Hamish A. Kerr | Albany, NY | Sports Medicine Physician

Dr. Hamish A. Kerr, M.D., is a sports medicine physician based in Albany, New York, USA. He is a Fellowship Director at Albany Medical Center and has completed two years of training in Sports Medicine in his native Scotland, where he served as the team physician for the men’s youth and women’s national soccer teams. Afterward, he completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kerr is currently involved in the prevention of concussion, injury surveillance, and biomechanics research. He has published articles on tackling in rugby and heading in soccer. Dr. Kerr is the head team physician for the Siena College athletic program and serves as a team physician for USA Rugby and the United States Olympic Committee. He is also a Senior Medical Educator for World Rugby, training physicians covering rugby in principles and practice of sports medicine.

Dr. Kerr combines an academic sports medicine practice at Albany Medical Center with practice at Capital Region Orthopaedics. He is the Chairperson of the Medical & Risk Committee for the USA Rugby and serves as a team physician. He is a concussion consultant and tournament team physician for World Rugby and was selected as one of two match day doctors.

In addition to his academic sports medicine practice, Dr. Kerr is a Board Certified Family Physician with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of sports including football, hockey, and endurance sports. He serves as team physician for University at Albany, College of Saint Rose, and Columbia High School.

Dr. Kerr is board certified in internal medicine, sports medicine, and pediatrics. He serves as team physician for all men and women sports at Siena College. His medical education includes a medical degree from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas, and a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric residency at Albany Medical Center.

The Albany Med Health System’s Sports and Exercise Medicine physicians specialize in the medical treatment of conditions such as ankle sprains, muscle strains, knee and shoulder injuries, and fractures. They also provide treatment for concussions, overuse injuries, and sports injuries. The physicians are skilled in identifying causes and potential therapies for sports-related conditions in adults and children, helping patients safely get back to physical fitness and exercise in their daily liv