Peter H. Brubaker

Peter H. Brubaker is a tenured Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. With a 30+ year fellowship in both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, he has directed cardiac rehabilitation programs (1991-2016) and currently serves as Wake Forest's Faculty Athletic Representative to NCAA/ACC. His research spans chronic disease prevention, heart failure, and cancer-related cardiovascular dysfunction.

• Academic Roles: Professor, Director of Healthy Exercise/Lifestyle Programs
• Research Themes: Heart failure rehabilitation, exercise physiology, caloric restriction effects, chemotherapy cardiotoxicity

His 150+ publications focus on clinical trials like BEACON (bone health in aging), SECRET II (obesity-HFpEF interactions), and MESA ancillary studies. Recent work includes 2024 publications on trial methodologies and 2023 meta-analyses of exercise adherence.

• Scientific Recognition: ACSM Fellow, AACR Fellow
• Editorial Roles: Clinical Section Editor, ACSM Guidelines 7th ed.

Brubaker's NIH and industry-funded projects include cardiovascular injury assessments post-chemotherapy and resistance training interventions for HFpEF. He lectures nationally/internationally on clinical exercise applications.