Southern California University of Health Sciences Alumni Selected by USOC for 2010 Olympic Winter Games

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WHITTIER, CA (12/22/2009)(readMedia)-- Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) alumni Michael Reed, DC, Eric St. Pierre, DC, and Tetsuya Hasegawa, DC, have been selected by the US Olympic Committee (USOC) to serve on the 47-member medical staff that will support US athletes at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. The competitions will take place February 12-28 of this year. The medical team is a multi-disciplinary group of medical doctors, doctors of chiropractic, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, and massage therapists.

Dr. Reed is Medical Director of the Sports Performance Division for the United States Olympic Committee at the Headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO. He is serving as the Medical Director for Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This position entails, along with the Chief Medical Officer, coordination of care for all members of the USA delegation. He has served as a faculty member in the Post-Graduate Division since 1984 and developed the Sports Medicine Residency program at SCU, where he served as its first Director. Reed is a December 1981 graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) at SCU and earned the Masters of Applied Science in Musculoskeletal Management degree awarded by SCU in conjunction with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. St. Pierre will serve on the US Olympic Medical Staff for the short track speedskating team. Additionally, he will have duties caring for athletes in the Olympic Village in Vancouver. Dr. St. Pierre has a wide array of Olympic sport experience, including time spent with US Speedskating, US Bobsled/Skeleton, US Water Polo, US Weightlifting and US Volleyball. Currently, he is the head trainer for the national short track speedskating team and an independent practitioner at South Point Medical Center in Lafayette, CO. Dr. St. Pierre has a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from LACC at SCU, where he also completed the Sports Medicine Residency program. He also has a Bachelor's degree in Movement Science and Sports Medicine from Westfield State College in Westfield, MA

Dr. Hasegawa will serve on the US Olympic Medical Staff for the Bobsled and Skeleton teams and provide care for the athletes housed in the Whistler Olympic Village. For the 2007-2008 seasons, he joined the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Sports Medicine Team as a DC and a Certified Athletic Trainer, to provide care for athletes competing in those sports. Dr. Hasegawa has a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from LACC at SCU. He also has a Master's of Science in Health Promotion from University of Mississippi, and a Bachelor's of Science in Health and Sports Sciences from University of Oklahoma.

Dr. John Scaringe, Interim President at SCU talks about the accomplishment of these three SCU alumni, "I would like to express my congratulations to Dr. Reed, Dr. St. Pierre, and Dr. Hasegawa. It is certainly an honor and privilege for these exceptional practitioners to serve the members of the US Olympic team."

Southern California University of Health Sciences incorporates the College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the School of Professional Studies, and the University Health Centers.

Since 1911 Southern California University of Health Sciences has been a leader in preparing practitioners and providing care in complementary and alternative medicine, and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Council on Chiropractic Education.