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Donald R. Lehmann, M.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Donald R. Lehmann, M.D.
700 Katlian Drive, Ste. E
Sitka, AK 99835
907-747-5861
907-747-5415 (fax)
dplehman@ptialaska.net

Education

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1971?1976, B.A. (Government), 1976.

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1977–1981, M.D., 1981.

Residency

Tacoma Family Medicine/University of Washington, 1981–1984.

Diplomate

American Board of Family Practice, 1984. Recertified, 1990, 1997

Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine, 1995.

Fellowship

American Academy of Family Practice, 1996.

Memberships

Past President , Alaska State Medical Association.

American College of Sports Medicine.

President, Alaska Regional Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine.

Work Experience

Medical Director and Physician, Bethel Family Health Services, Bethel, AK, August 1, 1984, to July 1987.

Physician Medical Director/Supervisor, Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center, Bethel, AK, November 1984, to September 1986.

Physician Assistant Preceptor, Medex/University of Washington, 1986 to present.

Physician and Partner, Sitka Medical Center, Sitka, AK, August 1, 1987, to present.

Alaska State Maternal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, 1989 to present. Chairman, 1989?1990.

Clinical Preceptor, University of Washington Medical school, Department of Family Practice, 1991–present.

Chief, OB/GYN Services, Sitka Community Hospital, 1988–present

Federal Aviation Administration, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, 1984 to present.

Continuing Medical Education

Infectious Diseases Seminar, March 1985.

Emergency Medicine–Pediatrics, March 1986.

Alaska State Medical Association Seminar, June 1986.

Alaska Academy of Family Practice Scientific Assembly, June 1987, June 1988.

Advanced Colposcopy and Laser Seminar, September 1988.

Laser Preceptorship, October 1988.

AIDS Update, March 1989.

Lasers in Surgery, April 1989.

Lasers in Podiatry, May 1989.

Alaska State Medical Association Seminar, June 1989, April 1991.

Alaska Academy of Family Practice Scientific Assembly, August 1989, 1991.

High Risk Obstetrics, 1990.

American College of Physicians–Virology, 1992.

Neonatal Resuscitation, 1993

Advanced Diving Medicine, 1993.

Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 1993, 1995.

American Academy of Family Practice, Sports Medicine, 1995.

Dive Accident and Hyperbaric Medicine, 1996.

American College Sports Medicine, Team Physician Course, Parts I and II, 1996, 1997

American Academy of Family Practice Scientific Assembly, 1996.

American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Marathon Medicine in the New Millennium, London, 2000

Ironman Triathlon Medical Conference, 2000

Alaska Regional Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2000, 2001

Presentations

"Training and Safe Running in the Alpine Adventure Race," Sitka, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

"Women and Exercise. Finding the Healthy Balance." 1997 Sitka Women and Wellness Conference.

"Inline Skating Injuries." 1997 Southeast Regional EMS Symposium.

"Athletic Injuries." Sitka 2000 Wellness Conference.

"Running Injuries from the Ground Up." Alaska Regional Chapter Meeting, 2000, American College of Sports Medicine.

"Shoulder Symposium" Alaska Regional Chapter Meeting, 2001

"Mountain Medicine-Summitting Denali" Alaska Regional Chapter Meeting, 2001

"Mountain Medicine-Summitting Denali" Sitka, Four Community presentations, 2001

Research

"Cold Weather and Ultra-endurance Exercise, Electrolyte and Hormonal Variables-Iditasport 100." H. Sam Case, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., College of Western Maryland, Chair, 2000 to present.

Publications

"Hyponatremia in the Iditasport Human-Powered Ultra-Marathon", K. Stuempfle, S. Case, S. Bailey, J. McKenzie, D. Evans, D. Lehmann.

Licensure

Alaska, AA–2012, Active.

Washington, 20079, Inactive.

Major Race History
1996Anchorage Mayor's Marathon
Crow Pass Crossing Trail Marathon, Girdwood–Eagle River, Alaska
Seattle Marathon
1997Boston Marathon
Crow Pass Crossing Trail Marathon, Girdwood–Eagle River, Alaska
Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis
1998Capitol City Marathon, Olympia WA
Swiss Alpine Ultra Marathon
Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis
1999Houston Marathon
Iditasport 100 Ultra marathon-9th
Crow Pass Crossing Trail Marathon, Girdwood–Eagle River, Alaska
JFK Ultra marathon, Maryland-94th
2000Iditasport 100 Ultra marathon-5th London Marathon
2001Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis

Team Physician

High School Wrestling and Cross Country, Middle School Basketball and Cross Country, College Basketball, Little League Baseball, 1987 to present

Medical Support and Crew, Paris–Brest–Paris, 1200 km bicycle Ultra marathon, 1995, 1999.

Ironman Medical Tent, Kona, 2000

Physician, Mountain Medicine Denali Expedition, 2001

Personal

Born-12/9/52, Minneapolis, MN

Married-Patricia Bishop Lehmann , 8/27/82, Mt. Rainier summit

Children-Megan Amanda Lehmann, 11/25/85
Torin Anders Lehmann, 7/19/90

Other interests and hobbies-Travel, cooking, hunting, snow boarding, climbing, diving, ballet, teaching elementary school chess, coaching running and Little League.