Steven F. Lewis

Steven F. Lewis, Ph.D. is a Professor of Population Health at Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, where he has served since 2016. Previously, he was a Visiting Professor at the same institution (2014-2016), Professor of Physiology at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts (2011-2013), and Professor of Physiology at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (2009-2010). His extensive academic career includes positions at Boston University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and research collaborations with MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, and international institutions including University of Copenhagen and Linköping University Hospital.

Dr. Lewis received his B.S. from Brooklyn College (1970), M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College (1971), and Ph.D. in physiology from Stanford University (1977). He completed post-doctoral fellowships at University of Copenhagen and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. His international research profile includes work with the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, MA, where he served as a National Research Council Senior Research Associate.

Internationally recognized for his research on human muscle fatigue and physical performance in health and disease, Dr. Lewis's work bridges exercise physiology, metabolic disorders, and clinical applications. His research has consistently focused on understanding the physiological mechanisms that limit exercise performance in various disease states, particularly metabolic myopathies. His scholarly activity reveals a strong emphasis on translating basic physiological principles into clinical understanding of exercise limitations.

Analysis of Dr. Lewis's publication record shows a consistent trajectory in muscle physiology research, with particular expertise in metabolic disorders affecting exercise performance. His work spans fundamental biochemical processes in muscle metabolism to clinical applications in patient populations with specific enzyme deficiencies. The research demonstrates sophisticated integration of physiological measurements during exercise with underlying metabolic pathways.

• 1986: American Heart Association Established Investigator Award Finalist
• 1985: American Heart Association Established Investigator Award Finalist
• 1996-97: National Research Council Senior Research Associateship
• 1986-90: NIH Research Career Development Award
• 1983: American Physiological Society Travel Award
• 1981-84: NIH New Investigator Research Award
• 1980: American College of Sports Medicine New Investigator Award
• 1977-78: George C. Marshall Fellowship

Dr. Lewis has secured significant research funding from NIH and the American Heart Association, including a $495,055 NIH Program Project grant on cardiovascular control in muscle energy metabolism disorders (1987-92) and a $248,067 NIH Research Career Development Award (1986-90). His teaching portfolio encompasses cardiovascular physiology, pulmonary physiology, nutritional physiology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and autonomic nervous system physiology. As a Fellow and Past Member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the American Physiological Society, he maintains active engagement with professional organizations in his field.