Elite Sports Professional Services
A high end sports injury clinic, in the heart of the Capital, specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injury and illness. We see a mixture of patients; from the City worker who enjoys exercise, to the high end recreational, semi-professional and elite athlete.
Located within Eight Core (part of Eight Club Moorgate) we provide a high end facility, in a fantastic location close to major stations accessing the City of London.
We are recognised by all major private medical insurers and provide doctor led service fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
About us
Elite Sports Professional Services (ESPS) is run by Dr K Parmar who is the main sports doctor working within the clinic. He acts as the Registered Manager regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
Other clinicians who contract out of ESPS, with links and collaborations throughout London and Europe, offer a truly Elite service.
We see musculoskeletal injury and illness and nothing else; this makes us one of only a handful of clinics solely specialising in all aspects of musculoskeletal medicine.
Dr Kalpesh (Kal) Parmar
MBChB, MRCSEd, MSpMed, MSc Med USS, FFSEM UK
Consutlant in Sports and Exercise Medicine
Dr Kal Parmar qualified from Birmingham University in 1995 completing basic surgical training in London and Birmingham through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh before undergoing advanced specialist training in Sports and Exercise Medicine in Australia.
He spent 5 years training in sports and exercise medicine at Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and The Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen, Sydney before relocating to the UK in 2006 to take up the position of Club Doctor and Head of Medical Services for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in the English Premier League; a position he held for two years. He then became Club Doctor, Lead Sports Physician and Clinical Governance Advisor at Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club in 2009, a position he held for 13 years until 2022.
Kal has been involved in treating sports and musculoskeletal related injury and illness since 2001. He has worked in sports from grass roots through to National Teams, having been on tour with the National Australian Men's and Women's senior hockey teams as well as Australian National football teams. Other roles have included Team Doctor for the Australian Cricket Team 2009 Ashes 5th test and 2009 One Day International series; The Wallabies – whilst on tour in the UK in 2008; The Brumbies Rugby Union and Sydney Swans AFL reserve teams, The Matildas, Australian Womens Football Team in 2021 and the Sydney International Tennis tournament. Multisport events include the 2009 World University Games, Belgrade, Serbia; 2015 European Games, Baku, Azerbaijan and the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
He consults and teaches widely in Sports and Exercise Medicine as well as previous teaching roles at UCL and the Centre for Ultrasound Studies in Bournemouth. He has completed Masters degrees in Sports Medicine and Medical Ultrasound, is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine UK and an appraiser for the Faculty. Outside of Medicine, he enjoys the outdoors and the ocean and keeps fit by doing regular hot yoga practice and swimming.
Dr Arti Mahto
BSc, MBBCh (Distinction), MRCP (Rheum) PhD FRCP
Consultant Rheumatologist
Dr Mahto is a London trained Rheumatologist with an interest in early inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, biologic treatments and musculoskeletal ultrasound. She completed her PhD in rheumatoid arthritis from Barts and The London / Queen Mary University. She is also dual qualified in general internal medicine and has an in-depth knowledge of co-morbidities that are associated with inflammatory disease.
She is currently a consultant Rheumatologist at King's College Hospital where she provides early assessment and treatment of inflammatory arthritis and has an interest in complex connective tissue diseases as vasculitis lead for the department. Dr Mahto also runs a dedicated adolescent clinic - working with young people means that she has a holistic, caring approach to disorders such as hypermobility, chronic pain and juvenile onset arthritis. She also treats gout, ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia.
Dr Mahto has a keen interest in patient safety and transparency in healthcare. She has authored several case reports and publications and has maintained her research interests as principal investigator for clinical trials in vasculitis and rheumatoid arthritis. She is a member of the British Society of Rheumatology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
Dr Mahto is personable, friendly and believes that individuals should make informed, evidence-based and holistic choices about their health, treating the patient as a whole.
Irek Bialek
Shockwave specialist
Irek is an experienced, highly qualified and compassionate sports and remedial massage therapist, personal trainer, and private and group pilates and yoga teacher with a history of military training, parachuting, and running. He is continuously looking for ways to better help his clients and is currently continuing his education by working towards a masters degree in Osteopathy.
Irek carries out the shockave therapy at the clinic and is referred patients only after a firm diagnosis and clinical rationale for the treatment has been established by the doctors.
He also runs and owns Integrity Centre based in Moorgate offering more holistic treatments, yoga and pilates.
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Supported by an exceptionally strong team all those involved at LMM have worked together at some point. Personally knowing the workforce gives the additional confidence needed to know they offer an unrivaled services across the UK.
LMM support ESPS in the billing process, liaising with Private Medical Insurers to minimise the stress of navigating the finances.
Professional practice management overseeing practice operations running our operations from their central London office with a team of supervisors, team leaders, and PAs.
Professional administrative service is the foundation of al professional medical practice. Ensuring patients feel cared for from the start of their client journey until the end is of paramount importance.
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Refferal network
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HCA provide exceptional specialist care in all areas of medicine across our network of hospitals and treatment centres. Dedicated departments bring together multidisciplinary teams of consultants and healthcare professionals to share expertise and deliver tailored care.
ESPS predominately uses London Bridge Hospital (The Shard) as its imaging partner for scans. This has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and provides high quality diagnostic imaging and a World Class network of specialists.
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Version 1 April 2024 by Dr K Parmar
Review date April 2025
