Nicholas (nick) Peirce BMedSci, BMBS, MRCOG, MSc, FISM, FSEM

Professor Nicholas (Nick) Peirce is the Chief Medical Officer for the England and Wales Cricket Board, having been in post since 2007. He has recently stepped down from the NHS, after over 20 years as a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine and Head of Service at Nottingham University Hospital, with his NHS post including clinical delivery from the National Centre for SEM East Midlands as well as a Specialist Advisor role to PHE. He retired as lead Sports Physician for Nottingham Forest FC in 2018, after 17 years.

Originally trained in Family Medicine, Professor Peirce moved into Sport and Exercise Medicine in 1995 and established a Consultant post in 2001 following an MSc in Sports Medicine, a 2-year Lectureship at Nottingham University, and subsequently an overseas Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Australian Institute of Sport. He has worked extensively with all aspects of medical care for athletes including establishing and leading the English Institute of Sport at Loughborough University for 7 years, CMO for GB World Class Canoeing Programme 1997-2017, Great Britain Rowing, Team GB, and LTA Great Britain Davis Cup team 2001-2007 until moving to cricket. Prof Peirce has attended the Sydney and Athens Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. He was awarded the British Association of Sports Medicine travelling scholarship in 1998 and led the ECB, BMJ award for Sport and Exercise Medicine Team of the Year in 2013 and has been a member of international councils for ICC and ICF as well as international working parties for areas such as concussion. Most recently he was awarded an MBE, for Services to Sport during the COVID-19 pandemic.

His NHS role included leadership in strategy with a focus on health initiatives around prevention, physical activity and prehabilitation. He has been heavily involved in various aspects of healthcare development including the lead for Training Programmes in the East Midlands, Council member for the Faculty for SEM and SAC, and Chair of National Recruitment and Workforce planning for Sport and Exercise Medicine. He has also been involved in anti-doping appeals and MSK developments.