2010 Lecture Series Race Day Tips presented by
Saturday, November 27, 2010
11:30am - 12:45pm
Vashon Room
The Westin Seattle
Free and open to the public. The lectures will take a round table format that will allow time for questions from the audience. Featuring  | Mark Harrast, M.D.
Dr. Harrast is the medical co-director of the Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and also Sports Medicine. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago in 1992. He attended Northwestern University Medical School and completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington, where he served as Chief Resident his final year and was awarded the "Outstanding Resident Award" at graduation. In anticipation of subspecialization, he completed a fellowship in Sports and Spine Medicine at the University of Michigan. In 2001, Dr. Harrast moved back to Seattle, joining the faculty of the University of Washington and is now Clinical Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. His clinical interest is overuse injuries in endurance athletes. Dr. Harrast is a competitive runner and triathlete, having run 8 marathons and 4 Ironman triathlons.
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| Connie Davis, M.D.
Dr. Davis is board certified in nephrology at the University of Washington Medical Center. She graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine with honors and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in nephrology at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. She completed a year of research training at the Ludwig Maximillan Univeritat in Munich, Germany specializing in renal physiology. On her return from Germany, she joined the nephrology faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern where she was the Chief of the Hemodialysis Unit at the Dallas VA hospital. During her career she has been the recipient of the Analytical Chemistry Award from the University of Washington, a recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society from the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fujisawa Clinical Scientist award from the American Society of Transplantation.
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| Alysun Deckert, M.S.R.D.
Alysun Deckert is a registered dietitian at the University of Washington Medical Center. She attended Kansas State University, receiving a BS in Nutrition Science and Exercise Science. Alysun received a MS in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Washington. She currently sits on the Advisory Committee for the University of Washington's Certification program in Sports Medicine and Human Performance. Additionally, she is on the Alumni Advisory Committee for the University of Washington School of Public Health. In 2006, she was chosen to receive one of the University of Washington's Distinguished Staff Awards.
|  | Tom Cotner, PhD
Dr. Tom Cotner is a highly successful coach of distance runners and triathletes with over 29 years of coaching experience at the elite level.
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