Dr. Joshua Heerey is a physiotherapist and post-doctoral research fellow at La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

He obtained his PhD in 2021, with his research programme focussing on understanding the relationship between hip joint imaging findings and pain, and risk factors for development of early hip osteoarthritis in football players. He has published numerous articles examining the diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular hip conditions and is a current member of the International Hip-Related Pain Research Network and Young Athlete’s Hip Research Collaboration, which are multi-disciplinary international research teams created to improve the care of people living with hip and groin conditions.

Dr. Heerey works clinically at Lifecare Prahran Sports Medicine Clinic in Melbourne. He has a particular interest in the management of longstanding hip and groin conditions.