Dr Anita Green is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Medicine in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, at The University of Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science and a Masters (Coursework) from The University of Queensland. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian Sports Medicine Federation, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Throughout her career, Green has worked as a general practitioner and sports doctor at the University of Queensland Health Service, contributing to clinical services, education, and research in sports medicine and physical activity.

Her academic interests focus on sports medicine, general practice, physical activity promotion, clinical assessment of practical skills, exercise physiology in peripheral arterial disease, cancer prevention and early detection, and physical activity during pregnancy and postpartum. Green has produced over 25 scholarly works from 1996 to 2025. Key publications include the co-authored “Australian guidelines for physical activity in pregnancy and postpartum” in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2022), “Exercise: an essential evidence-based medicine” in the Medical Journal of Australia (2018, with Craig Engstrom and Peter Friis), “CanPrevent: a telephone-delivered intervention to reduce multiple behavioural risk factors for colorectal cancer” in BMC Cancer (2012, with Anna L. Hawkes et al.), and “Randomized trial of three strategies to promote physical activity in general practice” in Preventive Medicine (2009, with Christine M. Armit et al.). She also contributed the chapter “Skin Cancer” to the Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology (2007, edited by Adami et al.). Her research has influenced clinical practices by advocating for exercise interventions, developing online assessment tools for practical skills, and advancing interprofessional education in exercise programs. Green’s work underscores the integration of evidence-based exercise medicine into healthcare.

Professional Email: anita.green@uqhealthcare.org.au