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Office
59 Birchwood Road
Saint Paul, MN 55115Phone+1 651-429-6997
Summary
- William O Roberts MD, MS, FACSM, FAAFP is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. His special medical interests are in sports medicine and he has a sub-specialty certificate in Sports Medicine, is a Fellow, Past President, and Past Foundation President of the American College of Sports Medicine; a Fellow and on the Executive Board of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), a charter member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine; a founding member and past President of the International Institute of Race Medicine; Editor in Chief Emeritus for Current Sports Medicine Reports; a current or past Editorial Board Member of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, British Journal of Sports Medicine, and Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, and Physician and Sportmedicine; and the Medical Director Emeritus for Twin Cities in Motion and the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. His research is in ice hockey and marathon related illness and injury. He has authored many research and educational publications in sports medicine, and has presented nationally and internationally on sports medicine topics.
Education & Training
- University of MinnesotaMS, Family Medicine and Community Health, 1979 - 1981
- University of Minnesota/University of Minnesota Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1978 - 1981
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1978
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 1970 - 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1979 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Academy for Excellence in Clinical Practice 2020 University of Minnesota Medical School University of Minnesota Medial School, 2020
- Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians, 2017
- Mary O�Neil Determination Award Mary O�Neil Determination Award, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsApplication of evidence-based recommendations for heat acclimation: Individual and team sport perspectivesJ. Luke Pryor, Evan C. Johnson, William O. Roberts, Riana R. Pryor
Temperature. 2019-01-02 - 2 citationsPreventing Exertional Heat Stroke in Football: Time for a Paradigm Shift.Scott A Anderson, E Randy Eichner, Scott Bennett, Barry P Boden, Bob Colgate
Sports Health. 2024-06-14 - 395 citationsCardiac arrest during long-distance running races.Jonathan H. Kim, Rajeev Malhotra, George Chiampas, Chris Troyanos, John C. Cianca
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2012-01-11
Journal Articles
- Recommendations to Optimize Health in Youth RunnersTenforde A, Roberts WO, Krabek BJ, A, Davis IS, Frederickson M, Luke A, Ackerman K, Strength and Conditions Journal, 1/21/2019
- Medical encounters at mass community-based endurance sport events: An international consensus statement on definitions and methodology of recording and reporting dataSchwellnus M, Kipps C, Roberts WO, Drezner JA, d�Hemecourt P, Troyanos C, Janse Van Rensburg DC, Killops J, Borresen J, Harrast M, Adami PE, Bermon S,Bigard X, Miglior..., Brit J Sports Med, 1/1/2019
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine: 2019 Position Statement on Concussion in SportHarmon KG, Clugston JR, Dec K, Hainline B, Herring SA, Kane S, Kontos AP, Leddy JJ, McCrea MA, Poddar SK, Putukian M, Wilson JC, Roberts WO, Brit J Sport Med; Clin J Sport Med; J Sports Med, 1/1/2019
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Prevalence Of Rash Suspicious For Tinea Among Minnesota High School Wrestlers -2017-18 Season.Berg MA, Roberts WO, Annual Meeting ACSM Research Posters, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2018
- The Piggy Back Sign: Hip Fracture in a Runner.Weber J, Hu C, Roberts WO, Lane KR, Stovitz SD, Annual Meeting ACSM Clinical Case; Med SciSports Exerc., Denver, CO, 1/1/2017
- Dizziness � Runner.Honsvall AM. Roberts WO, Lane KR, Annual Meeting ACSM Clinical Case; Med SciSports Exerc., Denver, CO, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Keynote Lecture � Exertional Heat Stroke Recognition and Management in Athletes.Chengdu, China - 1/1/2019
- Invited Lecture - Medical Education in the United States.Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China - 1/1/2019
- Wellness and Life Balance for Sports Medicine Providers.Orlando, FL - 1/1/2019
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Other
- Guidelines for Competition in the Heat and Cold.Roberts WO, Minnesota State High School League
1/1/2017 - Lightning Policy for Postponement and Cancellation.Roberts WO, Minnesota State High School League
1/1/2017 - Education Scholarship Task Force Report.L. James Nixon, Meghan Walsh, Felix Ankel, Ezgi Tiryaki, Ryan Holton, Andy Skildum, Alan Johns, William O Roberts, Michelle Biros, Jeff Chipman, David Jewison, Steve K..., University of Minnesota Medical School
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Authored Content
- I've Attended Every ACSM Meeting Since 1982June 2021
Press Mentions
- Do You Want a Longer and Happier Life? Consider These Nine HabitsAugust 24th, 2022
- Interview with Dr. William Roberts, Youth Sports Medicine Advisor, University of MinnesotaApril 20th, 2021
- Fitness Promoted as COVID-19 DefenseAugust 11th, 2020
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