Michele LaBotz

Michele LaBotz, MD, FAAP, is a sports medicine physician with experience caring for athletes at all levels of sport. She is particularly interested in the principles of nutrition and supplement use, injury prevention, physical literacy, and mental health in young athletes. LaBotz writes and speaks nationally on these topics and was the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) clinical report on use of performance-enhancing substances in young athletes. She previously served as policy coordinator for the AAP’s Executive Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and now serves on the board of directors for the Maine Chapter of the AAP and for the Taylor Hooton Foundation.