For all patients, MRI scan referrals from Sports Physicians are now eligible for a rebate from Medicare when performed at a rebatable MRI machine. Not all MRI machines are rebatable under the Federal Health regulations and unfortunately GP and Physiotherapist MRI referrals are not eligible for a rebate at these specific machines.
| Dr Luke Inman MBBS, B Med Sc(Hons) |
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Sports Medicine Registrar
Inman is the team doctor for the Junior Waratahs, Sydney Swans reserve grade and Shore school rugby. He practices as a sports doctor at the Narrabeen Sports Medicine Centre and the North Sydney Sports Medicine Centre in Crows Nest, treating patients with a variety of sports related injuries. Inman also assists four prominent orthopaedic surgeons: Dr A. Stuart Watson at the Delmar Private Hospital, Drs Mervyn Cross and Andrew Wines at The Mater Hospital; and, Dr Jonathon Herald at Castlecrag Private Hospital. Inman has been a qualified doctor since finishing his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree at the University of Sydney in 2006. He worked for three years at a range of public hospitals in New South Wales as an intern, resident and senior resident (predominately in the emergency department and intensive care) before passing his exams and interviews to be accepted on to the sports medicine specialist training scheme through the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. He has covered a plethora of sports in addition to Rugby Union and AFL such as Rugby League, Tennis, Athletics and Muay-Thai kick boxing and is well known for his practical, on field medical coverage. Inman has a unique background. As a rugby player he represented Australia in seven aside rugby in 21 tournaments around the world between 1999 and 2008, and captained his country in six of those competitions. A highlight for Inman was playing for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. As a full time professional player between 2000 and 2002 Inman earned 20 caps for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 12 and impressed as the Tahs Top Try Scorer in the Super competition in 2001. He was rewarded with selection in the Australia A side to play the British Lions in 2001 before making the decision to follow his passion and study medicine full time. Throughout Inman’s two degrees he was a 1st XV Player for Sydney University for ten seasons (over 100 first grade caps), winning the Premiership three times as well as being awarded a prestigious University Blue and representing Australian Universities 1st XV. After completing school at Waverley College in 1995 Inman completed a Bachelor Medical Science (Honours) and represented Australia in the Under 21’s rugby team in 1998. |
