Amy E. Valasek, MD

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

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Biography

Amy Elizabeth Valasek, MD, MS, is a physician for Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is fellowship trained and board certified in sports medicine. Dr. Valasek attended medical school at The University of Maryland. She completed her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Department of Pediatrics and sports fellowship at University of Maryland Family Medicine Department in Baltimore, MD. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She is active in the community, teaches group fitness classes weekly, and serves as team physician for New Albany Plains Local School Football team.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Community Leadership Award, President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, 2024
  • Lisa Krivickas Travel Clinical Scholar Award, American College of Sports Medicine, 2016
  • Member, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
  • Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Council of Sports Medicine and Fitness
  • Member, American College of Sports Medicine
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications
  • Pediatrics
  • Sports Medicine
Fellowship University of Maryland Medical Center Date Completed: 07/31/2009
Residency John Hopkins Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2008
Medical School University of Maryland Date Completed: 05/31/2005
Clinical Interests
  • Female Athlete
  • Overtraining Syndrome
  • Overuse Injuries
Personal Interests
  • All activity; Bodypump; BodyCombat; Bodyflow; Les Mills Core
Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children's Hospital, Sports Medicine

2011 - 2014 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics

2010 - 2014 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Department

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Pediatrics
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