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University of Washington Medical Center Medical Team Spotlight
The University of Washington Medical Center is proud to be partnering with the Seattle Marathon Association. Members of our marathon medical team have presented the following tips to assist you in your preparation and training for your marathon event. Training and Race Day Tips:
Additionally at this year’s Marathon EXPO, our Medical Team will be presenting further thoughts and perspectives for your ongoing training strategies. There will be time for Race Day Questions during the open forum and immediately following the Lecture Series.
SEATTLE MARATHON LECTURE SERIES
Saturday November 29, 2008 Your involvement, volunteerism, patronage and support will ensure the ongoing success of this marathon. Our medical team is dedicated to ensuring this year’s race is a continued success. Each medical professional, with a substantial background, brings a wealth of expertise to this year’s marathon. As the Official Medical Sponsor of the Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon 2008, we encourage your involvement. Your participation can include:
See you at the Race! The UWMC Medical Team Mark Harrast, M.D.
Dr. Harrast is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Pain 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 as an Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. He was recruited to build a non-operative musculoskeletal and sports medicine practice. Dr. Harrast’s specializes in the assessment and management of sports and spine injuries, particularly noted for managing overuse injuries in endurance athletes, runners and triathletes. He has organized and edited a clinical text on running injuries. His primary goal with active patients is to aid their return to former functional levels and teach appropriate preventive strategies to avoid recurrence. Dr. Harrast helps patients regain maximal function through a variety of non-surgical treatments such as injections, medications, exercise, braces, and comprehensive prescriptions for physical therapy. Dr. Harrast’s research interests include exercise approaches for treating and preventing overuse injuries, muscle imbalances, and low back pain in the active individual. Outside of work Dr. Harrast is an accomplished competitive triathlete and runner. He has raced 7 marathons with a personal best of 2:46. Most recently Dr. Harrast completed 3 ironman triathlons in Canada and Brazil, finishing in the 10-hour range. He also races in numerous olympic distance triathlons and road races nationally and internationally.
Jonathan Drezner, M.D.
Dr. Drezner is board certified in Family Practice and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. He attended Brown University where he received an undergraduate degree in biomedical ethics and also played varsity basketball. He received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine in 1996 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He completed his residency at Tacoma Family Medicine in 1999 where he was Chief Resident and also received the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award. After residency, he completed fellowships in Primary Care Sports Medicine and in Faculty Development at the University of Washington. Dr. Drezner has twice received the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award (2000, 2006). Dr. Drezner spent three years in Philadelphia working at the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Family Practice and Orthopedic Surgery. He served as Team Physician for the University of Pennsylvania and was the Medical Director for the Penn Relays Carnival from 2001–2004. His clinical interests include the management of both medical and musculoskeletal problems as they relate to sports and exercise. In 2003 he was honored with the Patient Care Award from the University of Pennsylvania Department of Family Practice. Dr. Drezner is currently an Associate Professor in the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the Hall Health Sports Medicine Fellowship. He is responsible for the orthopedic and sports medicine curriculum within the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency, and serves as Team Physician for the University of Washington Husky athletes including men’s soccer, men’s basketball, and baseball. Dr. Drezner is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, on the Editorial Board for the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Dr. Drezner’s research interests include the use of automated external defibrillators to prevent sudden cardiac death in the athletic setting, as well as the investigation of acute running and hamstring muscle injuries. Outside of work Dr. Drezner enjoys basketball, soccer, hiking, and spending time with his wife and daughters.
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. Dr. Davis is a professor of medicine and specializes in comprehensive Kidney Care and Transplantation. She is the medical director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant program at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Davis has been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transplantation and is a current member of the Public Policy Committees of the AST and American Society of Nephrology. She has been on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases and Liver Transplantation and is listed in Best Doctors in America. She has authored over 20 articles, 15 reviews and 7 book chapters.
Dr. Davis’s research interests have included the national cooperative trial evaluation of intravenous gamma globulin as an agent to lower allosensitization and improve allograft survival in highly sensitized adult ESRD patients. Currently she is running a trial of other medication options to decrease transplant candidate sensitization to allow earlier transplantation, and participating in several other trials directed at limiting post transplant complications. Outside of work, Dr. Davis enjoys gardening, walking, the opera, Native American Art, and spending time with her husband and daughters.
Kim Harmon, M.D., F.A.C.S.M.
Dr. Harmon is board certified in Family Practice and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. She attended the University of Notre Dame where she was a student athletic trainer and played basketball. She attended Indiana University School of Medicine, spending her first two years at the Notre Dame Campus serving as the head athletic trainer at St. Mary’s College. She completed her residency at Memorial Family Practice Residency in South Bend, IN where she was Chief Resident and received the Mead Johnson Award for Graduate Medical Education. She was the Head Team Physician at St. Mary’s College during that time. She completed the Ball Memorial Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship in Muncie, IN before moving back to Seattle. Since that time she has worked at the University of Washington for Hall Health Primary Care Center. She practices in the Sports Medicine Clinic as well as the Women’s Clinic. She has served as a team physician for Husky athletes since 1998. Her primary team responsibilities at this time are football, women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s track and cross-country. She is currently the director of the sports medicine fellowship-training program. Dr. Harmon is active on a national level. She has served four years as a board member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice. She is also a member of the NCAA Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport committee and a series editor and board member of The Physician and Sportsmedicine.
Dr. Harmon’s research interests include the safety and efficacy of implantable cardiac defibrillators, oral anti-inflammatories and concussion. She is mother to four active boys. She and her husband enjoy boating, playing, watching and coaching sports and socializing with friends.
Alysun Deckert, M.S.R.D., C.D.
Alysun Deckert, M.S.R.D., C.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.Alysun specializes in promoting wellness through nutrition, exercise and patient involvement. She is Team Founder and Coach to the University of Washington Medical Center’s Team Transplant. Team Transplant actively promotes organ donation awareness by showing first hand that transplant recipients can and do lead active, healthy lives. Under the direction of Alysun, team transplant has grown from 35 members to well over 200 members since its inception in 2001. Working at UWMC, Alysun has enjoyed working with many different types of patients. With her primary focus on the nutritional needs of organ transplant recipients, she also has experience working with dialysis, diabetic, gastric bypass, and pregnant patients. Alysun is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition Practice Group (SCAN), and the United States Track and Field Association (USATF). She is a US Olympic Women’s Marathon Team Trials Qualifier who placed 13th in the 2003 Boston Marathon and owns a personal best of 2:38 in the event. She was the overall women’s winner of the Seattle Half Marathon in 1998. Outside of work, Alysun enjoys reading, drawing, and spending time with family and friends.
PLEASE NOTE: All information contained on this specific medical team website is for educational purposes only. Do not rely on this information for medical advice. Please consult with your personal physician for medical advice concerning your particular situation.
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