Expert diagnosis, management and return to play for all sporting injuries
Dr Mark Muller
BHB, MBChB, FRNZCGP, PGDipSM, FACSEP
Mark is a Sport and Exercise Physician and director of Summit Sports Medicine. Sport and Exercise Physicians or "Sports Physicians" are medical doctors who have completed additional medical specialist training program (at the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, ACSEP)
Mark studied at the University of Auckland before moving to Mount Maunganui in 2002 to begin work as a doctor at Tauranga Hospital. He established a broad background in medicine across various specialties in New Zealand, Australia and England. He initially pursued an interest in Emergency medicine before obtaining Fellowships in General Practice and finally Sport and Exercise Medicine.
He was awarded the medal for first place in the 2016 Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship examinations.
He was also awarded first place in the clinical examinations for General Practice Fellowship examinations in 2012.
Mark has a passion for all things sporting including playing, coaching, watching and fixing sports people! He is an avid surfer and snowboarder and enjoys free diving, scuba diving and fishing.
Mark continues his usual consultant role including twice weekly acute clinics, with no ACC copayment required from patients.
Dr Scott Annett MD, CAQSM
Dr. Annett has joined us from the United States, where he has completed his training as a Sports Medicine Physician. Scott will be working towards having his specialist status recognised in New Zealand. He initially studied at the University of Richmond where he played football, followed by his medical training at the Medical College of Virginia, where he graduated in 2007. Initially Scott completed training programs in both Internal Medicine as well as Pediatrics, and after working several years as a hospital-based clinician, he pursued further training with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic and completed a sports medicine fellowship in 2015. He has been the director of the Steadman Hawkins sports medicine training program now for the past 8 years in South Carolina, where he has been named Faculty of the Year twice. He has been the team physician for local endurance events, high schools, colleges, as well as professional football teams and even the USA Karate team.
Like Mark, Scott enjoys all things sports-related, particularly football, and when not playing on said sports teams, he enjoys coaching his children as well. His family loves to travel and is excited to explore New Zealand and other new countries.
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