Seamus McCafferty

Seamus is a Clinical Scientist registered with the Health Care Professions Council. He originally graduated with BSc (Hons) in Physiology and Sport Science from University of Glasgow in 2008 and continued his studies completing his MSc in 2010. Initially, Seamus worked as a specialist Clinical Physiologist within NHS Tayside where he worked between a pulmonary function laboratory and a vascular laboratory. Here he learned how to perform cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and basic lung function measurements and learned how to perform diagnostic vascular ultrasound scans. This gave him experience in the clinical aspects of physiology and disease processes.

Seamus is well travelled with the Scottish National football teams and over the last 10 years has supported teams from U16 to A squad including at the European Championship Finals in Germany. He also has a keen interest in football coach education. He has been delivering physiology content on courses for the Scottish FA for 7 years and most recently was part of the group who wrote and delivered the pilot UEFA fitness for football licence. This qualification is a first of its kind for fitness coaches working in elite football.

Academically he is an Associate Lecturer at University of Glasgow teaching on the undergraduate and postgraduate Sports Medicine degree courses​. His research has seen him investigate endurance nutrition methods as part of his MSc thesis which involved collection data on athletes at Mountain Mayhem (24 hour X-country cycling event), Trans Scotland (Cross Country Cycling), as well as the Dublin Marathon and laboratory-based assessments. He was also part of a team performing research behind the products developed by HIGH5 sports nutrition company.

In addition to carrying out all our physiological laboratory testing, Seamus also holds a qualification in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound for musculoskeletal conditions, specialising in the shoulder, knee and ankle tendons.

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