Profile
Danielle is a specialist physician with the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise medicine. She obtained a medical degree at the University of Tasmania along with a Bachelor of Medical Science. She has been practicing as a doctor since 2001.
Danielle has worked in several hospitals including St Vincent’s where she completed the Australasian College of Surgeons basic surgical training program. She continues to work as a surgical assistant working closely with orthopaedic surgeons.
Danielle’s interest in general health and the management of sports and musculoskeletal injuries have directed her ongoing practice to expand on these areas as a specialist sports and exercise physician. She completed her fellowship exams in 2019 and was awarded the College Medal prize.
Along with specialist physician training, she has completed the International Olympic Committee Diploma of Sports Medicine and has further training in ultrasound diagnostics and procedures.
Danielle has worked as team doctor in a wide variety of sports at both elite and recreational level encompassing the nuances of team, individual, contact, travel and endurance sports.
Outside of work she enjoys staying active with recreational running, cycling, and skiing. She spent many years rowing and more recently has completed several long course triathlons. She particularly enjoys spending time with her family.
Danielle is passionate about keeping people of all ages active in life and in sport. She relishes the opportunity to help her patients resume a balanced and active lifestyle and to fulfil their activity-related goals.
Sports experience:
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Danielle has worked in AFLW since its inception, starting as the inaugural doctor for Carlton AFLW, then with St Kilda AFLW prior to Richmond Football club.
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Commonwealth Games Medical headquarters team doctor (Hockey - Kookaburras, Badminton, boxing, table tennis, badminton. Birmingham, 2022)
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Weightlifting: Commonwealth games (Gold Coast, 2018)
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Medical Director: Commonwealth Youth Games (Bahamas, 2017)
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Ironman World Championships Kona event doctor (2016)
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Opals World Cup Tour team doctor (Paris, Turkey, Spain, 2018)
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Trans-Tasman Rowing Regatta event doctor, 2016
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TAC cup Western Jets team doctor 2016-7
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International Hockey Festival, event doctor 2017
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'Sufferfest' Mt Martha half ironman event lead doctor, 2016
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game day cover within A league, rugby, netball
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medical Science with Honors
Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery with Honors
International Olympic Committee Diploma of Sports Medicine with Distinction
Fellowship Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians
Recent Publications
Injuries in Australian Rules Football: An Overview of Injury Rates, Patterns, and Mechanisms Across All Levels of Play.
R. Saw et al.
Sports Health, vol. 10, no. 3, 2018
Current trends in tendinopathy management.
T. B. Cardoso, T. Pizzari, R. Kinsella, D. Hope, and J. L. Cook
Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, vol. 33, no. 1, 2019
Patients Undergoing Shoulder Stabilization Procedures Do Not Accurately Recall Their Preoperative Symptoms at Short- to Midterm Follow-up.
D. Hope, J. French, T. Pizzari, G. Hoy, and S. Barwood
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 7, no. 6, 2019
Dr Danielle Hope
Sport and Exercise Physician
Practice Location
Fixture Health
33 Normanby Street,
Brighton VIC 3189