Paul M. Ribisl

Dr. Paul M. Ribisl, Professor Emeritus of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University, is an exercise physiologist who was a co-founder of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Wake Forest University, which he directed from 1975-1991. Dr. Ribisl also chaired the Department of Health and Exercise Science from 1991-2007. Dr. Ribisl was named Interim Dean of the College in July 2008 and has been an Associate Dean for Academic Planning since January 2009.

His areas of research are:

• Graded exercise testing in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary heart disease,
• Exercise programming and prescription for patients with chronic degenerative diseases, including obesity and type 2 diabetes,
• Measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure.

Dr. Ribisl was currently involved in a national multi-center NHLBI trial entitled “LOOK AHEAD: A Diet and Physical Activity Intervention in Obese Diabetics”. He is also currently a Co-Investigator on an NIH grant entitled: CHANGE: An Intervention to Increase Exercise Maintenance at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic.

Publications

• Ribisl Abnormal GXT & Type2DM DiabCare
• Ribisl Lifestyle & Fitness & Type2DM IJO
• Ribisl Science & Practice & Outcomes ClinInvestMed
• Ribisl Exercise Capacity in Overweight and Obese Individuals – Diabetes CareOctober 2007
• Ribisl ACSM vs IOM Guidelines H&FJ
• Ribisl Darwin Was Wrong Demise of the Fittest H&FJ
• Ribisl Inflammation & Exercise H&F Journal
• Ribisl Running Awary From Disability H&FJ
• Ribisl Survival of the Fittest ACSM H&FJ
• Ribisl Toxic Waist Dump H&FJ