Dr. med. Theodora Papadopoulou, MD, BSc, PGDip, MSc, PhD, FEBSM is a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine and an orthopaedic surgeon. She is the Lead Consultant for Hip and Groin section, and for the Military Hip Rehabilitation Outcome Study at the UK Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall. Since 1998, Dora has been a visiting lecturer for a range of Universities. She is the Secretary of the Development Commission of the FIMS; the Secretary General of the European Federation of Sport Medicine Associations; and Executive Board Member of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. She has also worked for various sports events, including Olympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics. She is the Doctor for the International Ultramarathon Spartathlon and the British Spartathlon team. Dr Papadopoulou has authored numerous papers in scientific journals, and is a frequent conference speaker.