2013 FACULTY

Anne Albers, MD, PhD, RVT, FACC, FASE, FAHA – Cardiac and Vascular Screening for Athletes of All Ages

Faculty 1

"Dr. Albers is a cardiologist with OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio. She is a cardiovascular imaging specialist with focus on echocardiography, cardiac stress testing, and vascular studies. She maintains an active consultative cardiovascular practice; her clinical interests include cardiovascular disease management for women, cardiac issues for athletes, and heart disease in diabetes."

Timothy Berger, MD – Dermatologic conditions and wound management

Tim Berger MD

"Dr. Berger is currently a Professor of Clinical Dermatology at UCSF as well as the Executive Vice-Chair, Chief of Clinics, the Endowed Chair in Dermatology Medical Student Education, former Residency Program Director (1995-2007) and former Associate Residency Program Director (2007-2011). He has been with UCSF since 1984 and has received numerous teaching awards. In 2011, he received an American Academy of Dermatology Presidential Citation."

Matthew Bitner, MD – Emergency Planning

Faculty 2

"Dr. Bitner is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine. He has worked many international-caliber events and helps to plan and organize the medical staff at the US' largest races."

Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC – Moderator; Concussion Assessment Tools: Evidence for Use

Faculty 3

"Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and NeuroSport Researcher at the University of Michigan. As Director of the Neurotrauma Research Laboratory, he has evaluated numerous clinical tests used in concussion assessment, injury biomechanics, and the acute and persistent effects of injury. Dr Broglio is currently chairing the upcoming Position Statement on concussion management from the National Athletic Trainers' Association."

Gloria Cohen, MD – Caring for the Female Cyclist

Faculty 4

"Gloria Cohen, MD, FACSM, Dip Sport Med (CASEM) is the former Team Physician for the Canadian National and Olympic Cycling Teams. She is affiliated with Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, CT and is the Primary Care Sports Medicine Team Physician at Columbia University."

Curtis Cramblett, PT, CSCS, CFMT – Bike Fit Panel – Moderator; Detailed Musculoskeletal Exam and Intervention; Conservative Treatment Musculoskeletal

Faculty 5

Curtis Cramblett, PT, CSCS, CFMT, Cycling Coach is has been a practicing physical therapist for over 20 years, cycling sports medicine 15 years and cycling and racing in the amature ranks his whole life. He has worked with teams including Garmin Cervello and Tibco and many Olympic and world class athletes as their PT, professional bike fitter and coach. He is located in San Jose California and is passionate about cycling efficiency and health.

Dr. Alan Farrell – The Life of a World Tour Team Physician & Anti-Doping Panelist Head of Medicine, Team Sky Pro Cycling

Faculty 6

"Dr. Farrell worked in both anesthesia and general practice before completing a post graduate education in sports medicine. With a background in both athletics and football, he joined Team Sky at the beginning of the 2012 season and is now Head of Medicine at Team Sky Professional Cycling team. In the last two years, the team has enjoyed unprecedented success in becoming the UCI number one ranked world tour team including overall victory at the 2012 and 2013 editions of the Tour de France as well as numerous stage race victories. Dr. Farrell is a keen cyclist and endurance enthusiast and lives in Co. Kildare, Ireland."

Matthew Fedoruk, PHD – Anti-Doping Panelist

Faculty 7

"Dr. Matthew Fedoruk recently joined USADA as Science Director, and is responsible for providing scientific expertise to drive USADA’s science, testing, results management and supplement areas. He holds a Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the University of British Columbia, and has worked previously with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and CCES, Canada’s anti-doping agency."

Happy Freedman – MECC Instructor

Faculty 8

Happy Freedman is a cycling coach with over 30 years experience, most recently, the Columbia University D1 Cycling Team. Mr. Freedman has consulted with health care practitioners from many New York hospitals including the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he works as clinical coordinator for the Positano Foot Center."

Dan Guillemette Msc Bsc

Faculty 9

"Dan gained his MSc in Sports Physiotherapy from the University of Bath in 2011 and commenced working with Sky Procycling later that year. He became the lead physiotherapist in 2012 and has been an integral member of the team’s success including the 2012 Olympic Games where Dan was the physiotherapist to the GB men's & women’s road cycling teams."

Aaron Goldberg, MD – MECC Co-Chair/Instructor – Medical Emergencies in Cycling Workshop; Altitude and Preparation for Extremes

Faculty 10

"Dr. Goldberg is an Emergency Medicine Physician in Milwaukee WI. He is the director for Emergency Medicine resident education at St Lukes Medical Center. He is the team physician for IS Corp Cycling as well the My Wife Inc Cyclocross Team. His interests include management of acute injuries as well as cyclocross injuries."

Claudette Lajam, MD – Detailed Musculoskeletal Exam and Intervention

Claudette M. Lajam, M.D.

"Claudette Lajam M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City and a volunteer physician for the Century Road Club Association and other New York City bicycling groups. Dr. Lajam was part of the CURE Medical Relief team for the Haitian earthquake in 2010. This past March, she organized the NYU Maximizing Cycling Performance Symposium to help boost health education of NY cyclists."

Aaron Liddell, DMD, MD – Evaluation and Field Management of Traumatic Facial Injuries

Faculty 11

"Dr. Aaron Liddell is a member of numerous facial trauma panels covering trauma centers across the Front Range of the Rockies in Denver, Colorado. He has a particular interest in jaw fracture patterns as they pertain to cycling. He grew up a competitive mountain bike racer, and in 1994 competed for the United States in the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships. He took a 15 year hiatus from the bike and attended both dental and medical school, and completed a residency with heavy emphasis in facial trauma and reconstruction."

Sean McCann, PhD – Psychology of the Rider

Faculty 12

"Dr. McCann is Senior Sports Psychologist with the US Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, CO. He has been with the USOC for over 20 years including 12 years as the head of the department. He has traveled with nine US Olympic Teams as a sports psychologist, working with athletes, teams and coaches in almost every Olympic sport."

Monique Ryan, MS, RD – Nutrition on and off The Bike

Faculty 13

"Monique Ryan, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN, is the owner of Personal Nutrition Designs, LLC based in the Chicago area. She has over 25 years of sports nutrition experience working with competitive endurance athletes. She has consulted with several cycling teams including Team Type 1, the Saturn Cycling Team and the Volvo-Cannondale Mountain Bike Team. Monique was a member of the Performance Enhancement Teams for USA Triathlon and USA Cycling (Women's Road Team) leading up to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Monique is the author of "Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, 3rd edition"

Inigo San Millan, PhD – Exercise Physiology Technique Demonstration

Faculty 14

"Inigo San Millán is the Performance Lab Director at the University of Colorado Hospital. He has extensive experience training world-class athletes in a variety of sports, including rowing, track and field, basketball, and, most notably, cycling – he worked with a Tour de France winner and with 15 Grand Tour Podium riders."

Ben Serotta – Bike Fit Panelist

Faculty 15

"Ben Serotta is one of the most iconic figures in the cycling industry, having founded Serotta Bicycles decades ago and is a pioneer the art and science of bicycle fitting."

John Tannyhill, MD, DDS – Evaluation and Field Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries

Faculty 16

"John Tannyhill, MD, DDS is a Maxillofacial Surgeon in Centennial, CO. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his surgical residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has worked as a Team Surgeon for the NBA Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche for several years. Dr. Tannyhill has a particular interest in sports medicine and the management of traumatic facial injuries in the competitive athlete."

James F. Watkins, MD – MECC Instructor & Anti-Doping Panelist

Faculty 17

"James F. Watkins is a medical director and a trauma surgeon in Grand Junction, CO, formerly of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is a co-founder of the Medicine of Cycling and co-chair of the Medical Emergencies in Cycling Course (MECC)."

2012 FACULTY

Paul Abramson, MD

Faculty 18

"Paul Abramson M.D. is a physician in private practice in San Francisco, founder of My Doctor Medical Group, Clinical Faculty at UCSF School of Medicine, and an engineer trained at Stanford. His specialties include adult medicine, hospital medicine, addiction medicine, self-tracking, housecall medicine and travel medicine. He also worked with Andrew Weil MD and completed a senior fellowship with the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine in Tucson. Dr. Abramson rode with the Stanford Cycling Team during his undergraduate years and has an active interest in sports medicine."

Timothy Berger, MD

Tim Berger MD

"Dr. Berger is currently a Professor of Clinical Dermatology at UCSF as well as the Executive Vice-Chair, Chief of Clinics, the Endowed Chair in Dermatology Medical Student Education, former Residency Program Director (1995-2007) and former Associate Residency Program Director (2007-2011). He has been with UCSF since 1984 and has received numerous teaching awards. In 2011, he received an American Academy of Dermatology Presidential Citation."

Steven Broglio, PHD, ATC

Faculty 3

"Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and NeuroSport Researcher at the University of Michigan. As Director of the Neurotrauma Research Laboratory, he has evaluated numerous clinical tests used in concussion assessment, injury biomechanics, and the acute and persistent effects of injury. Dr Broglio is currently chairing the upcoming Position Statement on concussion management from the National Athletic Trainers' Association."

Gloria Cohen, MD

Faculty 4

"Gloria Cohen, MD, FACSM, Dip Sport Med (CASEM) is the former Team Physician for the Canadian National and Olympic Cycling Teams. She is affiliated with Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, CT and is the Primary Care Sports Medicine Team Physician at Columbia University."

Curtis Cramblett, PT, CFMT, CSCS

Faculty 5

Curtis Cramblett, PT, CFMT, CSCS, Cycling Coach is has been a practicing physical therapist for over 20 years, cycling sports medicine 15 years and cycling and racing in the amature ranks his whole life. He has worked with teams including Garmin Cervello and Tibco and many Olympic and world class athletes as their PT, professional bike fitter and coach. He is located in San Jose California and is passionate about cycling efficiency and health.

Matthew Fedoruk, PHD

Faculty 7

"Dr. Matthew Fedoruk recently joined USADA as Science Director, and is responsible for providing scientific expertise to drive USADA’s science, testing, results management and supplement areas. He holds a Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the University of British Columbia, and has worked previously with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and CCES, Canada’s anti-doping agency."

Happy Freedman

Faculty 8

Happy Freedman is a cycling coach with over 30 years experience, most recently, the Columbia University D1 Cycling Team. Mr. Freedman has consulted with health care practitioners from many New York hospitals including the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he works as clinical coordinator for the Positano Foot Center."

Michael Giudici, MD

Michael Giudici, MD

"Dr. Giudici is a member of the Genesis Heart Institute and specializes in Electrophysiology. He is involved in the research and development of numerous devices and techniques in the electrophysiology field. He has published over 200 scientific papers and is been named as a Best Doctor in America. In 2007, he was one of 50 physicians in North America to be awarded fellowship by the Heart Rhythm Society."

Aaron Goldberg, MD

Faculty 24

"Dr. Goldberg is an Emergency Medicine Physician in Milwaukee WI. He is the director for Emergency Medicine resident education at St Lukes Medical Center. He is the team physician for IS Corp Cycling as well the My Wife Inc Cyclocross Team. His interests include management of acute injuries as well as cyclocross injuries."

Stephen Hess, Esq.

Faculty 25

"Mr. Hess is a sports and Olympic law expert with Sherman & Howard, LLC. He has represented dozens of Olympic athletes and hopefuls in disputes involving participation in Olympics and other actions involving National Governing Bodies of many sports. Mr. Hess also serves as the Chair of the Court of Arbitration for the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation."

Jeffrey Kutcher, MD

Faculty 26

"Jeffrey Kutcher M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at The University of Michigan. He is the Director of Michigan NeuroSport, one of the few sports neurology programs in the country. Dr. Kutcher was recently named the Director of the new concussion management policy in the NBA, is the team neurologist for University of Michigan athletics, a consultant to the NHLPA, and leads the Sports Neurology section of the AAN."

Claudette Lajam, MD

Claudette M. Lajam, M.D.

"Claudette Lajam M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City and a volunteer physician for the Century Road Club Association and other New York City bicycling groups. Dr. Lajam was part of the CURE Medical Relief team for the Haitian earthquake in 2010. This past March, she organized the NYU Maximizing Cycling Performance Symposium to help boost health education of NY cyclists."

Aaron Liddell, DMD, MD

Faculty 27

"Dr. Aaron Liddell is a member of numerous facial trauma panels covering trauma centers across the Front Range of the Rockies in Denver, Colorado. He has a particular interest in jaw fracture patterns as they pertain to cycling. He grew up a competitive mountain bike racer, and in 1994 competed for the United States in the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships. He took a 15 year hiatus from the bike and attended both dental and medical school, and completed a residency with heavy emphasis in facial trauma and reconstruction."

Michael Ross, MD

Faculty 28

"Dr. Ross is a sports medicine physician who has been the team physician for numerous professional cycling teams as well as the race doctor for the Philly Week series of races. He is currently runs the Performance Lab, a sports medicine and exercise testing facility in Philadelphia."

Monique Ryan, MS, RD

Faculty 13

"Monique Ryan, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, is the owner of Personal Nutrition Designs, LLC based in the Chicago area. She has over 25 years of sports nutrition experience working with competitive endurance athletes. She is currently the sports dietitian for Team Type 1 and has consulted with several cycling teams including the Saturn Cycling Team and the Volvo-Cannondale Mountain Bike Team. Monique was a member of the Performance Enhancement Teams for USA Triathlon and USA Cycling (Women's Road Team) leading up to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Monique is the author of "Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, and was a regular contributor to VeloNews-The Journal of Competitive Cycling from 1991 to 2010. She is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics."

Margarita Sevilla, MD

Faculty 30

"Margarita Sevilla, MD is a primary care sports medicine specialist. She is the medical director for the Lifetime Minneapolis triathlon and all the Lifetime Athletic events in MN including two bike races. She is also part of the medical team at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii and medical director of the YWCA Women's only triathlon in Minneapolis. She is also the team physician for a local high school. Dr. Sevilla is herself a triathlon participant and has completed more than 6 ironman races."

John Tannyhill, MD, DDS

Faculty 31

"John Tannyhill, MD, DDS is a Maxillofacial Surgeon in Centennial, CO. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his surgical residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has worked as a Team Surgeon for the NBA Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche for several years. Dr. Tannyhill has a particular interest in sports medicine and the management of traumatic facial injuries in the competitive athlete."

James F. Watkins, MD

Faculty 17

"James F. Watkins is a trauma surgeon at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is a co-founder of the Medicine of Cycling and co-chair of the Medical Emergencies in Cycling Course (MECC)."

2011 FACULTY

Doug Bauer, MD

Faculty 33

"Dr. Bauer is a Professor in Residence at the University of California - San Francisco and is the Director of UCSF's Division of General Internal Medicine Research Program. He has a particular interest in osteoporosis in cyclists."

Matthew Bitner, MD

Faculty 2

"Dr. Bitner is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine. He has worked many international-caliber events and helps to plan and organize the medical staff at the US' largest races."

Jason Brayley, MD

Faculty 35

"Jason Brayley M.D. is a Sports Medicine physician at MultiCare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Washington state and team physician for Kenda Pro Cycling presented by GearGrinder. Dr. Brayley has a special interest in concussion evaluation and post-concussion care."

Peter Carroll, MD, MPH

Faculty 36

"Dr. Carroll is Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at The University of California - San Francisco and the Ken and Donna Derr-Chevron Distinguished Professor. He has authored or coauthored over 325 publications and is principal or co-investigator of several research grants, including the UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE funded by the National Institutes of Health."

Gloria Cohen, MD

Faculty 4

"Gloria Cohen, MD, FACSM, Dip Sport Med (CASEM) is the former Team Physician for the Canadian National and Olympic Cycling Teams. She is affiliated with Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, CT and is a Primary Care Sports Medicine Team Physician at Columbia University."

Julie Emmerman, PsyD

Faculty 38

"Dr. Emmerman is a doctor of clinical Psychology specializing in sport psychology. In 2008 and 2009, she worked exclusively with Garmin-Sliptream's Pro Tour athletes. She currently works with top cycling and ultra-endurance athletes in her private practice in Boulder, CO."

Happy Freedman

Faculty 8

Happy Freedman is a cycling coach with over 30 years experience, most recently, the Columbia University D1 Cycling Team. Mr. Freedman has consulted with health care practitioners from many New York hospitals including the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he works as clinical coordinator for the Positano Foot Center."

Don Gerber, PsyD

"Dr. Gerber is a doctor of psychology at Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado, specializing in rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord and brain injuries.

Sonny Gill, MD

Faculty 40

"Sonny Gill M.D. is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson University and an orthopaedic spine surgeon with a special interest in cyclists with spine injuries. He has also worked extensively with US Ski & Snowboard as a team physician. Dr. Gill will be discussing causes of back and neck pain in professional and recreational cyclists."

Michael Giudici, MD

Michael Giudici, MD

"Dr. Giudici is a member of the Genesis Heart Institute and specializes in Electrophysiology. He is involved in the research and development of numerous devices and techniques in the electrophysiology field. He has published over 150 scientific papers and is been named as a Best Doctor in America. In 2007, he was one of 50 physicians in North America to be awarded fellowship by the Heart Rhythm Society."

Aaron Goldberg, MD

Faculty 41

"Dr. Goldberg is an Emergency Medicine Physician in Milwaukee WI. He is the director for Emergency Medicine resident education at St Lukes Medical Center. He is the team physician for IS Corp Cycling as well the My Wife Inc Cyclocross Team. His interests include management of acute injuries as well as cyclocross injuries."

Mark Greve, MD

Faculty 42

"Dr. Greve is a Clinical Associate Professor at Tufts University. He is Team Physician for Team Type 1 and has interest areas that include traumatic brain injury."

Stephen Hess, Esq.

Faculty 43

"Mr. Hess is a sports and Olympic law expert with Sherman & Howard, LLC. He has represented dozens of Olympic athletes and hopefuls in disputes involving participation in Olympics and other actions involving National Governing Bodies of many sports. Mr. Hess also serves as the Chair of the Court of Arbitration for the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation."

Steve Johnson, PhD

Faculty 44

"Mr. Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of USA Cycling. He holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, served as a professor at the University of Utah's Exercise and Sports Science Department and is a former director of the school’s Human Performance Research Lab. A former competitve cyclist himself, Mr. Johnson has won eight national championship titles."

Claudette Lajam, MD

Claudette M. Lajam, M.D.

"Claudette Lajam M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City and a volunteer physician with the New York Cycle Club. Dr. Lajam was part of the CURE Medical Relief team for the Haitian earthquake in 2010. This past March, she organized the NYU Maximizing Cycling Performance Symposium to help boost health education of NY cyclists."

Sean McCann, PhD

Faculty 12

"Dr. McCann is Senior Sports Psychologist with the US Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, CO. He has been with the USOC for over 20 years including 12 years as the head of the department. He has traveled with nine US Olympic Teams as a sports psychologist, working with athletes, teams and coaches in almost every Olympic sport."

Inigo San Millan, PhD

Faculty 14

"San Millán is the Performance Lab Director at the University of Colorado Hospital. He has extensive experience training world-class athletes in a variety of sports, including rowing, track and field, basketball, and, most notably, cycling – he worked with a Tour de France winner and with 15 Grand Tour Podium riders."

Scott Nydam

Faculty 47

"Mr. Nydam is with team BMC and has impressive palmares including the Mountains Classification in the Tour of California and numerous other race victories."

Michael Ross, MD

Faculty 28

"Dr. Ross is a sports medicine physician who has been the team physician for numerous professional cycling teams as well as the race doctor for the Philly Week series of races. He is currently runs the Performance Lab, a sports medicine and exercise testing facility in Philadelphia."

US Anti-Doping Agency

Faculty 49

"Following up on an exceptional presentation at the 2010 MoC, representatives, researchers and scientists from the US Anti-Doping Agency will present on the latest in the fight for fair competition."

James F. Watkins, MD

Faculty 17

"James F. Watkins is a trauma surgeon at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is a co-founder of the Medicine of Cycling and co-chair of the Medical Emergencies in Cycling Course (MECC)."