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Linn Goldberg | Diane Elliot | Kerry Kuehl | Esther Moe | Diane Stadler
Linn Goldberg
Professor of Medicine
Head of the Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine at OHSU
Director of the Human Performance Laboratory
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Linn Goldberg, M.D., F.A.C.S.M., is a graduate of the George Washington School of Medicine (with Distinction), Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine at the Oregon Health Sciences University and the Director of the Human Performance Laboratory. He is a practicing physician, teacher and research scientist. His team-centered drug prevention and health promotion intervention, the ATLAS Program, has won national awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, the United States Juvenile Justice System and Sports Illustrated. He was Co-Investigator of the ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives) study, an NIH sponsored program proven to reduce disordered eating practices and drug use among adolescent female athletes. In addition, he is a Co-Investigator of the PHLAME study, which produced behavioral strategies to enhance exercise and nutrition in the workplace. His research-based curricula are listed as the only models for preventing anabolic steroid use by the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and signed into law by the president. In addition Dr. Goldberg was Principal investigator of the SATURN study, a NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) funded project assessing whether drug testing reduces drug and alcohol use among adolescent athletes. In addition, Dr. Goldberg is one of seven Principal Investigators involved in a national study to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents, sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, a member of the Endocrine Society’s Hormone Foundation, former Doping Control Officer for the United States Anti-Doping Agency and Expert Panelist for the Department of Education’s Safe and Drug Free Schools Program. Dr. Goldberg has co-authored three books including the textbook, Exercise for Prevention and Treatment of Illness, F.A. Davis, 1994, and the popular book, The Healing Power of Exercise, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. He has over 200 publications and has received more than 30 research grant awards. His work has been highlighted in the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA-Today, the LA Times, NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, CNN, ESPN, PBS, National Public Radio and other news outlets.