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William Roberts, MD, Family Medicine, Saint Paul, MN, M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital

WilliamOliverRobertsMD

Family Medicine • Saint Paul, MN

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School

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Summary

  • William O Roberts MD, MS, FACSM, FAAFP is a Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, and Director of Sports Medicine Program 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; the Medical Director for Twin Cities in Motion and the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon; the Chair of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for the Minnesota State High School League; and Medical Director 2021 and a member of the USA Soccer Cup Tournament Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. 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 Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaMS, Family Medicine and Community Health, 1979 - 1981
  • University of Minnesota/North Memorial Hospital
    University of Minnesota/North Memorial HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaMS, 1981
  • University of Minnesota Medical School
    University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1978
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 1970 - 1974
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1979 - 2024
  • GA State Medical License
    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

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Journal Articles

  • Recommendations to Optimize Health in Youth Runners  
    Tenforde A, Roberts WO, Krabek BJ, A, Davis IS, Frederickson M, Luke A, Ackerman K, Strength and Conditions Journal, 1/21/2019
  • Running USA Best Practice Guide: Medical Operations for Road Races  
    Roberts WO, Running USA, 1/1/2019
  • Medical encounters at mass community-based endurance sport events: An international consensus statement on definitions and methodology of recording and reporting data  
    Schwellnus 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
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Exercise and Sports Cardiology Vol 3: Exercise Risks, Cardiac Arrhythmias, and Unusual Problems in Athletes 
    Chapter: Emergency Cardiac Care of Athletes (Chap 21). 
    Roberts WOEditors: Thompsons PA, Fernandez AB.World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ2018
  • Preparation and management of mass participation endurance sporting events (Version 1.0). 
    Roberts WOUpToDate, UpToDate, Inc.2017
  • Netter�s Sports Medicine: The Team Physician�s Handbook 
    Chapter: Management of Mass Participation Events (Chapter 97: 736-743). 
    Roberts WOEditors: Madden C, Putukian M, McCarty E, and Young C.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2017
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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
  • Marathon Medicine � Demands of Training and Competition, Medical Issues, and Injuries. 
    Roberts WO
    1/1/2016
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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 Habits
    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 Minnesota
    Interview with Dr. William Roberts, Youth Sports Medicine Advisor, University of MinnesotaApril 20th, 2021
  • Fitness Promoted as COVID-19 Defense
    Fitness Promoted as COVID-19 DefenseAugust 11th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. William Roberts, Dr. William Roberts, MD, Dr. W Roberts, Dr. William Oliver Roberts