M. Kyle Smoot, MD, is the 2015 recipient of the AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant.
Dr. Smoot is receiving the $20,000 grant for his research titled "The relationship between muscle damage and acute kidney injury biomarkers in American football players during preseason workouts."
Dr. Smoot is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine where he is the program director of its sports medicine fellowship program. He has conducted research on adequacy of pre-participation cardiovascular screening in NCAA collegiate athletes, concussion protocol for student athletes and assessment of muscle damage in asymptomatic football players during strenuous activity. He received his medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Dr. Smoot also completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at UK.
"The grant review committee is pleased to award funding for Dr. Smoot's research proposal that will investigate new serum markers of acute kidney injury in athletes," said Suzanne Hecht, MD, who chaired the joint organization review committee. "This research has the potential to play a role in the management of the athlete with suspected rhadomyolysis along with other possible applications."
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