Local Motion - Memorial Hospital of South Bend
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News<br />
News Briefs<br />
Briefs<br />
Having the Weight <strong>of</strong> the World on Your Shoulders<br />
As Head Team Physician for Indiana University <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Bend</strong>, volunteer team physician at the University <strong>of</strong> Notre<br />
Dame, Director <strong>of</strong> Sports Medicine for the <strong>Memorial</strong> Family<br />
Medicine Residency Program, and Head Team Physician at<br />
Riley, Washington and LaSalle high schools, not to mention<br />
Co-Director <strong>of</strong> the Sports Medicine Institute, Mark E.<br />
Lavallee, M.D., FACSM, has seen it all.<br />
Nowhere is this more evident than in his work with some <strong>of</strong><br />
the world’s most decorated and accomplished weight lifters.<br />
As Medical Director <strong>of</strong> the World Masters (age 35+) Weight<br />
Lifting Championships, and through his involvement with<br />
USA Weightlifting 2004 Olympic Team Trials, Dr. Lavallee<br />
and his <strong>Memorial</strong> team <strong>of</strong> physicians, fellows, residents and<br />
athletic trainers have traveled as far away as Greece, Australia,<br />
Scotland and the Czech Republic to care for more than 700<br />
athletes from 50 countries.<br />
“This has been a unique opportunity for me to see places in<br />
the world I never would have dreamed <strong>of</strong>,” said Dr. Lavallee,<br />
who is pictured<br />
kneeling (right).<br />
Not only has he<br />
seen unique<br />
places, but<br />
unique medical<br />
challenges<br />
that he says<br />
keeps him<br />
on his toes.<br />
From<br />
dislocated<br />
elbows and<br />
shoulders to broken bones<br />
and even a stroke, Dr. Lavallee and<br />
his team have seen a wide range <strong>of</strong> injuries<br />
and illnesses that require quick thinking, extensive<br />
knowledge and dedicated teamwork. “As a physician that<br />
treats weightlifters,” he added, “you never know what’s going<br />
to walk in the room next.”<br />
Families waiting for their loved ones<br />
now enjoy updated, spacious new<br />
amentities complete with private<br />
family nooks and Internet access.<br />
Families in the surgery waiting room are also enjoying<br />
new amenities such as computer terminals, work stations,<br />
comfortable new furniture and private meeting rooms.<br />
Common Grounds, a modern café-style restaurant<br />
situated adjacent to the surgery waiting room <strong>of</strong>fers fruit<br />
smoothies, paninni sandwiches,<br />
tortilla wraps, salads, Ben and Jerry<br />
ice cream and breakfast foods each<br />
morning. For the c<strong>of</strong>fee lovers among us, Starbucks still<br />
serves up all <strong>of</strong> your favorite brews.<br />
“Patients are just amazed,” added Kalka, “and we’re all<br />
very happy with how it turned out.”<br />
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