Prof Gordon Mackay

Professor Gordon MacKay is world-leading sports surgeon and known within the medical and sports community as the inventor of the Internal Brace. Based in Scotland at the Kings Park Hospital, Stirling and Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow. Gordon has worked extensively with the Scottish Rugby Union, Rangers and Celtic football clubs, Scotland's Olympians via his close relationship with Scottish Institute of Sport. He was the official doctor for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Professor MacKay previously played football professionally and was briefly a reserve player for Rangers Football Club. His playing career was unfortunately abandoned when he damaged his own knees and has since dedicated his career to improving outcomes for sportspeople who experience injuries. Since graduating from Glasgow University in 1987, Gordon has enjoyed a highly successful career spanning over 30 years. He has completed sports surgery training at some of the world's leading sports surgery clinics, including Sydney, Adelaide and Sweden. He has now been Scotland's only full time sports surgeon for over 10 years. In 2009 he was appointed Honorary Professor in the School of Sport at Stirling University. Gordon currently works with top North American and European centres focusing on ligament repair and accelerated recovery. His invention of the Internal Brace has changed the way damaged ligaments and tendons are treated, with athletes returning to competitive sport within 6 to 8 weeks of injury (previously 6 to 9 months). He has operated on over 100 professional sportspeople, elite athletes and Olympians. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Sports injuries • Ligament construction (including anterior cruciate knee ligament) • Shoulder stabilisation • Knee surgery • Shoulder surgery • Keyhole surgery • Professional sport • Ankle, Knee & Shoulder surgery • Sports surgery

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2002–2008
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona

2. 2008–2012
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

1. 2012-09–2013-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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h-index: 11 · i10: 4

Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of Orthopaedic Surgery across

   Prof Gordon Mackay, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.3063/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 17

2. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery

   Prof Gordon Mackay, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.1065/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 91

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