Dr. George Janko
Dr. George Janko has had a long-term interest in preventive medicine for the body, mind and soul and began his career in sports medicine in 1980.
Dr Janko opened Melbourne's second multidisciplinary sports medicine
centre, originally the Sportsman's Clinic (now McKinnon Sports
Medicine) in 1983, and subsequently became one of the founding
directors of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre. He is the medical
director of McKinnon Sport Medicine and the Institute of Health and
Fitness, the education arm.
George began with Bounce Health Group at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre in 2009 as one of our most experienced sports doctors working with both recreational and elite athletes.
George's passion for using biomechanics and his knowledge garnered from
an integrated approach integrating multiple disciplines, has assisted
his diagnostic skills and treatment regimes for injuries and chronic
conditions.
Together with a local division of General Practice, of which he was a
director until recently, he runs courses to teach General Practitioners
about gyms and strength training as a means of improving patient health.
He was team doctor for Melbourne Uni Blues FC, Melbourne FC, Australian
Powerlifting, the Reds Baseball team, and continues to be the doctor
for the VAFA State representative Squad. George also manages the national, and state swimmers out of the Vic Centre Swimming Program at MSAC.
More recently Dr Janko has studied the latest research on male
menopause and anti-ageing medicine. This is an area that he believes
has been neglected by conservative medical forces and is certainly not
mainstream. Nevertheless studies and male hormone level measurements
certainly show how these changes may affect men's health equally or
even more than menopause affects women's health.
George is a member of the Australian College of Sports Physicians, the
International Society for Hypnosis, and the Association for Diving and
Hyperbaric Medicine. He has an MBA from Melbourne Business School.
He loves tennis, gyms, and cycling, but also loves to relax with a good
book and loves his sleep. He is married to Karen Inge, a leading sports
dietitian, and they have two children of whom they are very proud.