Dr Sharron Flahive is a Specialist Sports Medicine consultant having gained Fellowship of the Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Physicians in 2004 and being awarded the college medal for highest achievement in her fellowship exams. She was also the first female Sports Physician to be appointed to a professional rugby union team in 1999 when she was appointed as the NSW Waratahs Chief Medical Officer. She retained this role with the NSW Waratahs since the date of that appointment until the end of season in 2019, looking after the Team for 20 years!
NSWRU honoured this role in 2020 by awarding Sharron life membership. Sharron was also awarded the Joe French award by Rugby Australia for outstanding contribution to Rugby.
Dr Sharron Flahive is the current Team Doctor for the Wallabies Australian Rugby Union Team, Chief Medical Officer for Equestrian Australian and Club Doctor for the Sydney Swans Football Club.
Outside of her team appointments and private practice, Sharron has a devotion to education, teaching and professional development within the Sport and Exercise Medicine field. In2021 she became a concussion and medical consultant on the NRL (National Rugby League) Medical Advisory Panel, in 2019 became an Independent Director on the Board for IRP (International Rugby Players Association) and in 2020 accepted the position as Chair Of Training for ACSEP (Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians).
