Meet the Team

We are a team of highly qualified medics, clinicians and sports professionals with the experience and expertise to provide you with a first-class sports and exercise performance testing service.

Dr Hubert Bland

Dr Hubert Bland is the Chief Medical Officer at the SHPI. He joined us from Linde Healthcare (formerly BOC) where he was the Clinical Director and prior to this he held several posts in the pharmaceutical industry including physician posts in Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim. Hubert’s role is to ensure that all the medical assessments undertaken at the SHPI continue to have the individual’s safety and high quality at their core.

Karen Williams

Karen is a BASES accredited sport and exercise scientist and manager of the Surrey Human Performance Institute. Karen is currently completing a PhD in ultra-endurance exercise and has experience of leading and delivering sport science support to a range of teams and individuals from county to international level. Prior to this post Karen was employed as a senior sport scientist at Liverpool John Moores University. Karen provides evidence based, research informed sports science support to a wide range of sports.

Joe Wainwright

Joe Wainwright is a Sports Physiologist who studied Human Biology with Sports Science at St Mary’s University. Joe has a wealth of experience in the performance testing of athletes, is a member of BASES and is working to gain accreditation in exercise physiology. Joe is also a keen sportsman, competing in hockey and triathlons. He is an enthusiastic and valued member of the team.

Jo Bower

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Mark Garfoot

Mark is the Performance Sport Manager at the Surrey Sports Park working with both the university athletes and the elite teams and individuals that use the facility. A former college lecturer, Mark moved to Norwich City Football Club to take up the role of strength and conditioning coach before moving up to the position as head of sports science. Mark’s interests lie within the areas of exercise physiology and the prescription of training, from both a performance and rehabilitation perspective.