Biography
John Philpott, MD, is a Sports Medicine Physician at Cleveland Clinic Canada. Dr. Philpott specializes in the well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults and treats patients from childhood to adulthood. His specialties include obesity, care of young athletes, and physical activity prescription for those with chronic medical conditions.
Born and raised in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Dr. Philpott completed his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, before going on to obtain his Doctor of Medicine from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his paediatric residency in New York City at Beth Israel Medical Center and in Hamilton, Ontario at McMaster University.
Dr. Philpott has been the team physician for the Canadian Senior Men’s and U23 National Soccer Teams, Canadian Senior Men’s and U19 Basketball Teams, and Skate Canada’s Senior National Team. He was selected to serve as a Figure Skating Venue Physician at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Games. He continues his role as the team physician for the Canadian Men’s National Basketball team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Dr. Philpott is an Assistant Professor, Section of Community Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. As a staff physician at the former Hospital for Sick Children’s Sports Medicine Clinic, he continues to teach residents and fellows regularly. He is also on the admission committee for the University of Toronto’s sports medicine fellowship. Dr. Philpott has been published in several journals, including being the principal author or co-author of several position policy statements of the Canadian Paediatric Society and Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. He has appeared on CTV, CTV’s Canada AM, Citytv, CBC Radio, and Global. He has also been published in The Globe and Mail.
When he is not treating patients, Dr. Philpott enjoys practicing what he preaches, continuing with the many sports he began enjoying in his youth - running, basketball, tennis, swimming, and skating - and his adulthood, skiing. He enjoys books, music, film, and theatre.
Education/Training
Residency
McMaster University
Paediatrics (R4)
Hamilton, ON
Residency
Beth Israel Medical Center
Paediatrics
New York, New York
Doctor of Medicine
St. George’s University
School of Medicine
St. George’s, Grenada, WI
Bachelor of Science
Dalhousie University
Chemistry
Halifax, NS
Certifications
- Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine – Dip Sport Med.
Specialty Certification
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons – FRCPC.
- Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics – FAAP.
Specialty Interests
- Care of the young athlete.
- Obesity.
- Physical activity prescription for those with chronic medical conditions.
Professional Memberships
- The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Canadian Paediatric Society.
- Member, Healthy Active Living Committee.
- President, Section on Sport & Exercise Medicine.
- Canadian Medical Association.
- Ontario Medical Association.
- The Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine.
- Past Chair, Paediatric Sport & Exercise Medicine Committee.
- Member, Credentials Committee.
- American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Past Executive Member – CPS Liaison, Council on Sports Medicine & Fitness.
