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An experienced Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician, Dr Samantha May has a specific interest in female athlete health (RED-S), concussion management, running injuries, osteoarthritis and tendinopathy. She is the Head Doctor for the Melbourne Vixens Netball Club at the Victorian Institute of Sport, the Australian Diamonds Team Doctor, Head Doctor to the AFL Umpires, and consults for the Essendon Football Club’s AFLW team. Joining the Alphington Sports Medicine team in 2020, Samantha has extensive experience working in elite sports including AFL/AFLW, cricket, athletics (track and field), gymnastics, hockey, sailing, rowing and tennis. Samantha completed her specialist training under the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2024, and she recently completed her Master of Applied Science (Research) through La Trobe University on the topic “Ultrasound Measurement of Gastrocnemius Muscle Architecture in Athletes”. Samantha completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Advanced Medical Science at The University of Melbourne in 2013. She completed a Diploma of Sports Medicine through the International Olympic Committee in 2016, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Management of Pain by online distance learning through The University of Edinburgh in 2015.