Dr Vaughan is head doctor for Newport County Football Club and Medical Officer for the British Boxing Board of Control. Having completed undergraduate training in Exeter, he has worked in a variety of hospital specialties throughout South Wales as well as a 2 year period in Australia where he developed his sport and exercise interests with the Newcastle Knights & Manley Sea Eagles NRL teams.

He has a post-graduate diploma in sport and exercise medicine and has been awarded membership to the faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Ireland. Dr. Vaughan has a special interest in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of joint and soft tissue problems in elite athletes and the non-sporting population alike.

He prides himself on providing bespoke, evidence based care, centred on the individual. He is proficient in a variety of joint and soft tissue injections including steroids (cortisone), autologous blood products, visco-supplementation and prolotherapy. He works closely with other members of the PhysioSpace team and can request blood tests, imaging (like x-rays and MRI) and perform onward referral to his close network of specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons.

CLINICAL INTERESTS - Sports injuries/overuse injuries, Muscle and joint pain, Wear and tear conditions, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Tennis and Golfer’s elbow, Tendinopathies and bursitis, Sports concussion and graduated return to play protocols, Overtraining/underperformance syndrome, The female athlete triad, Exercise induced asthma, Private GP consultations

SPORTING INTERESTS - Football, Rugby, Running