ABOUT

Dr. Kristin Wingfield is a board certified primary care sports medicine specialist who sees all types of athletic injuries, including acute and overuse, in all age groups, children to masters. Her patients are weekend warriors, active people, recreational to elite athletes, dancers and performing artists. She enjoys using her extensive experience in elite sports to help others recover from their injuries and get back to the activities they love as quickly as possible. She believes in active recovery and guides patients with close monitoring and return to sport protocols.

Dr. Wingfield herself was an elite gymnast on the Canadian gymnastics team, an elite Canadian springboard diver, and a professional acrobat in Cirque Du Soleil. She performed in Mystere before and during medical school and residency training.

Dr. Wingfield received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario in honors Kinesiology, and continued with her medical training at University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, from which she received her M.D. degree. She then completed her Family Medicine Residency at Saint Paul’s Hospital Site at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. In 2004, Dr Wingfield completed the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Stanford University.

Dr. Wingfield is also currently the medical director of the Wellness Center of the San Francisco Ballet. She worked for many years as a team physician to Team TWENTY24 women’s professional cycling team. In 2010, she worked at the host medical clinic at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games caring for the Olympic athletes and staff on site in Whistler, British Columbia. She has traveled as a team physician for the Canadian Alpine ski team to World Cup ski races, as well as with the Canadian Women’s basketball team. She was the team physician for Canada at the FINA World championships in 2003 in Barcelona, and she worked with the Canadian medical team at the Sydney Olympic Games as a medical student.

In 2023 she was elected to the World Aquatics (previously FINA) Sports Medicine Committee, which oversees sports medicine coverage and issues internationally in all aquatic sports - swimming, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming, waterpolo and high diving. She recently traveled to Doha, Qatar, for the World Aquatics Championships and will be working at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in this capacity.

Dr Wingfield has recently made a move to private practice in order to provide top level care for her patients in a more intimate setting, and she sees patients in Mill Valley and San Francisco locations.

TEAM PHYSCIAN

  • SAN FRANCISCO BALLET - MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Current

    Team physician 2016 - Present

  • World Aquatics SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITEE

    2023 - Present

    World Aquatics Championships Doha 20204 & Olympic Games, Paris 2024

    FINA World Aquatic championships 2003, Team physician Canada

  • USA Triathlon

    World Multi-Sport Championships 2023

    Ibiza, Spain

  • Team Twenty20

    Women’s Professional Cycling Team 2010-2020

  • Cirque du Soleil

    Touring Shows - San Franciso 2005-2010

  • Canadian Alpine Ski Team

    2004-2010

  • Canadian National Women's Basketball Team

    2004-2007

  • Marin Academy High School

    2014-2023

  • Academy of Arts University Athletics

    2013-2020

  • Dominican University Athletics

    2009-2015

  • 2010 Winter Olympic Games

    Host Physician - Athletes and Officials

    Vancouver/Whistler, Canada

  • 2000 Sydney Olympic Games

    Canadian Medical Team

CREDENTIALS

Fellowship: Stanford University Sports Medicine, 2003-2004

Residency: Family Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, UBC Department of Family Medicine, Vancouver, Canada, 2001-2003

Medical School: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1997-2001

Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario, London Ontario: Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Kinesiology 1989-1993

Affiliations:

  • Canadian Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine

  • American College of Sports Medicine

Dr Wingfield is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. 

PUBLICATIONS

Injury Patterns and Injury Rates in the Circus Arts: An Analysis of 5 Years of Data From Cirque du Soleil. Ian Shrier, Willem H. Meeuwisse, Gordon O. Matheson, Kristin Wingfield, Russell J. Steele, François Prince, James Hanley, Michael Montanaro. American Journal of Sports Medicine: June 2009;37(6):1143-1149. 

The Pre-participation Evaluation: an Evidence-Based Review.  Wingfield KA, Matheson GO, Meeuwisse WH. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine: 2004;14(3):109-122.

Vasospasm-induced Stroke in a Varsity Athlete Secondary to Ephedrine Ingestion. Foxford, Robert J. MD, Sahlas, Demetrios J. MD, Wingfield, Kristin A. MD. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: May 2003;13(3):183-185.

Peer review commentary Sports Medicine Journal Club

Neuromuscular training to prevent knee injuries in adolescent female soccer players.” Wingfield, KA. Ed Hart, L, Lotter, A. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2013; 23 (5): 407-8.

MEDIA

2002 Academy Awards Performance

Dr. Wingfield performed as a bungee trapeze artist during the 2002 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

The Next Fitness SHOW

Dr. Wingfield is interviewed live on this podcast and she discusses her background and sports injuries - when to see the doctor and what pain to worry about.

Huffines Human Performance Podcast

Dr. Wingfield brings an incredibly interesting perspective and experience to Sports Medicine and we have a fun chat about a side of sports medicine that many don’t think about.

Canadian Medical Associatioin Journal

British Columbia MD combined life in the circus with medical school. - Heather Kent

The Washington Post

When kids specialize in a sport, remember these training principles - Ian McMahan

Teaching Presentations

Low Back Pain in Athletes

Dance Medicine: Grace Under Pressure