FELIPE LOBELO, MD., PhD., FAHA Associate Professor of Global Health Director, Exercise is Medicine Research and Collaboration Center 1518 CLIFTON ROAD - CNR 7051 • ATLANTA • GA • 30322 • USA E-MAIL: [email protected]OR [email protected]PHONE: +1 (770) 727- 5403 (O) OR +1 (404) 307-4027 (C) EDUCATION June 2004 – June 2008 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC - USA PhD (Exercise Science – Health Aspects of Physical Activity). Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science August 2002 – June 2004 Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia MEQ (Especialization in Basic and Clinical Epidemiology). School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine January 1996 – June 2002 Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia MD (Doctor of Medicine and Surgery). School of Medicine, Graduate School PROFESSIONAL TRAINING July 2008 – June 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA - USA EIS Fellowship (Epidemic Intelligence Service Post-doctoral training).
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FELIPE LOBELO, MD., PhD., FAHAAssociate Professor of Global Health
Director, Exercise is Medicine Research and Collaboration Center
June 2004 – June 2008 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC - USA
PhD (Exercise Science – Health Aspects of Physical Activity). Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science
August 2002 – June 2004 Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia
MEQ (Especialization in Basic and Clinical Epidemiology). School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
January 1996 – June 2002 Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia
MD (Doctor of Medicine and Surgery). School of Medicine, Graduate School
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
July 2008 – June 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA - USA
EIS Fellowship (Epidemic Intelligence Service Post-doctoral training). National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and ObesityPhysical Activity and Health Branch. CDC/WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity and Health
October 2002 – September 2003 Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia
Mandatory Social Service Year (Colombian MD License # 79945328 – General Practitioner).
School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
February 2001 – May 2001 Miami University, School of Medicine Miami, Fl - USA
William J. Harrington Medical Training Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital (Cardiology, Nephrology, Sports Medicine)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2014 onwards Emory University Atlanta, GA - USAAssociate Professor, Hubert Global Health Department, Rollins School
of Public HealthEmory University, Atlanta GA
Projects/Roles:Director Exercise is Medicine Global Research and Collaboration Center
March 2013 – August 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA - USAMedical Epidemiologist, Division Diabetes Translation, Epidemiology
and Surveillance BranchNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion -
CDC
Projects/Roles:Scientific advisor in the area of primary prevention of Diabetes including
providing guidance on:
Evidence related to community translation studies of diabetes prevention, and delivery modes
Primary resource/contact, for correspondence, briefs, large HMO and media inquiries related to the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), its science base and rationale, implementation, dissemination and scaling-up
Advise and contribute to decisions related to policies and procedures of the National DPP intervention.
Develop an applied research and translation agenda (both domestic and global) for the National DPP and contribute to its evaluation.
Assessment of primary prevention approaches that are complementary to the National DPP.
Identify new datasets and components to enhance national, state, and local surveillance of primary prevention as well as community and policy-level interventions for diabetes prevention.
A systematic review summarizing the current status and trends of primary prevention and the enhancement of primary prevention-related surveillance and applied research
Contribute to the development of a long-range plan for sustainable surveillance for risk factors, pre-diabetes and diabetes in youth.
August 2011 - February 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA – USA Lead Epidemiologist, Global Health Promotion Office, Office of the Director National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - CDC
Projects/Roles: Coordinate CDC’s global capacity building efforts through the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) in target countries (Colombia, Brazil, China, Thailand, Jordan, Tanzania) and serve as technical advisor to advance CDC’s global NCD agenda, including providing guidance on
Serve as the lead technical advisor for the development and implementation of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) tracks focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to develop cadres of field epidemiologists who can practice evidence-based public health and strengthen NCD surveillance in priority countries.
Participate in the development and adaptation of NCD curricula for FETP, including module development, piloting, and revision/clearance of materials
Manage the mentorship framework among CDC/NCCDPHP subject matter experts, CDC EIS officers and NCD FETP fellows in pilot countries.
Review NCD projects developed by FETP trainees for scientific quality and appropriateness, and assist NCD-track FETP trainees in preparing written and oral scientific presentations and publications.
Assist FETP faculty and trainees in the design and implementation of applied NCD epidemiology projects aimed at developing more effective public health interventions.
Serve as instructor in NCD courses and provide technical assistance and one-on-one mentoring to NCD FETP fellows/ trainees.
Represent the Global Health Promotion Office and the Center on matters related to global NCDs (PAHO, WHO, NIH, HHS, Ministries of Health, National and International Scientific Organizations and NGOs)
Coordinate the development, piloting and implementation of a tool for the assessment of NCD capacity at ministries of health requesting CDC technical assistance
CDC’s Project officer for the GOL (Guide for Obesity in Latinos), GUIA (Guide for Useful Interventions for Physical Activity in Brazil and Latin America) and Exercise is Medicine (domestic and global implementation and evaluation)
Provide technical assistance to MOHs on the development and implementation of evidence-based NCD prevention and control programs including hypertension control, smoking cessation, obesity/diabetes prevention, community-based physical activity interventions and clinical-community linkages.
Primary mentor and supervisor for GHPO’s EIS officer (Jonetta Johnson), ORISE fellow (Isabel Garcia), and visiting scholars (China, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico)
July 2010 - July 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA – USA Health Scientist, Research and Development Team, Physical Activity and Health Branch Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - CDC
Projects/Roles:Conduct and evaluate translational research and comparative effectiveness models of physical activity interventions for the prevention and management of NCDs, in the environmental and primary care settings, including providing guidance on:
Guide to obesity prevention in US and Latin America (GOL) project. To better understand, assess and develop evidence-based strategies and recommendations to effectively prevent obesity in Latin-American communities and populations in the US, Mexico and other Latin-American countries. Role: Project officer. Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Partnerships: University of San Diego Prevention Research Center, Mexican Public Health Institute –
Evaluation of physical activity programs in Latin-America (Project GUIA 2). Purpose: To establish best practices and evidence-based recommendations for physical activity programs implemented in Latin-American countries. Role: Investigator. Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Partnerships: University of Saint Louis Prevention Research Center, National Ministries of Health – Brazil, Mexico and Colombia
CDC Guidance on Development of Health Risk Assessment – Purpose: As part of Health reform/Affordable Care Act, to provide HRSA/Medicare-Medicaid with guidance for the development of a Health Risk Assessment tool for use in the 65 and older US population. Role: Nutrition, physical activity and obesity SME
Exercise is Medicine. Purpose: To establish physical activity assessment and counseling in the coreparadigm of disease prevention and treatment and in the health care systems and electronic medical records of US and Latin-American countries. Role: Co-Principal Investigator: Project development, funding consecution. Funded by: American College of Sports Medicine –Partnerships: Physical Activity Network of the Americas (PANA), National Ministries of Health, local research universities, American College of Sports Medicine.
Economic evaluation of physical activity interventions. Purpose: to perform an economic analysis including cost-effectiveness of physical activity interventions based on a systematic review of the literature. Role: Co- investigator.
FIFA’s 11 for Health International Implementation – Purpose: Deliver physical activity soccer interventions and evidence-based health education messages to school-children in LMIC as part of the FIFA initiative. Role: Health diplomacy, subsequent research and evaluation projects are expected in the US, Latin America and Africa.
The Walk-app-eal Atlanta Pilot Study. - Purpose: Combining Web Search Engines, Social Networking Sites and Smartphones for Objective Walking Assessment, Promotion and Surveillance; Proof-of concept grant application (CDC iFund Application). Role: PI.
Healthy Hospital environment working group – Purpose: to assess the physical, policy and social environments around nutrition and physical activity in US hospitals. Role: Co-investigator; - data analyses, interpretation and manuscript drafting.
Priorization model for public health investments. To develop a system of priorization of public health resources based on utilization of real-time surveillance data to be used by US state health departments and international ministries of health. Role: Investigator. Partners: CDC’s Division of Adult and Community Health. Local ministries of health: Brazil and Italy
International physical activity and public health capacity building. (PAPH international courses). Purpose: To help strengthening the public health force focused on chronic disease prevention and health promotion through physical activity practice and research around the world. Development of online, distance-based and Smartphone applications for training. Role: Faculty. Partners: PAHO, WHO, local ministries of health, Physical Activity Network of the Americas.
July 2008 - June 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA – USA Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO) Post-Doctoral Fellowship Physical Activity and Health Branch, CDC/WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity and Health, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - CDC
Projects/Roles: Engage in field investigations and projects related to the prevention of NCDs, investigation of outbreaks and other pressing public health concerns as they relate to the EIS program, including:
2009 H1N1 pandemic Influenza investigation Argentina. Purpose: To provide technical assistance to the Argentina Ministry of Health in order to establish sentinel surveillance cities for H1N1 pandemic in Argentina and to help strengthen response and preparedness activities. Role: technical consultation for study design, funding consecution, budgeting, development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training study staff for data collection, quality control, analyses and interpretation of data, recommendations for public health actions and national guidelines . Partners: World Health Organization, Panamerican Health Organization regional office, National and local (Santafe, Mendoza) ministries of health, national and local infectious disease laboratories, Hospitals and research institutions
2009 H1N1 pandemic Influenza Vulnerable population task-force. Purpose: To perform epidemiologic data collection, analyses and interpretation to establish the burden in the Hispanic/Latino community and to suggest appropriate intervention strategies. Role: Lead Hispanic/Latino group.
2009 H1N1 pandemic Influenza outreach for Hispanic and Latino communities. Purpose: To provide accurate and culturally appropriate information in both Spanish and English for the prevention and management of influenza to this community to outreach activities including US and international local and regional media, non-profit and scientific organizations. Role: CDC Spokesperson for the Hispanic/Latino community. Partners: Media, Academy for Educational Development, White House Media office, Department of Health and Humans Services, National Council La Raza.
Physical Activity in Medical Education. Purpose: to survey current physical activity instruction in US medical schools and to establish minimal competencies medical schools should provide their students for for physical activity assessment and counseling. Role: Co-Principal Investigator: Project development, funding consecution. Partnerships: American Medical Association, American College of Sports Medicine
Health Sciences Online – Physical activity module. Purpose: to create a state-of-the art e-learning course and repository system for resources related to physical activity assessment and counseling for physicians and allied health professionals. Role: Consultant. Funding: University of British Columbia, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
Ciclovias of the Americas. Purpose: To evaluate the “Ciclovias” program in terms of its medical and economic impact in Latin-american countries and evaluate its feasibility for potential implementation in other countries including the US. Role: consultant. Partnerships: Physical Activity Network of the Americas, Panamerican Health Organization, Universidad de los Andes.
FITNESSGRAM – National Youth Fitness Health Study – Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of the FITNESSGRAM program as a surveillance tool for the assessment of physical fitness in US youth. Role: Consultant.
Prevalence of self-reported aerobic physical activity among U.S. states and territories – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007. Role: Investigator - data analyses, interpretation and manuscript drafting.
Built environment attributes, walking patterns and health related quality of life among the elderly in Bogotá. Role: consultant - data analyses, interpretation and manuscript drafting. Partnership with Fundacion FES, Bogota; University of Saint Louis Prevention Research Center.
June 2004 - June 2008 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC – USA Graduate Research Assistant, Children’s Physical Activity Research Group Exercise Science Department, Arnold School of Public Health, USC
Projects/Roles: Collaborate on research projects focused on measuring and intervening on youth’s physical activity levels and it’s health implications. Collaborate on grant writing and on manuscript development on projects including:
Cardiovascular risk factor clustering in relation to physical activity and fitness among US children and adolescents. Purpose: To investigate to what extent physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) explain the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor clustering after considering the role of central adiposity among US children and adolescents with and without diabetes mellitus. Role: Principal investigator: Securing funding, survey development, data quality control, analyses, interpretation, manuscript drafting. Funded by American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship and American College of Sports Medicine.
Colombian National Health and Nutrition Survey ENSIN 2005 and 2010 rounds. Role: Consultant, technical assistance on physical activity, sedentary behavior, anthropometry and nutritional data collection survey design and
implementation, data analyses, interpretation and manuscript writing. Partners: Colombian Ministry of Health, Colombian Institute of welfare, Panamerican Health Organization.
Lifestyle Education for Activity Project (LEAP) a study to determine the long-term effects of a school-based intervention on physical activity and physical fitness and to study the relationship between physical activity and environmental factors using GIS methods. Role: Graduate assistant: data collection, quality control, analyses, interpretation, manuscript drafting. Funding: NIH.
Physical activity in pres-school children project (CHAMPS), a study of the physical activity behaviors and the social and environmental factors and institutional resources that influence the physical activity behavior of children in preschools. Role: Graduate assistant: data collection, quality control, analyses, interpretation, manuscript drafting. Funding: NIH.
Search for Diabetes in Youth Study (SEARCH) a multicenter study of the incidence and prevalence of pediatric diabetes type 1 and 2 in US children and adolescents. Role: Graduate assistant: data collection, quality control, analyses, interpretation, manuscript drafting. Funding: NHLBI.
Physical Activity Training for Public Health Professionals. The major goal of this project is to improve the public health by increasing the number of public health researchers and practitioners who have expertise in the promotion of physical activity in populations. Role: Graduate research assistant. Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center.
September 2002 - May 2004 Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia Lecturer - Departments of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine Medical School, Universidad del Rosario
Projects/Roles: Co-teach a course on the Epidemiology of NCDs and one on research methods for NCD prevention and control, for 3rd year medical students and Epidemiology master students. Initiate and collaborate on research projects in this area
Healthy Doctor-Healthy Patient project. Purpose: To study the lifestyle habits
and related preventive medicine practices among a representative sample of Colombian medical students and to compare them with US medical students. Role: Co-Principal Investigator: Securing funding, survey development, data quality control, analyses, interpretation, manuscript drafting. Funding: National Colombian Research institute (COLCIENCIAS), Fundacion Santafe de Bogota, Universidad de los Andes. Collaborations: Emory University Department of Preventive Medicine, University of British Columbia School of Public Health, Universidad de los Andes Med School.
Complete List of Published Work in NCBI MyBibliography:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/collections/bibliography/43715639/
Published or In Press
1. Lobelo F, Heval M, Welk G, McConell D, Pratt M. The Wild Wild West: A Framework for mHealthTechnology and Applications to Support Integration of Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Clinical Settings for CVD risk reduction. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (In Press)
2. Ramirez-Velez R, Correa-Bautista JE, Martinez-Torres JE, Meneses-Echavez JF, Lobelo F. Vitamin B12 concentration and its association with socio-demographic factors in Colombian children: Findings from the 2010 National Nutrition Survey. Nutrition (In press)
3. Galaviz K, Weber MB, Lobelo F, Narayan K. Lifestyle and the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: A Status Report. Am J Lifestyle Med (In Press)
4. Hidalgo K, Mielke GI, Parra DC, Lobelo F, Simoes EJ, Gomes G, Florindo A, Bracco M, Moura L, Brownson RC, Pratt M, Ramos RL, Hallal PC. Health promoting practices and personal lifestyle behaviors of Brazilian health professionals. BMC Public Health (In Press)
5. Burdick L, Mielke GI, Parra DC, Gomes GA, Florindo AA, Bracco M, Lobelo F, Simões E, Pratt M, Ramos LR, Moura L, Brownson RC, Hallal PC. Physicians', nurses' and community health workers' knowledge about physical activity in Brazil: A cross-sectional study. Prev Med Reports.2015 Nov; (2):467-472
6. Ramírez-Vélez R, Rodrigues-Bezerra D, Correa-Bautista JE, Izquierdo M, Lobelo F. Reliability of Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests among Colombian Children and Adolescents: The FUPRECOL Study. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 16;10(10):e0140875.
7. Gomes GA, Kokubun E, Mieke GI, Ramos LR, Pratt M, Parra DC, Simões E, Florindo AA, Bracco M, Cruz D, Malta D, Lobelo F, Hallal PC. Characteristics of physical activity programs in the Brazilian primary health care system. Cad Saude Publica. 2015 Oct; 30 (10): 2155-68
8. Lobelo F. Beyond Citius, Altius, Fortius: A leadership role for the sports medicine physician to implement exercise as medicine for population health. Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal. 2015 May; 4(7):214-218
9. Florindo AA, Brownson RC, Mielke GI, Gomes GA, Parra DC, Siqueira FV, Lobelo F, Simoes EJ, Ramos LR, Bracco MM, Hallal PC. Association of
knowledge, preventive counseling and personal health behaviors on physical activity and consumption of fruits or vegetables in community health workers. BMC Public Health. 2015 Apr 9;15(1):344
10. Lobelo F, Stoutenberg M, Hutber A. The Exercise is Medicine Global Health Initiative: A 2014 update. Br J Sports Med 2014 Dec;48(22):1627-33
11. Gallegos-Carrillo K, García-Peña C, Salmerón J, Salgado-de-Snyder VN, Vázquez-Cabrer G, Lobelo F. Exercise-referral scheme to promote physical activity among hypertensive patients: design of a cluster randomized trial in the Primary Health Care Units of Mexico's Social Security System. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 9;14:706.
12. Garber MD, Sajuria M, Lobelo F. Geographical variation in health-related physical fitness and body composition among Chilean 8th graders: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 25;9(9):e108053.
13. Correa JE, Meneses-Echávez JF, Barengo NC, Tovar G, Ruiz-Castellanos E, Lobelo F, Ramírez-Vélez R. Iniciativas escolares y deportivas lideradas desde la Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): revisión sistemática. Glob Health Promot. 2014 Sep 5
14. Lobelo F, Steinacker JM, Duperly J, Hutber A. Physical Activity Promotion in Health Care Settings: the “Exercise is Medicine” Global Health Initiative Perspective. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie/Swiss Journal Sports Med. 2014; 62(2), 42-45.
15. Duperly J, Collazos V, Paez C, Donado C, Pratt M, Lobelo F. “Exercise is Medicine” in Latin America: training health care professionals in physical activity prescription. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie/Swiss Journal Sports Med . 2014; 62(2), 38–41.
16. Ramos LR, Malta DC, Gomes GA, Bracco MM, Florindo AA, Mielke GI, Parra DC, Lobelo F, Simoes EJ, Hallal PC. Prevalence of health promotion programs in primary health care units in Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2014 Oct;48(5):837-44.
17. Lobelo F, Garcia I. The Evidence in Support of Physicians and Health Care Providers as Physical Activity Role Models. Am J Lifestyle Medicine . 2014 Jan 21. Published online ahead of print
18. Holub CK, Lobelo F, Mehta S, Sanchez LM, Arredondo EM, Elder JP. School-wide programs aimed at obesity among Latino youth in in the United States: A review of the evidence. J School Health 2014 April 84 (4):239-46
19. Pratt M, Norris J, Lobelo F, Roux L, Wang G. The cost of inactivity: Is more research needed? Br J Sports Med 2014 Feb;48(3):171-3
20. Arango CM, Parra DC, Gómez LF, Lema L, Lobelo F, Ekelund U. Screen time, cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity among school-age children from Monteria, Colombia. J Sci Med Sport. 2013 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]
21. Nagle BJ, Holub CK, Barquera S, Mehta SM, Lobelo F, Arredondo AM, Elder JP. Interventions for the treatment of obesity among children and
adolescents in Latin America: a systematic review. Salud Publica Mex 2013; 55 (3), S434-S440
22. Lobelo F, Garcia I, Elder JP, Mehta S, Holub CK, Arredondo EM, Barquera S. School-based programs aimed at the prevention and treatment of obesity: Evidence-based interventions for youth in Latin America. J School Health . 2013 Sep;83(9):668-77
23. Florindo AA, Mielke GI, Gomes GA, Ramos LR, Bracco MM, Parra DC, Simoes EJ, Lobelo F, Hallal PC. Physical activity counseling in primary health care in Brazil: a national study on prevalence and associated factors. BMC Public Health. 2013 Aug 31;13(1):794. [Epub ahead of print]
24. Holub CK, Elder JP, Arredondo EM, Barquera S, Eisenberg C, Sanchez LM, Rivera J, Lobelo F, Simoes E. Obesity Control in Latin American and U.S. Latinos: A Systematic Review. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May; 44 (5):529-537
25. Ramirez A, Sarmiento OL, Duperly J, Wong TW, Rojas N, Arnago CM, Maldonado A, Aristizabal G, Perez, L, Lobelo F. Should they play outside? Cardiorespiratory fitness and air pollution among schoolchildren in Bogotá city. Rev Salud Publica 2012 Aug;14(4):570-83.
26. Lee IM, Shiroma EJ, Lobelo F, Puska P, Blair SN, Katzmarzyk PT. Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy. Lancet. 2012 Jul 21;380(9838):219-29.
27. Moreira C, Santos R, Moreira P, Lobelo F, Ruiz JR, Vale S, Santos PC, Abreu S, Mota J. Cardiorespiratory fitness is negatively associated with metabolic risk factors independently of the adherence to a healthy dietary pattern. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis . 2012 Apr 6.
28. Dowda M, Pfeiffer KA, Lobelo F, Porter DE, Pate RR. Cardiorespiratory fitness and proximity to commercial physical activity facilities among 12th grade girls. J Adolesc Health . 2012 May;50(5):497-502.
29. Duperly J, Lobelo F. Exercise and Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of the Latin American Diabetes Society 2012 June; 2(2) 248-255.
30. Simoes EJ, Mariotti S, Rossi A, Heim A, Lobelo F, Mokdad AH, Scafato E. The Italian health surveillance (SiVeAS) prioritization approach to reduce chronic disease risk factors. Int J Public Health . 2012 Aug; 57(4):719-33.
31. Flórez Pregonero A, Gómez LF, Parra DC, Cohen DD, Arango Paternina CM, Lobelo F. Time spent traveling in motor vehicles and its association with overweight and abdominal obesity in Colombian adults who do not own a car. Prev Med . 2012 Jun; 54(6):402-4.
32. Aires L, Pratt M, Lobelo F, Santos RM, Santos MP, Mota J. Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with physical activity, active commuting to school, and screen time. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep;8 Suppl 2:S198-205
33. Arango CM, Parra DC, Eyler A, Sarmiento O, Mantilla SC, Gomez LF, Lobelo F. Walking or bicycling to school and weight status among adolescents from Montería, Colombia. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep;8 Suppl 2:S171-7
34. Lobelo F, Liese AD, Liu J, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pate RR, Dabalea D, D’Agostino R, Hamman F. Physical activity levels among youth with and without Diabetes Mellitus. Pediatrics 2010 125(6):e1364-71
35. Hallal P, Gómez LF, Lobelo F, Mosquera J, Florindo A, Reis R, Sarmiento OL, Pratt M, Parra D. Lessons learned after 10 years of IPAQ use in Brazil and Colombia. J Phys Act Health 2010 Jul;7 Suppl 2:S259-64. Review.
36. Lobelo F, Pate RR, Dowda M, Liese AD, Daniels S . Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Clustered Cardiovascular Disease Risk in U.S. Adolescents. J Adol Health 2010 Oct;47(4):352-9.
37. Gómez LF, Parra D, Buchner D, Brownson R, Sarmiento OL, Pinzón JD, Ardila M, Moreno J, Serrato M, Lobelo F. Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogotá. Am J Prev Med 2010 Jun;38(6):592-9.
38. Parra D, Gómez LF , Sarmiento OL, Buchner D, Brownson R, Schmid T, Gómez V, Lobelo F. Perceived and objective neighborhood environment attributes and health related quality of life among the elderly in Bogotá. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Apr;70(7):1070-6.
39. Loustalot F, Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Kruger J, Galuska DA, Lobelo F. Prevalence of self-reported aerobic physical activity among U.S. states and territories – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007. J Phys Act Health 2009 6(suppl 1), S9 – S17.
40. Parra D, Lobelo F, Gomez LF, Rutt C, Schmid T, Brownson R, Pratt M. Household motor vehicle use and weight status among Colombian adults: Are we driving our way towards obesity? Prev Med 2009, 49(2-3):179-83.
41. Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Galuska DA, Kruger J, Lobelo F, Loustalot FV. Prevalence of self-reported physically active adults - United States, 2007. MMWR; December 5 2008, Vol 57, No 48. - JAMA reprint 2009;301(9):926-927
42. Duperly J, Lobelo F, Segura C, Sarmiento F, Herrera D, Sarmiento OL, Frank E. The association between Colombian medical student’s healthy personal habits and a positive attitude toward preventive counseling: cross-sectional analyses. BMC Public Health 2009 Jul 3;9:218.
43. Ruiz JR, Sui X, Lobelo F, Lee DC, Morrow JR, Jackson AW, Hebert J, Matthews C, Sjostrom M, Blair SN. Muscular strength and adiposity as predictors of adulthood cancer mortality in men. Cancer Epid Biom Prev 2009 18 (5): 1468-76
44. Lobelo F, Pate RR, Dowda M, Liese AD, Ruiz JR. Validity of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Criterion-referenced Standards for Adolescents: NHANES 1999-2002. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009 41 (6):1222-9
45. Lobelo F, Pffeifer KA, Dowda M, Pate RR. Electronic media exposure and its association to health-related outcomes in female adolescents: a longitudinal study. J Phys Act Health 2009 (6)2: 137-43.
46. Lobelo F, Duperly J, Frank E. Physical activity habits of physicians and medical students influence their counseling practices. Br J Sports Med 2009; 2009 Feb;43(2):89-92.
47. Gomez LF, Lucumi DI, Parra D, Lobelo F. Possible public health implications regarding associations between the degree of urbanization and electronic media exposure amongst Colombian children. Rev Salud Publica 2008 10 (4):505-16
48. Pate RR, O’Neill J, Lobelo F. The evolving definition of sedentary. Exerc Sports Sci Rev 2008 Oct;36(4):173-8.
49. Mojica GT, Poveda JG, Pinilla MI, Lobelo F. Relationship between overweight, physical activity and physical fitness in school-aged boys in Bogotá Colombia. Arch Latinoam Nutr. 2008 Sep;58(3):265-73
50. Ruiz JR, Sui X, Lobelo F, Morrow JR, Jackson AW, Blair SN. Association between muscular strength and mortality in men. BMJ 2008; 337:a439.
51. Sui X, Church TS, Meriwether R, Lobelo F, Blair SN. Uric Acid and the development of metabolic syndrome in women and men. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2008; 57(6):845-52
52. Pate RR, Colabianchi N, Porter D, Almeida MJ, Dowda M, Lobelo F. Relationships between physical activity and neighborhood resources in high school girls. Am J Prev Med 2008; 34(5) 413-9.
53. Frank E, Tong B, Lobelo F, Carrera J, Duperly J. Physical activity levels and counseling practices of US medical students. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2008; 40 (3):413-21.
54. Meriwether RA, Lobelo F, Pate RR. Clinical interventions to promote physical activity in youth: Review. Am J Lifestyle Med 2008; 2:7-25.
55. Gomez LF, Parra D, Lobelo F, Samper B, Moreno J, Lucumi DI, Borda, C. Television viewing and its associations with overweight and obesity in Colombian children: results from the National Nutrition survey (ENSIN 2005): a cross-sectional study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2007;4:41.
56. Lobelo F, Pate RR, Parra D, Duperly J, Pratt M. Burden of mortality associated to physical inactivity in Bogotá, Colombia. Rev Salud Publica 2006; 8 (Sup 2):28-41.
Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group co-authored articles
1. Kohl HW 3rd, Craig CL, Lambert EV, Inoue S, Alkandari JR, Leetongin G,Kahlmeier S; Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. The
pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health. Lancet. 2012 Jul 21; 380(9838):294-305.
2. Heath GW, Parra DC, Sarmiento OL, Andersen LB, Owen N, Goenka S, Montes F, Brownson RC; Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world. Lancet. 2012 Jul 21;380(9838):272-81.
3. Bauman AE, Reis RS, Sallis JF, Wells JC, Loos RJ, Martin BW; Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. Correlates of physical activity: why are some people physically active and others not? Lancet. 2012 Jul 21;380(9838):258-71.
4. Hallal PC, Andersen LB, Bull FC, Guthold R, Haskell W, Ekelund U; Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects. Lancet. 2012 Jul 21; 380(9838):247-57.
5. Pratt M, Sarmiento OL, Montes F, Ogilvie D, Marcus BH, Perez LG, Brownson RC. Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. The implications of megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation for changes in global physical activity. Lancet 2012; 380: 282-293.
Letters and Editorials
1. Lobelo F, Garcia I; Weighing in on Residents’ Body Mass Index: A Teachable Moment for Physicians and Patients Alike. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2013 Sep;5(3):521-3
2. Pate RR, O’Neill J, Lobelo F. How should objectively measured physical activity data be used analytically? Exerc Sports Sci Rev 2009 Apr;37(2):109; author reply 110.
3. Lobelo F, Ruiz JR. Cardiorespiratory fitness as criterion validity for health-based metabolic syndrome definition in adolescents. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50(5):471-2.
4. Lobelo F. Fetal programming and risk of metabolic syndrome: prevention efforts for high-risk populations. Pediatrics 2005; 116(2):519.
5. Duperly J, Lobelo F. Healthy lifestyles: A challenge that is worth.. Rev Col Cardiol 2004; 11(3):139.
6. Duperly J, Lobelo F. Renal aging, cardiovascular diseases and physical activity. Rev Ciencias Salud 2004; 1(2):5.
Books
1. Duperly J, Lobelo F. [Exercise Prescription: A guide for recommending physical activity to every patient] (In Spanish). Bogota, Colombia: Ediciones de la U; 2015. 245 p
Book Chapters
1. Oberg E, Lobelo F, Sallis R, Frank E. Healthy Docs = Healthy Patients: arguably the most important reason to care about physician health. In: First Do No Self-Harm: Understanding and Promoting Physician Stress Resilience Oxford University Press, New York, NY; 2012; Chapter 11; pp 193-202
2. Duperly J, Lobelo F. Physical Activity Prescription. In: Internal Medicine in the Clinician’s Office. Colombian Association of Internal Medicine. Celsus Med Press, Bogotá, Colombia; 2009; ISBN 958-327-38-8. Chapter 4; pp 25-34.
3. Pfeiffer K, Lobelo F, Ward D, Pate RR. Aerobic trainability in youth. In: The YoungAthlete. Vol XIII of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. An IOC Medical Commission Publication in Collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine. 2008; Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MS; 2008. Chapter 7; pp 84-95
Manuscripts in Review or Preparation
1. Lobelo F, Duperly J, Martin B, Bauman A, Garcia de Quevedo I, Pratt M. The evidence supporting physical activity counseling and referral schemes around the world: What can the US learn and apply?
2. Welk G, Kim Y, Shook R, Ellingson L, Lobelo F. Validation of a Non-invasive, Disposable Activity Monitor for Clinical Applications
3. Zhang X, Imperatore G, Thomas W, Cheng YJ, Lobelo F, Norris K, Devlin HK, Ali MK, Gruss S, Bardenheier B, Cho P, Garcia De Quevedo I, Mudaliar M, Saaddine J, Geiss LS, Gregg EW. Effect of Lifestyle Interventions on Glucose Regulation among Adults without Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Diabetes: A Systematic Review
4. Zhang X, Imperatore G, Thomas W, Cheng YJ, Lobelo F, Norris K, Devlin HK, Ali MK, Gruss S, Bardenheier B, Cho P, Garcia De Quevedo I, Mudaliar M, Saaddine J, Geiss LS, Gregg EW. Effect of Lifestyle Interventions on Cardiovascualr disease risk factors among adults without impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes: A Systematic Review
5. Gallegos K, Garcia-Pena C, Salmeron J, Salgado de Snyder N, Lobelo F. Effectiveness of Brief Counseling and an Exercise Referral in Mexico's Primary Care
6. Lobelo F, Gallegos K, Garcia-Pena C, Salmeron J, Salgado de Snyder N,. Exercise Referral in Mexico's Primary Care: Effects on Cardio-metabolic risk factors and quality of life.
7. Arciniegas MC, Jimenez MA, Lobelo F, Paez DC, de Lima A, Duperly J. One-day workshop-based training improves exercise prescription knowledge in Latin American Medical Doctors: A pre-test post-test study
8. Lobelo F, Donado C, Arcieniegas MC, Jimenez MA, Duperly J. Freshman medical students’ cardiorespiratory fitness levels Influence perceived relevance and self-efficacy for future physical activity counseling.
9. Lobelo F, Donado C, Norris J, Sarmiento OL, Frank E, Duperly J. Colombian medical students’ weight status and perception of counseling credibility and effectiveness.
10. Lobelo F, Stoutenberg M, Galaviz K, Joy E, Heath G, Stabrooks P. A model to guide the implementation and evaluation of clinical-community physical activity interventions: The Exercise is Medicine Global Health Initiative RE-AIM framework
11. Lobelo F, Zhuo X, Imperatore G, Gregg E, Zhang, P. Cost-effectiveness of physical activity counseling in primary care in the US Health system context: A Markov model.
12. Arango CM, Lobelo F, Parra DC, Paez C, Llano M, Duperly J. High blood pressure in adolescents from Monteria, Colombia and its association with fitness and fatness.
13. Lobelo F, Pate RR, Sui X, Liese A, Blair SN Change in cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of metabolic syndrome in young men: Findings from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study
14. Garber MD, Sajauria M, Lobelo F. Geographic distribution of low health-related fitness in Chilean 8th graders: Results of the National Education and Fitness Survey in Chile 2011.
15. Garber MD, Lobelo F, Sajauria M. Fitness vs Fatness in Chilean 8th graders: Results of the National Education and Fitness Survey in Chile 2011.
16. Garber MD, Sajauria M, Lobelo F. Associations between health-related fitness and academic test scores in Chilean 8th graders: Results of the National Education and Fitness Survey in Chile 2011.
17. Lobelo F, Liese A, Pate RR. Associations Between Clustered CVD Risk and Physical Activity Assessed by Accelerometry in US Adolescents: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2003-2006
18. Lobelo F, Norris JL, Johnson LJ, Pratt M; Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among US Adolescents: Prevalence, Correlates, and Association with Adiposity Markers-Findings from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Survey
19. Jarrar B, Lobelo F, Caceres V, Pratt M, Lobelo F, Engelgau M. Building Global Human Resource Capacity to Tackle the NCD Burden in the 21st Century
20. Garcia de Quevedo I, Lobelo F, Pratt M. A simple tool to assess capacity for prevention and control of Non-communicable diseases in Low-to-Middle income countries.
21. Pratt M, Lobelo F, Caceres V. Building Non-communicable disease epidemiological capacity in low-to-middle income countries: experiences from the CDC’s Field Epidemiology Training program.
22. Ramirez-Velez, R, Aguilar de Plata A, Duperly J, Lobelo F. Effect of recommended physical activity dose on obstetrical, neonatal and maternal metabolic outcomes in Pregnant Latina Women: A randomized Trial.
23. Lobelo F, Xui M, Pate RR, Blair SN. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men Within Clinically Established Obesity Categories
Newspaper /Media citations in relation to the health topics including the influenza virus, physical activity, obesity and chronic disease prevention
• More than 10 appearances in WebMD, Medscape, CDC Connects, CDC Podcasts, TEDMED@CDC • More than 50 appearances in several U.S. and international TV networks including NBC Chicago, CNN Espanol, Univision, Telemundo, Televisa, CNN +, CNN Chile, RCN Colombia and HITN TV • More than 50 appearances in several radio networks including Univision radio, Voice of America, Local radio stations in the U.S. (Miami, Washington D.C., California) and international (Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, France, Netherlands) • More than 50 appearances in international print and web media outlets including medscape.com, USAgovernment.com, El Pais, EL Mundo, Agencia EFE, Terra.com, El Mercurio and Las Ultimas Noticias
GRANTS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT
Ongoing Research Support
F36012-01 Lobelo (PI) 01/01/15 - 09/31/18 American College of Sports Medicine A memorandum of understanding to establish the Exercise is Medicine Global Research and Collaboration Center, responsible for the ongoing collection and evaluation of EIM data from U.S. and worldwide healthcare systems and for identifying opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of physical activity counseling in clinical settings and of physical activity referral schemes. Role: Director
Colombian Institute for the Development of Science Duperly/Lobelo (PIs)10/01/2012 - 09/31/2016
Healthy Primary Care Providers The goal of this project is to develop and test interventions to improve the lifestyle habits and related preventive medicine practices of students from 30 schools of nursing, physical therapy, nutrition and medicine in Colombia. This project is a follow-up of the Healthy Doctor=Healthy Patient Project.Role: Co-PI
Colombian Institute for the Development of Science Correa (PI) 02/01/2012 - 01/31/2016FUPRECOL StudyTo evaluate the association between hand strength measures and early CVD risk factors in a group of 4000 Colombian Children and AdolescentsRole: Consultant
CDC PRC-SIP U48/DP001903Brownson (PI) 01/01/2010 - 10/31/2014Physical Activity Promotion in Brazil’s Primary Health Care System - GUIA 2 ProjectThe goal of this project is to evaluate current physical activity promotion practices in a representative sample of primary care units in Brazilian national health system.Role: Consultant
PendingPending PI: (Lobelo ) 7/1/2015 -
6/30/202004.80 Calendar Months
National Institutes of HealthThe Exercise Is Medicine Solution: Primary Care Linkages With Underserved PatientsThe major goal of this project is to implement a multi-level model of physical activity promotion, delivered via clinical-community linkages and health information technology resources and evaluate this care model’s 36-month effectiveness and cost-utility in a clustered randomized controlled trial implemented in primary care networks and community partners serving largely underserved and minority populations (n=500) in two Southeastern metropolitan areas.Role: PI
Pending PI: (Lobelo ) 5/1/2015 - 4/30/2019
06.00 Calendar Months
Center for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesTransforming Clinical Practice Around Recommended Preventive ServicesThe major goals of this project is to design and deploy a Transformative Care Curriculum to help physicians adopt relevant practice transformation actions focused on delivery of preventive care services, incorporating tools & systems for evaluation & improvement via measurement of relevant quality of care, care utilization, cost & patient-centered outcomes via registries, claims data & Electronic Health Records for an estimated 33,500 primary care and specialty physicians.Role: PI
National Institutes of HealthFeasibility of Exercise is Medicine intervention for patients transitioning to dialysisThe major goal of this project is to implement a multi-level model of physical activity promotion, delivered via clinical-community linkages and health information technology resources and evaluate this care model’s 10-month effectiveness and feasibility in a randomized controlled trial implemented in nephrology services and affiliated dialysis units serving largely underserved and minority populations in two academic health systems. We expect that results from this study can guide implementation of evidence-based physical activity promotion programs in US health care systems under a population health management framework, to help patients with advanced chronic kidney disease improve and maintain health enhancing physical activity, functional fitness and reduce secondary risk factorsRole: Co-PI
Pending Lobelo (PI) 11/1/2015 0 Calendar Months Health Care Innovation Program/Atlanta Clinical Translation Research InstituteIntegrating objective assessment of ambulation in the clinical workflow of colorectal cancer postoperative patientsThe goal of this project is to objectively determine postoperative ambulation patterns among a cohort of adult patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgical procedures, analyze this data to identify and validate early mobility markers consistent with adequate postoperative recovery and predictive of reduced rates of complications, readmissions and length of stay and develop detailed use-case scenarios and a platform to seamlessly integrate these key actionable ambulation markers into Electronic Medical Records EMRs, the ERAS protocol and postoperative patient care workflow. Role: Co-PI
Completed
American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship 7/01/06-6/30/08Title: Cardiovascular risk factor clustering in relation to physical activity and fitness among US children and adolescentsPurpose: To investigate to what extent physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) explain the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor clustering after considering the role of central adiposity among US children and adolescents with and without diabetes mellitus.Role: Principal Investigator
American College of Sports Medicine 7/01/06-6/30/07Fund for Epidemiologic Research on Physical ActivityTitle: Physical activity and fitness among youth with and without diabetes mellitus
Purpose: To characterize physical activity levels of youth with and without diabetes mellitus using objective and subjective assessment tools and to explore the correlation between accelerometry-based physical activity levels and objectively measured fitness levels among adolescents.Role: Principal Investigator
Universidad de los Andes, School of Medicine/ 06/2004 -06/2008
Colombian Institute for the Development of ScienceTitle: Healthy Doctor-Healthy Patient project (Colombia phase)Purpose: To study the association between lifestyle habits and related preventive medicine practices among 1st and 4th year medical students from several medical schools in Colombia. This project is an extension from the project led by Dr Erika Frank from the Department of Preventive Medicine at Emory University. Role: Co-PI.
1R01 HL57775 3/01/01-2/28/06NIH/NHLBI (PI: Pate, RR)Title: Promotion of Physical Activity in High School GirlsPurpose: The goals of this study are to determine the long-term effects of a school-based intervention on physical activity and physical fitness, to identify predictors of physical activity in 12th grade girls, and to study the relationship between physical activity and environmental factors using GIS methods.Role: Graduate research assistant; involvement in data collection, analysis and publications
1R01HD043125 10/01/02-9/30/06NIH/NICHD (PI: Pate RR)Title: Physical Activity in Preschool ChildrenPurpose: The goals of this study are to describe the physical activity behaviors of children in preschools and to identify social and environmental factors and institutional resources that influence the physical activity behavior of children in preschools.Role: Graduate research assistant; involvement in data collection, analysis and publications
Grant #U48/CCU409664-06 (SIP) 9/30/04-9/29/05Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTitle: Physical Activity Training for Public Health ProfessionalsPurpose: The major goal of this project is to improve the public health by increasing the number of public health researchers and practitioners who have expertise in the promotion of physical activity in populations.Role: Graduate research assistant
SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS
Invited speaker - Selected organizations: (2008-ongoing): ACSM, AHA, World Bank, The White House, National Council for Hispanic State Legislators, AACVPR, PAHO, ILSI, Panamerican Conference on Obesity Prevention, China CDC, Panamerican Congress of Sports Medicine, CARMEN, Ministries of Health of Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Thailand, TEPHINET.
Ad-hoc manuscript Reviewer (2006- ongoing) for: The Journal of Pediatrics, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Panamerican Journal of Public Health, The International Journal of Obesity, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Acta Paediatrica, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, Am J Human Biology, Preventing Chronic Diseases, Preventive Medicine, International Journal of Medical Education, BMC Public Health, Journal Graduate Medical education, Am J Prev Med, PloS Medicine.
Faculty mentor for Emory Global Health Institute (GHI) Students’ Case Competition, April 2012
Professional member of: American Heart Association, Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; National Physical Activity Plan – Health Care Sector Working Group; American College of Sports Medicine (Exercise is Medicine Science Advisory Board), National Hispanic Medical Association, Physical Activity Network of the Americas, Colombian Cardiology Society, Colombian College of Internal Medicine
STUDENT TEACHING & MENTORING
2003 – ongoing:
o Lecturer - Departments of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine Medical School, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota Colombia (2003-2004)
Non-communicable disease Epidemiology Research methods for NCD prevention and control Physical Activity assessment and prescription for disease
prevention and controlo Faculty – International Physical Activity and Public Health Course (2008 -
) Physical Activity Epidemiology Evolution of Public Health Physical Activity Recommendations
Assessment of Physical Activity for Clinical and Research Purposes Evaluation of Physical Activity Programs in Public Health Settings Physical Activity Promotion in Health Care Settings
o Lecturer at Emory University School of Public Health GH534 ‘Diabetes: A Model for Global Non-communicable Disease
Prevention and Control’ course (Spring Semester 2012 - ) with Dr Venkat Narayan
Primary mentor for Jonetta Johnson, PhD – EIS officer; GHPO/NCCDPHP Primary mentor for Isabel Garcia de Quevedo, RD MPH – ORISE Fellow,
GHPO/NCCDPHP Primary mentor for visiting FETP scholars (Brazil. Colombia, China)
GHPO/NCCDPHP Field advisor for MPH (Epidemiology) student (Michael Gerber) at Emory
RSHP – Project: Assessment of fitness vs fatness in a representative sample of 8th graders in the Chile National Fitness and Education Survey (SIMCE-2011)
Primary mentor for Robinson Ramirez, PhD – Winner of the 2012 ACSM International RAFA-PANA visiting scholar. Project: Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention among pregnant women at high-risk of gestational diabetes in Colombia.
Committee member for PhD (Health Services Research) Student (Katia Gallegos) at Mexicos’s National Public Health Institute (INSP). Project: Effectiveness of prescription and referral to community physical activity program among patients with Hypertension and Diabetes: A Randomized Community trial.
Committee member for PhD (Exercise Science) Student (Carlos Mario Arango) at West Florida University. Project: Social network analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior among adolescents in Monteria, Colombia.
Secondary mentor for CDC Experience Fellow (Jeffrey Norris, MD) Primary mentor for CDC/WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity
2013 – Selected as Speaker for TEDMED@CDC: “What Happens When John Snow and Lionel Messi Play for the Same Team?”
2012 – Fellow at CDC’s Office of the Associate Director for Science (OADS) 2009 – CDC representative in the First-ever Spanish Town Hall Meeting
organized by the White House Press Office and with participation of President Obama and Hon. Hilda Solis, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
2009 – Centers for Disease Control official spokesperson for Spanish-speaking media on the Novel H1N1 Virus and for the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and
2008 – Doctoral Achievement Award, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
2008 – Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Study, The Graduate School, University of South Carolina
2008 – Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina
2008 – Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Mu chapter, Arnold School of Public
Health, University of South Carolina 2006 – Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award, American Heart Association 2006 – Paffenbarger-Blair Award for Research on Physical Activity
Epidemiology, American College of Sports Medicine
ELECTED/APPOINTED POSITIONS
2000- Member, American College of Sports Medicine - ACSM2001-2002 William J. Harrington Medical Training Fellowship, Miami
University School of Medicine2002- Colombian MD License – General Practitioner2003-2004 National Health Relief Brigade, Colombian Army 2004 - Member, American Heart Association - AHA 2009 - 2014 CDC Official Spokesperson 2011- Chair, Exercise is Medicine Pediatrics Committee, ACSM 2012 - United States Medical Soccer Team
2014- Advisory Board, Exercise is Medicine Initiative, ACSM2015 - Vice-chair, Physical Activity Committee, American Heart
Association2015 - Editorial Board, International Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 2015 - Director, Global Research and Collaboration Center, Exercise is
Medicine Initiative
COMMUNITY & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2012- Ongoing: Member, United States Medical Soccer Team: www.usmedicalsoccerteam.org
2009 – Ongoing: Founder and manager, Virginia Highland Football Club 2004-2008 Member, University of South Carolina Club Soccer Team 2002-2004 National Health Brigades: Organized by the Colombian
Presidential Office and Army 2004-2008 South Carolina Hispanic Association: Lecturer on Health Issues 1997-2002 Captain, Universidad del Rosario Basketball Team 1996-2001 Member, Universidad del Rosario Soccer Team
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese (conversational), Italian (basic) IT Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, Excel, SAS, SUDAAN,
SPSS
REFERENCES
Michael Pratt, MD, MPH (770) [email protected] Advisor for Global Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russell R. Pate, PhD 803) 777-0623 [email protected] Associate Vice President for Health Sciences and Professor Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina
Eduardo Simoes, MD, MPH (573) [email protected] Chairman and Alumni Distinguished Professor School of Medicine and Department of Health Management and Informatics; University of Missouri; Former Director, Prevention Research Centers Program, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Erica Frank, MD MPH (604) 822 [email protected] and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice; Founder and Executive Director, Health Sciences Online; President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Senior Advisor, Preventive Medicine Residency Program Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory Univ. School of Medicine.
John Duperly, MD PhD. +1 (57)-3102891627. [email protected]; [email protected] Professor Universidad de los Andes Medical School, Bogota,
Colombia.
Steven N. Blair, PED (803) 777-0567. [email protected] Departments of Exercise Science and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina
Ross C. Brownson, PhD (314)[email protected] and Director Prevention Research Center; Washington University in St Louis
