Dr. Louis Holtzhausen

 

Dr. Louis Holtzhausen

Chief of Sports Medicine

Dr Louis Holtzhausen is the Chief of Sports Medicine at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. He is an extraordinary professor of Sports Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College in Qatar.   He holds an M Phil (Sports Medicine) from the University of Cape Town, a PhD in Health Professions Education and a Fellowship of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Fellowship of the Academy of Family Physicians of South Africa.  He is an Associate of the College of Sport and Exercise Medicine of South Africa. His current special interests include sport related concussion, muscle and tendon injuries, and sports medicine education.

Career Achievements:

Dr Holtzhausen is the founder and director of the Aspetar Sports Concussion Program, providing holistic concussion care to all registered athletes in Qatar. He was team physician for many elite and professional sports teams for 25 years including athletics, rugby, cricket, hockey, and the South African Olympic team.  He is a past president, honorary and life member of the South African Sports Medicine Association.  He is a former Head of the Department of Sports Medicine of the University of the Free State in South Africa.  He introduced Exercise is Medicine® in South Africa and Africa. He is a Councillor of the first Council of the College of Sport and Exercise Medicine of South Africa (CSEM(SA)).