Dr Scott is a Heyday Clinic doctor with special interests in plant medicine, sports medicine, and lifestyle interventions. He is passionate about helping patients with musculoskeletal injuries, chronic pain, sleep optimisation, cancer-related symptoms, and mental health concerns. Dr Scott engages in a holistic, empowering, and individualised approach with every patient to ensure the best quality-of-life outcomes.
Dr Scott Janes was born and raised on the NSW Central Coast, and graduated in 2014 from the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England in Armidale, NSW. He moved to the Northern Territory early in his medical career and was part of the Royal Darwin Hospital surgical and trauma team for several years. Having recently returned to Sydney to pursue a career in sports medicine, he has left the busy surgical wards and enjoys using his time with patients to gain an understanding of their experience, while collaboratively establishing treatment goals, and engaging in educational discussion about the endocannabinoid system and the role of plant medicines.
Dr Scott is the co-founder and vice chair of Forward Health NT, an exercise and health-related non-profit organisation based in Darwin. He holds qualifications in:
Foundations of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
Doctors Guide to TGA Approved Medicinal Cannabis Indications – Medihuanna
Keep Rugby Clean – World Rugby anti-doping certificate