Dr. Zavorsky is an exercise physiologist with particular expertise in pulmonary gas exchange and pulmonary function. He has studied the use of "oxygen chambers" in treating concussions and whether such therapy works, as claimed by many former football players who say it increases their memory. His first piece for us in June, 2016, will focus on what to look for in concussions, what can their long-term effects be and what treatments work and don't, including oxygenation.
Experience
2015–present
Associate Professor, Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University
2013–2015
Associate Professor, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Louisville
2010–2013
Director, Human Physiology Laboratory, Marywood University
2007–2010
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University
Education
2015
National Board for Respiratory Care, Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
2013
American College of Sports Medicine, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist
2002
National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Publications
2015
Faces and fitness: attractive evolutionary relationship or ugly hypothesis?, Biology Letters (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601681)
2015
The Effects of Pre-Exercise Ginger Supplementation on Muscle Damage and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness., Phytotherapy Research (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25787877)
2015
Combined effects of mild-to-moderate obesity and asthma on physiological and sensory responses to exercise., Respiratory Medicine (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26439178)
2014
Rates of carbon monoxide elimination in males and females., Physiological Reports (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25501428)
2014
Small changes in lung function in runners with marathon-induced interstitial lung edema., Physiological Reports (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24973330)
2014
Altitude Does Not Reduce Concussion Incidence: Letter to the Editor., Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26535312)
2012
Increased carbon monoxide clearance during exercise in humans., Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22648340)