Steven Stovitz, MD, MS
 Associate Professor
Associate Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Research
Expertise Family medicine, sports medicine, adult and pediatric obesity Education MD, Medical College of Virginia
MS, University of Minnesota
Tufts University Family Medicine Residency Bio Stovitz completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Hennepin County Medical Center and currently is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a senior associate editor at the British Journal of Sports Medicine. His clinical work is divided between the University of Minnesota departments of orthopedic surgery and intercollegiate athletics, where he is a team physician for University athletes. Stovitz’s primary research involves a variety of issues in the study of obesity. Contact Information 717 Delaware St SE, Suite 420
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-624-0305
stovitz@umn.edu Recent Publications Nelson TF, Stovitz SD, Thomas S, Lavoi NM, Bauer KW, Neumark-Sztainer, D. Do youth sports prevent pediatric obesity? A systematic review and commentary. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2011, Nov;10(6):360-370. Stovitz SD, Demerath EW, Hannan PJ, Lytle LA, Himes JH. Growing into obesity: Patterns of height growth in those who become normal weight, overweight, or obese as young adults. Am J Hum Biol. 2011;23(5):635-41. VanWormer JJ, Linde JA, Harnack LJ, Stovitz SD, Jeffery RW. Self-weighing frequency is associated with weight gain prevention over two years among working adults. Int J Behav Med. 2011. Advance online publication. Stovitz SD. Pediatric obesity, sports, and sports medicine. In: Micheli L, ed. Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications; 2011. Stovitz SD, Batt ME. The epidemic has gone global: Can Exercise Is Medicine help quell the tide? [letter] British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2010;44(10):693.
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