Margo Mountjoy

Dr. Margo Mountjoy is an internationally recognized physician and researcher specializing in family medicine, sport and exercise medicine, and elite athlete health. She completed her medical degree and family medicine residency at McMaster University in Canada, followed by a specialty degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine in Ottawa. She also earned a PhD from VU University Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Dr. Mountjoy previously served as the Medical and Scientific Lead at the Health & Performance Centre at the University of Guelph, where she focused on optimizing the health and performance of elite athletes. Throughout her career, she has held several high-performance sport medicine roles, including serving as the National Team Physician for Synchro Canada, the National Endurance Training Centre (middle- and long-distance track athletes), and the National Triathlon and Wrestling Training Centres.

She is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, where she also served as Regional Assistant Dean of the Waterloo Regional Campus.

Internationally, Dr. Mountjoy is Chair of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Medical Consultative Group. She has served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission and has contributed to several IOC working groups focused on safeguarding, harassment and abuse prevention, and mental health. She currently serves as a medical consultant to five International Federations: FIFA, the International Golf Federation, World Netball, the International Federation of Sport Climbing, and World Rugby.

Dr. Mountjoy’s research focuses on elite athlete health and well-being, with particular expertise in safeguarding, mental health, and female athlete health, including Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs).