Dr Gary Couanis is a sports doctor working in Perth, WA. Gary is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and therefore you DO NOT NEED A REFERRAL from you GP to make an appointment and to access a medicare rebate.
Gary has worked with national sporting teams in Hockey, Soccer and Surf Lifesaving. He is currently the team doctor for the Perth Wildcats (basketball) and has previously been the team doctor for South Fremantle Football Club. He has also worked with elite sportspeople as diverse as Cirqu de Soleil performers to Arctic Adventurers.
Gary works exclusively in Sport and Exercise medicine which means he is able to diagnose and treat Sport/Exercise/Work related injuries, safely prescribe exercise for medical conditions, advise regarding performace medicine and deal with conditions such as athletic fatigue.
Gary's personal interest area is in endurance sports - mainly triathlon and multisport.? As a junior, Gary competed at a state, national and international level in Swimming.? He has completed a solo Rottnest Channel crossing, a sub-3hr marathon and is an Ironman Triathlon finisher.
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