Andrew is a lecturer with the Physiotherapy department. Andrew has worked as a physiotherapist for over a decade in a variety of roles.

This includes working in the community treating people living with neurological conditions, disability, aged care, elite sport, public and private hospitals. Andrew has also worked in public health settings including with the NSW Health COVID-19 operations team and the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry.

Andrew has recently submitted his PhD, investigating the population burden of amateur football (soccer) injuries. Andrew aims to bridge the gap between sports and musculoskeletal medicine and public health.

Areas of expertise

  • Sports injury prevention
  • Epidemiology
  • Economic modelling
  • Co-design
  • Football injuries

Contact details

(03) 9919 5284

Publications

Ross AG, McKay MJ, Pappas E, Bhimani N, Peek, K. “Benched” The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on injury incidence in sub-elite football in Australia: A retrospective population study using injury insurance records. Sci and Med in Football 2022; 15:1-11; https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2143551

Ross AG, McKay MJ, Pappas E, Peek, K. Insurance cost and injury characteristics of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in sub-elite football: a population analysis involving 3 years of Australian insurance data. J Sci Med Sport 2023; 26(7):365-371; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023.06.003

Ross AG, Agresta B, McKay M, Pappas E, Cheng T, Peek K. Financial burden of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in football (soccer) players: an Australian cost of injury study. Inj Prev 2023 Sep 3:ip-2023-044885. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044885

Ross AG, Kim J, McKay MJ, Pappas E, Whalan, M, Hardaker N, Peek, K. A national anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention strategy in football is cost effective: Estimating return on investment for Australia using a Markov Model. MJA 2024 (in press) 

Ross AG, McKay MJ, Pappas E, Whalan, M, Parsanajad, E, Peek, K. The FIFA 11+: Why is adherence so challenging? Insights from a cross-sectional study of stakeholders in Australian amateur football (soccer). Int J Sport Sci & Coach 2023; https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541231174506

Professional memberships

Sports Medicine Australia