About

Sports Podiatrist, Stephen Pribut, D.P.M. hosts one of the first sports medicine injury websites, which has been online since 1995. The site focuses primarily on Running Injuries. Dr. Pribut is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and faculty  member of the George Washington University Medical School.  Dr. Pribut serves on the Advisory Board of Runner’s World.

Dr. Pribut’s sports podiatric medicine practice is located in Washington, DC. See the practice website for more information.

Dr. Pribut is a past president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He served as President of the District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Association for 4 years. He has served or served as chair of numerous committees including the AAPSM’s education committee, Internet committee, athletic shoe committee and the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Clinical Practice Advisory Committee and the APMA Internet Committee.

Dr. Pribut was the Chief Internet Engineer of the American Podiatric Medical Association and responsible for all aspects of the APMA’s Internet undertakings including online continuuing medical education, web design, usability, information architecture, streaming media, and server installation and maintenance on multiple platforms (Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, BSD Unix). His early interest in the Internet for communication, information transfer, and knowledge based services continues with both the traditional web and Web 2.0 Social Media.

Dr. Pribut has written and lectured on a variety of articles on athletic injuries, biomechanics, athletic shoes, foot health, foot surgery, and authored position papers on health insurance reform. He has edited the District of Columbia Podiatric Medical News, performed editorial review of articles for the Physician and Sports Medicine, British Journal of Sports Medicine, and the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dr. Pribut lectures both locally and nationally. He has published extensively on both medical and Internet related topics.

Daily, he treats athletes of all calibers, those just restarting programs, serious amateur athletes,  Olympic athletes, Olympic hopefuls and he has been a consultant for several professional ballet companies and professional baseball and football teams. Athletes of all shapes, sizes, and abilities are welcome.

Dr. Pribut is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and in Foot Orthopedics by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and the American College of Foot And Ankle Orthopedics And Medicine. Other professional memberships include the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).