Peter Brukner
OAM, MBBS, D Sc(honoris causa), FACSEP, FASMF, FACSM, FFSEM
Sport And Exercise Medicine Specialist, Public Health Campaigner
Peter Brukner is a world renowned sport and exercise physician who has played a leading role in the development of sports medicine both in Australia and internationally. More recently Peter has become a passionate advocate of improving nutrition particularly in those with chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes.
Peter is the founding partner of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. A founding Executive Member of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, he served two terms as President and played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia.
Nutrition
Peter is the co-founder of the public health campaign SugarByHalf and is committed to the challenge of improving the nation’s health with improved diet and increased physical activity. His best selling book A Fat Lot of Good was published in 2018. Peter is also the Founder and Chair of Defeat Diabetes, an app and web-based program, aimed at improving diabetes control through diet. His latest book The Diabetes Plan was published in March 2023.
Monthly Highlights
Jan 2025
Power of nutrition in health and sports
Podcast
2025 Senior Australian of the Year
Award
In a recent ceremony attended by the Victorian Governor and Premier, Peter was named the 2025 Senior Australian of the Year for Victoria, in recognition of both his sports medicine work and his public health advocacy. Peter, with the other State winners, now goes on to Canberra for the National Australian of the Year announcement by the Prime Minister on January 25th.