Dr. Paddy McCluskey graduated from the UBC School of Medicine in 2005, and the UBC Family Medicine post graduate Victoria program in 2007. He completed an extra year of training sport and exercise medicine in Victoria and obtained his Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2008. He has since worked as a physician in Sport and Exercise Medicine physician in Victoria, BC.

He is a member of the College of Physician and Surgeons of BC, the College of Family Practice in Canada, and the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM). He is an Affiliate Clinical Instructor in the Island Medical Program at the University of Victoria and is a Clinical Instructor for the Victoria Family Practice Residency Program.

He has a BSc in Human Performance (1992) and an MSc in Exercise Physiology (1995) from the University of Victoria. His interests include general Sport and Exercise Medicine, REDS and injuries related to endurance sports. Currently he works as the CMO for Athletics Canada and is the Medical Lead for Triathlon Canada. He has been the medical director of the Victoria Marathon since 2007.

Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Dr. McCluskey moved to Victoria in 1987 to compete for the University of Victoria’s varsity cross country running and track program. He was a three time member of the senior men’s Canadian Cross Country Running Team.