike Race. He will be working with the Redcliffe Dolphins QRL club in 2025.

He has played representative hockey and cricket for Tasmania and has a passion for a wide variety of sports with his sporting highlight being part of Tasmania’s first gold medal winning team in the Australian Hockey League in 2014.

He has an interest in all aspects of sport and exercise medicine, especially acute traumatic injuries, complex knee, ankle and foot injuries, bone stress injuries and degenerative disorders such as osteoarthritis.

Current Appointments:

• Club Doctor – Redcliffe Dolphins QRL (2025 - present)

Career Highlights & Past Affiliations:

•  Team Doctor – North Cairns AFL (2024)
•  Team Doctor – Northern Pride QRL (2022 – 2024)
• Team Doctor – Hockey Australia, Hockey 5s World Cup, Oman (2024)
• Medical Lead – Cairns IRONMAN (2024)
• Medical Lead – Reef to Reef Mountain Bike (2023)
• Medical Lead – Green Island Open Swim (2023)
• Medical Lead – Confraternity Cup, Rugby League (2022-present)
• Medical Officer – Cairns Ultramarathon (2022)
• Medical Officer – Cairns IRONMAN (2022-2023)
• Match Day Medical Officer – Cairns Taipans NBL (2021-2022)
• Match Day Medial Officer – Queensland Cricket (2024)