Cape Town based
Prof. Wayne Derman has been named as the Chief Medical Officer of the South African team to the London 2012 Paralympics (and he tells us that's the team that's going to deliver the medals!)
Wayne is the Professor of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the UCT Sport Science Institute of South Africa and is Co-Director of the Sports Medicine Services and Research Group, incorporating the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence and IOC Research Centre for Injury Prevention and Health of the Athlete at the Institute.
He is a senior partner at the Sports Medicine Practice of the Sport Science Institute of South Africa. This practice provides specialist Sports Medical consulting services to the South African Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, Commonwealth & Olympic Teams as well as members of the public.
Professor Derman has played an important role in clinical support for South Africa’s athletes at International level. He fulfilled the positions of Chief Medical Officer for the South African Team to the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and more recently, Medical Officer for the South African Paralympic Team to Beijing in 2008. In December to May 2002, he served as Flight Surgeon to Cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth during the “First African in Space” mission in Russia and recently served as the Medical Officer for Cape Town for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Having diverse interests, he has been awarded many accolades in his career ranging from a Fellowship of the American College of Sports Medicine; the Val Schreire Award for the Outstanding Investigator in the Cardiovascular Field in Southern Africa; the Paul Harris award from Rotary International for community contribution; to a Mondi Award nomination for journalism. In December 2004, Professor Derman was named recipient of the Department of Health and Health Professionals Council award for Excellence in Health Care in South Africa. He is presently Specialist Sports Medical Editor of Men’s Health and is widely regarded as a popular entertaining and humorous educational and motivational speaker.
His most popular presentations include: “The zone of total engagement”. Imagine the difference it will make to your life if you could achieve the same levels of performance in your endeavors as those endeavours by Olympic and Paralympic athletes in their chosen sports. Dr Derman will share the latest scientific insights as well as the lessons learnt from work with International elite athletes to help non-athletes maximise their own performance.
“Mark Shuttleworth’s Odyssey; a personal physician's front row seat”; This talk relives the medical and physiological challenges and hurdles Mark had to overcome to become the First African in Space. The extraordinary behind the scenes training for this mission is relived and the astonishing Russian space rituals are described. This talk provides insight into the Space Tourism industry and the personality who was awarded the South African Newsmaker of the Year award and has inspired a nation to reach for their dreams (visuals and video by Peter Ribton).
“Staying young whilst getting older - without Botox Prozac or Viagra”; With “anti-ageing”,”preventative medicine” and “wellness” fast becoming key buzz words in personal health care and performance, this talk provides both an entertaining and intellectual perspective aimed at encouraging the listener to evaluate their current state of health & wellbeing from a holistic perspective.
“How we won the 2010 World Cup – and other amazing stories”; A behind the scenes glimpse of what really happened at the World Cup. The FIFA 2010 World Cup was arguably the largest and most successful event ever hosted by South Africa and probably touched the lives of all South Africans. Whilst watching this event, did you ever wonder: How the stage management of the tournament seemed so faultless? Was the security of the Cape Town Stadium ever at risk? Why this world cup seemed different to all world cups you have seen before? What happens behind the scenes before the players come out onto the pitch? What happens behind the scenes after the final whistle is blown? What happens when a player gets injured? What is the legacy that has remained after FIFA has left our shores?
Wayne was the Venue Medical Officer for Cape Town for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
A percentage of Dr Derman's fees go to "Operation Smile" to repair work for kids with facial deformities
His clients have included: Navigator, Stryker, Aspen, Acsis, Glenrand MIB, Glenrand, SAP, Discovery, Servest, Muscle Science, UPD, Cadiz, Johnson & Johnson, MediClinic, Spar-Build-It, Dept of Sport SA, Alexander Forbes, SASOL Technology, Medtronics, LUASA, Reebok, iiAA Berlin, SASOL Nitro, WPO Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, YPO SriLanka, Woolworths, New Balance, SAB, Fedhealth.