Mark Ralfe

Mark Ralfe is a Sports Medicine GP working at Wakefield Sports + Exercise Medicine Clinic in Adelaide. Mark is the past RACGP Chair of Sports Medicine and is currently working in the FFA helping the away soccer teams. Mark has worked for the SANFL, AFL, Cricket Australia and Rugby Australia having started in medical school helping out a local rugby team in New Zealand. He worked for two years as a country doctor in SA before returning to Adelaide and working in general practice and focussing primarily on sports medicine for the last 10+ years.

Mark has a Masters of Sports Medicine, a Part 1 AMAC Fellowship of Acupuncture and postgraduate diplomas in paediatrics and obstetrics. Mark performs sports performance hypnosis with athletes and has an interest in point-of-care MSK ultrasound, especially for the treatment of arthritis and tendon injuries.

Involvement with Teams and Associations

Current:

• FFA - Away Team Doctor

Previous:

• AFL GWS Giants – Adelaide Doctor
• Flinders University – Medical lecturer
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners – Examiner
• South Australian Cricket Association – Assistant Doctor Red Backs + Scorpions
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners – Chair of Sports Medicine
• SANFL Port Adelaide Doctor
• Lacrosse Australian Women's World Cup Doctor 1997
• FIFA World Cup Concussion Doctor for Adelaide
• Cricket Australia World Cup U19 Doctor

Greatest Sporting Moment:

• Port Adelaide Football Club winning the 2004 AFL Grand Final