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Roald Bahr MD PhD is a professor of sports medicine and chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and the Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Sport and Physical Education. He is also a consultant physician at the Department of Sports Medicine at the National Sports Center. He is authorised as sports medicine physician (Idrettslege NIMF) by the Norwegian Society of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He serves as team physician for the national teams in beach volleyball and golf. He is vice-chairman of the National Council on Nutrition and Physical Activity, past president of the Norwegian Society of Sports Medicine, a current member of the Sports Medicine Council of the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, and secretary of the Medical Commission of the International Volleyball Federation. His main research area is sports injury prevention. He is a former national team volleyball player and coach.