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Katie M Edenfield

Katie M Edenfield, MD, CAQSM

Associate Professor

Department: MD-CHFM-STUDENT HEALTH CARE
Business Phone: (352) 294-7440
Business Email: kedenfield@ufl.edu

About Katie M Edenfield

Dr. Katie M. Edenfield is board certified in Family Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine (CAQSM). She is a team physician for the University of Florida Athletic Association. She also works as a team physician with USA Swimming and has traveled to World Junior Championships, Pan American Games, and World Championships in this role. She is a core faculty member for the UF Sports Medicine Fellowship and is a physician on the Sports Medicine and Acute Care Team at the UF Student Health Care Center. She previously served as co-medical director of the Five Points of Life Marathon for 6 years. Dr. Edenfield is a former collegiate swimmer and now enjoys running and all water sports. She has special clinical and research interests in Sports Medicine, Nutrition, and Sports Cardiology.

Additional Positions:
Team Physician
2012 – Current · University of Florida

Accomplishments

Foundation Research Grant Award
2016 · American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant
2016 · Southeastern Conference (SEC)

Board Certifications

  • Family Medicine
    American Board of Family Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
    American Board of Family Medicine

Clinical Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Orthopedic services

Research Profile

Principal Investigator: University of Florida Athletic Association Cardiac Databank

Principal Investigator: Cardiovascular Screening with History, Physical, ECG and Echo in College Athletes from Two Division I Institutions

• Carek SM, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Dillon M, Harmon KG, Edenfield KM. Interventricular Septum Measurements in Pre-Participation Screening of Collegiate Athletes: Understanding the Grey Zone. 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 27th Annual Meeting. Research Podium Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar. 28(2): 247.

• Carek SM, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Dillon M, Harmon KG, Edenfield KM. Usefulness of the AHA 10-Point Cardiovascular Screening Questionnaire in Identifying Conditions Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death in Collegiate Athletes. 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 27th Annual Meeting. Research Oral Poster Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar. 28(2): 207.

• Carek SM, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Dillon M, Harmon KG, Edenfield KM. Comparing Aortic Root Sizes of Collegiate Football Players. 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 27th Annual Meeting. Research Oral Poster Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar. 28(2): 207-208.

• Carek SM, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Dillon M, Harmon KG, Edenfield KM. Evaluating the Prevalence and Significance of Abnormal Screening Electrocardiograms in Collegiate Athletes. 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 27th Annual Meeting. Research Oral Poster Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Mar. 28(2): 209-210.

• Starnes TA, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Harmon KG, Dillon MC, Edenfield KM. Pre-participation Cardiac Screening Including Electrocardiography (ECG) and Transthoracic Echocardiography (Echo) in Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division-1 (D1) Basketball Athletes. 2017 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 26thAnnual Meeting. Research Podium Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Mar. 27(2):190.

• Starnes TA, Reifsteck F, Clugston JR, Harmon KG, Dillon MC, Edenfield KM. Echocardiogram Values in Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division-1 (D1) Basketball. 2017 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 26thAnnual Meeting. Research Oral Poster Presentation. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Mar. 27(2):225.

Areas of Interest
  • Sports Medicine
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-8048-2745

Publications

2023
Relationship between arm span to height ratio, aortic root diameter, and systolic blood pressure in collegiate athletes
American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 25 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100242.
Publisher’s Site
2022
Blood pressure characteristics of collegiate female athletes: A call for more focused attention on young women’s health
American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 13 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100085.
Publisher’s Site
2022
Cardiac Disease in Athletes
Netter's Sports Medicine, 3rd edition. 253-264 [DOI] 978-0323796699.
Publisher’s Site
2021
Cardiac Issues in Football
Football Injuries. 285-310 [DOI] 10.1007/978-3-030-54875-9.
Publisher’s Site
2021
COVID-19 prevalence and presenting symptoms in a college student population: A retrospective chart review
Journal of American College Health. 1-5 [DOI] 10.1080/07448481.2021.1926270.
Publisher’s Site
2021
Preparticipation Cardiac Evaluation Findings in a Cohort of Collegiate Female Athletes.
The American journal of cardiology. 140:134-139 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.10.055. [PMID] 33144161.
3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Prevalence and clinical implications of persistent or exertional cardiopulmonary symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3597 collegiate athletes: a study from the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes (ORCCA).
British journal of sports medicine. [DOI] 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104644. [PMID] 34725052.
24 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Young Competitive Athletes.
Circulation. [DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054824. [PMID] 33866822.
125 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Dislocation Types and Definitions
Sports-related Fractures, Dislocations and Trauma. 85-96 [DOI] 10.1007/978-3-030-36790-9.
Publisher’s Site
2020
Preparticipation Evaluation.
Primary care. 47(1):1-17 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pop.2019.10.001. [PMID] 32014127.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Sports Supplements: Pearls and Pitfalls.
Primary care. 47(1):37-48 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pop.2019.10.002. [PMID] 32014135.
3 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Echocardiographic measurements of aortic root diameter (ARD) in collegiate football Athletes at pre-participation evaluation
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 5(1) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000546. [PMID] 31258930.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and interventricular septal diameter in collegiate football athletes at preparticipation evaluation referenced to body surface area
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 5(1) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000488. [PMID] 31205743.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2018
Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure
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2018
Foot and Ankle Conditions: Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain.
FP essentials. 465:24-29 [PMID] 29381042.
1 citation · PubMed
2018
Foot and Ankle Conditions: Midfoot and Forefoot Conditions.
FP essentials. 465:30-34 [PMID] 29381043.
2 citations · PubMed
2018
Foot and Ankle Conditions: Pes Planus.
FP essentials. 465:18-23 [PMID] 29381041.
8 citations · PubMed
2018
Foot and Ankle Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis.
FP essentials. 465:11-17 [PMID] 29381040.
2 citations · PubMed
2015
A case of vasovagal syncope in a collegiate swimmer during competition.
Current sports medicine reports. 14(2):86-90 [DOI] 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000128. [PMID] 25757001.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2014
Metabolic Responses of Running Shod and Barefoot in Mid-Forefoot Runners
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 54(4):447-455

Grants

Mar 2016 – Aug 2017
Cardiovascular screening with history, physial, ECG and echo
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: AMER MEDICAL SOC FOR SPORTS MEDICINE FOU

Education

Fellowship- Sports Medicine
2011 · University of Florida
Residency- Family Medicine
2010 · University of South Florida- Morton Plant Mease
Medical Doctor
2007 · University of Florida
Food Science and Human Nutrition
2002 · University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-7440
Emails:
Business:
kedenfield@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 117500
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Business Street:
PO Box 117500
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611