Michael Bergeron, Ph.D., FACSM
Senior Vice President of Development & Applications
Michael F. Bergeron, Ph.D., FACSM is Senior Vice President of Development & Applications. He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Sports of the Americas. Dr. Bergeron plays an integral role in all aspects of strategic advancement, partnerships, and scientific emphasis and integration into the SIVOTEC platform and brand.
Internationally recognized for his research and leadership in exercise-heat stress and physiological strain, hydration challenges in sport, youth athletic health and sport concussion, Dr. Bergeron co-chaired and is the lead author on the 2015 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on Youth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High-level Athletes. He is a Fellow and past Trustee of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), served a 4-year term as a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, and served two years as and Heat, Hydration and Research Advisor to Major League Soccer (MLS). He also served as a member of the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics 2018 Scientific Committee for the 15th Annual World Brain Mapping Congress. Dr. Bergeron is a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. and the Academic Advisory Board for the International Olympic Committee post-graduate Diploma Program in Sports Medicine. He also serves as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism and Journal of Athletic Training. Dr. Bergeron is Clinical and Scientific Consultant to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) professional tour medical services.
Dr. Bergeron has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific and clinical articles and chapters in a variety of recognized and respected journals and books; and he has participated in over 250 regional, national and international research and educational presentations, symposia, summits, roundtables, and specialty courses on topics related to sports nutrition, exercise training and performance, sport concussion, fluid and mineral balance, and effects of heat stress on exercise performance, health and safety for a variety of universities, medical centers and professional organizations and associations, and the Department of Defense. Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion. He currently serves as a reviewer for over 25 clinical and scientific journals; and he served (2001-14) as a reviewer for the United States Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC) on: 1.) Disease Prevention and Epidemiology, 2.) Bone Health and Military Medical Readiness (BHMMR), 3.) Military Nutrition Research, 4.) Injury Prevention, Physiological and Environmental Health Award (IPPEHA) and 5.) Military Operational Medicine Peer Review Panels for the Congressionally Directed Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), as well the Peer Review Panel for the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP).
Dr. Bergeron has worked with numerous youth, collegiate, and professional athletes and teams on appropriately and safely enhancing athletic capacity and resilience by providing individualized and sport-specific training and nutrition/hydration guidance, with a particular emphasis on preparation, competition, and recovery strategies in the heat and helping athletes to avoid exertional heat illness and injury. Because of his recognized expertise and reputation among athletes, coaches and sport and sports medicine governing bodies, Dr. Bergeron has been regularly featured as the “go-to” expert resource on myriad national television and radio shows, as well as in numerous online and print media and publications.
Internationally recognized for his research and leadership in exercise-heat stress and physiological strain, hydration challenges in sport, youth athletic health and sport concussion, Dr. Bergeron co-chaired and is the lead author on the 2015 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus on Youth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High-level Athletes. He is a Fellow and past Trustee of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), served a 4-year term as a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, and served two years as and Heat, Hydration and Research Advisor to Major League Soccer (MLS). He also served as a member of the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics 2018 Scientific Committee for the 15th Annual World Brain Mapping Congress. Dr. Bergeron is a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. and the Academic Advisory Board for the International Olympic Committee post-graduate Diploma Program in Sports Medicine. He also serves as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism and Journal of Athletic Training. Dr. Bergeron is Clinical and Scientific Consultant to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) professional tour medical services.
Dr. Bergeron has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific and clinical articles and chapters in a variety of recognized and respected journals and books; and he has participated in over 250 regional, national and international research and educational presentations, symposia, summits, roundtables, and specialty courses on topics related to sports nutrition, exercise training and performance, sport concussion, fluid and mineral balance, and effects of heat stress on exercise performance, health and safety for a variety of universities, medical centers and professional organizations and associations, and the Department of Defense. Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion. He currently serves as a reviewer for over 25 clinical and scientific journals; and he served (2001-14) as a reviewer for the United States Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC) on: 1.) Disease Prevention and Epidemiology, 2.) Bone Health and Military Medical Readiness (BHMMR), 3.) Military Nutrition Research, 4.) Injury Prevention, Physiological and Environmental Health Award (IPPEHA) and 5.) Military Operational Medicine Peer Review Panels for the Congressionally Directed Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), as well the Peer Review Panel for the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP).
Dr. Bergeron has worked with numerous youth, collegiate, and professional athletes and teams on appropriately and safely enhancing athletic capacity and resilience by providing individualized and sport-specific training and nutrition/hydration guidance, with a particular emphasis on preparation, competition, and recovery strategies in the heat and helping athletes to avoid exertional heat illness and injury. Because of his recognized expertise and reputation among athletes, coaches and sport and sports medicine governing bodies, Dr. Bergeron has been regularly featured as the “go-to” expert resource on myriad national television and radio shows, as well as in numerous online and print media and publications.