Rate My Professor Michael Fredericson

Dr. Michael Fredericson is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University. He is the first physician promoted to Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Stanford and serves as Director of PM&R Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also Co-Director of the Stanford Longevity Center and Founder of the Stanford Lifestyle Medicine program. Dr. Fredericson holds additional roles as Head Team Physician for the Stanford Track and Field and Swimming Teams and as a member of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance. He earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Redlands in 1982 and an MD from New York Medical College in 1988. He completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stanford University Medical Center in 1992 and a fellowship in Sports and Spine Medicine at SOAR in 1993. His research focuses on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of overuse sports injuries in athletes as well as lifestyle medicine interventions for health and longevity. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed articles, 40 book chapters, and five books on these topics and is highly cited with more than 14,000 citations. Dr. Fredericson created the ACGME-accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford University and continues as its director, having trained over 45 fellows. He has held numerous editorial positions, including senior founding editor of PM&R journal from 2007 to 2014, and has served on committees for USA Track and Field and the International Olympic Committee. His honors include the Distinguished Member Award from the American Academy of PM&R in 2023 and the PASSOR Mid-Career Legacy Award. He founded programs such as the Stanford RunSafe Injury Prevention Program and offers an international research fellowship in sports medicine.