
Mark Anthony Harrast
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University Of Washington Medical Ctr 1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Harrast is a sports medicine physician and medical director of the Seattle Marathon. His clinical expertise is diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries and illnesses in endurance athletes, ...
Board Certification
Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evidence-based treatment of foot and ankle injuries in runners.
- Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis.
- Sports and performing arts medicine: 3. Spine and neurologic injuries.
- Lumbar epidural steroid injections: indications, contraindications, risks, and benefits.
- Stress fractures in runners.
- Focal spinal epidural lipomatosis after a single epidural steroid injection.
- Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome after epidural steroid injections for lumbar radiculopathy in an HIV-infected patient treated with ritonavir: a case report highlighting drug interactions for spine interventionalists.
- Exercise in the older adult: from the sedentary elderly to the masters athlete.
- Rehabilitation and return to running after lower limb stress fractures.
- Medial foot pain in a runner: a case presentation.
Fellowships
- Univ. of Michigan SOM
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Martin K Childers DO, PHD1959 NE PACIFIC ST SEATTLE WA 98195
- Dr. Thomas Edward Mcnalley MD1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA 98195
- Dr. Marla Kaufman MD1959 NE PACIFIC ST SEATTLE WA 98195
- Walter C Stolov OtherUniversity Of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle WA 98195
- Dr. Brandon Messerli DODepartment Of Rehab Medicine 356490 Seattle WA 98195
- George H Kraft OtherUniversity Of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle WA 98195
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