MiChael Koehle

		Office:	Wesbrook Building, Room 352
		Phone:	604 822 9331
		Fax:	604 822 9058
		Lab:	Wesbrook Building, Rooms 329 and 331
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		Web:	www.environmentalphysiology.ca
		EMail:	koehle@interchange.ubc.ca
Assistant Professor

Background

Queen's University at Kingston, B.Sc.H. - Life Sciences 1993; University of Toronto M.Sc.-Physiology 1995; University of Toronto M.D. 1999. University of British Columbia CCFP, 2001; University of British Columbia- Fellowship in Sports Medicine 2003; University of British Columbia - PhD 2006 Exercise Physiology

Specialization

Exercise Science – sports medicine, exercise physiology, environmental illness

Research

Dr. Koehle's research program combines exercise and environmental physiology from basic mechanistic research to more clinical field studies in remote environments. He is interested in examining the underlying mechanisms of environmental illnesses such as altitude, heat and decompression illness and developing strategies for their prevention.

Current research projects:

Respiratory Control and Thermoregulation in Older Adults (BC Network for Aging Research)

Genetic and physiological contributions to Acute Mountain Sickness (Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, with Dr. Jim Rupert)

Effect of a shielded garment on post-exercise recovery (Farabloc Grant-In-Aid)

publications

Scholarly Articles

Iverson G, Kaarto ML, Koehle, MS. (2008) Normative Data for the Balance Error Scoring System: Implications for Brain Injury Evaluations. Brain Inj [In Press].

Koehle, MS, Sheel, AW, Milsom, WK and McKenzie DC. (2007) Intermittent Hypoxia and the chemoreflex control of breathing in humans. J Applied Physiol [E-Pub Online].

Koehle MS, Sheel, AW, Milsom, WK and McKenzie DC (2006) The Effect of Two Different Intermittent Hypoxia Protocols on Ventilatory Responses to Hypoxia and Carbon Dioxide at Rest Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008; 605:218-23.

Wang, P, Koehle, MS and Rupert JL. (2007) Common haplotypes in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene are not associated with acute mountain sickness (AMS) susceptibility in Nepalese. High Alt Med and Biol Fall;8(3):206-12

Koehle MS, Wang P, Guenette JA and Rupert JL. (2006) No association between polymorphisms in the ACE and angiotensin II receptor 1 gene and acute mountain sickness in Nepalese pilgrims to the Janai Purnima Festival at 4380 metres. High Alt Med Biol 7(4):281-9.

Koehle MS, (2006) Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Tibetan Buddhist Monks Wilderness Env Med 17(2):129-31.

Rupert JL and Koehle MS (2006) The evidence for a genetic basis for altitude-related illness. (2006) High Alt Med Biol 7(2):150-67.

Book Chapters

Koehle MS (2006) Physical Activity in the cold and at altitude In: Brukner P and Khan K, Clinical Sports Medicine 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, Sydney, 900-911.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Dr. Koehle is a consulting sports medicine physician at UBC's Allan McGavin Sport Medicine Centre. He is also the venue medical officer co-ordinating the medical facilities for Nordic (cross-country, biathlon and ski jumping) for the 2010 Olympics.