Dr Noel Pollock

Dr Noel Pollock is a highly experienced Consultant in Sports & Exercise Medicine with specialist expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound, muscle and tendon injury, and sports rehabilitation. He is also a Senior Lecturer in MSK Ultrasound with the Sports Medicine Ultrasound Group (SMUG), where he teaches the clinical application of ultrasound in complex sporting injuries.

His clinical and teaching work has a particular focus on muscle and tendon pathology, including hamstring, calf and Achilles injuries. He combines diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided procedures with clinical assessment, rehabilitation planning and return-to-sport decision-making.

Noel is internationally recognised for his work in muscle injury classification and rehabilitation and played a key role in the development of the British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification (BAMIC). He is also an Associate Professor at University College London, combining clinical practice with research and postgraduate education.

His expertise is underpinned by extensive experience in elite sport, including 15 years with British Track and Field and senior medical leadership roles with British Athletics. This gives Noel a highly practical, evidence-based approach to teaching MSK ultrasound and sports injury management.