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Michael Fredericson, Dr., MD

Prof and Dir of PMR Sports Med
Stanford University PM&R Program
palo alto, California

Dr. Fredericson is the first physician promoted to Professor of PM&R at Stanford University and is currently Director of PM&R Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Principal Investigator in the Stanford Human Performance Lab. He is a Head Team Physician with the Stanford Sports Medicine Program and the Medical Director for Stanford Club Sports. He is also Founder and Director of the Stanford RunSafe Injury Prevention Program and has worked at both a national and international level with USA Track & Field and the US Olympic Committee.

Dr. Fredericson has been a featured speaker at numerous national and international sports medicine and rehabilitation symposiums and Visiting Professor at many institutions. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles, 30 book chapters and four books focused on an improved understanding and treatment strategies for overuse injuries in athletes. He is currently on the Men's Health Magazine Advisory Board and has also held several scientific editorial appointments, among which are those of co-editor of an upcoming book from Springer Science, Tendinopathy: From Basic Science to Clinical Management (2019); invited editor for a special issue of PM&R Clinics of North America: A Comprehensive Review of Running Injuries (2015); senior founding editor, PM&R, the official scientific journal of the American Academy of PM&R (2007 to 2014); associate editor, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine (1999 to 2004); and editorial board member, Physician and Sports Medicine (1996 to 1999). He is Co-Chairman of the Research Task Force for USA Track & Field and is working on several grants to pursue injury prevention research funded by the Pac-12 Athletic Conference. The impact of his work is widely recognized: he is listed on ResearchGate as the top-cited researcher annually in the Stanford Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and PM&R.

No financial relationships to disclose.

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