Dr Margo Mountjoy

Dr. Mountjoy (MD, PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University Medical School and Regional Assistant Dean of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University.

She is also a clinician scientist – the Chief Medical Officer of the sport medicine department at the Health + Performance Centre at the University of Guelph, for 30 years. Dr. Mountjoy works for several International Sports organizations in the field of sports medicine including the International Olympic Committee (Games Group), the International Federations of Golf, Rugby and FIFA, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and for the World Anti-Doping Agency. She is a retired elite artistic swimmer.

Her areas of clinical expertise and research interests are in the field of female athlete health, safeguarding in sport, and mental health. She has worked in these fields for the International Olympic Committee as a member of various Expert Working Groups. Through her role on ASOIF, she also has expertise in event medical planning. She is an active advocate of the promotion of holistic athlete-centred health care.