Functional, Human-Performance Physician
Dedicated to the health and performance of all those seeking to improve their lives through a holistic approach to human well-being.
Named by Healthy Living Magazine as one of Lake County’s 20 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness in 2016
ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine – (2021; honors distinctions: Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Family Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Pain Management)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
MA – Sport and Fitness: Health/Wellness and Applied Exercise Physiology (2011)
BS – Biomedical Sciences (2016, partial coursework only)
ROLLINS COLLEGE
BA – Anthropology, Music (Cum Laude, double major) (2007)
- Karl Riecken, MA, OMS II; A.J. LaPorta, MD, FACS; T. Hoang, MD, FACS; J.D. Malone, MD; R. Franciose, MD, FACS; M. Taylor, PhD; M. Dukovich, PhD; L. Gaul, MD. Improvements in Physiological, but not Psychological, Variables of Stress Inoculation are Correlated with Hyper-Realistic Simulation of Combat Surgery Situation Training. March 9, 2019. Poster Presentation. The Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
- A.J. LaPorta, MD, FACS; Karl Riecken, MA, OMS II; T. Hoang, MD, FACS; J.D. Malone, MD; R. Franciose, MD, FACS; M. Taylor, PhD; M. Dukovich, PhD; L. Gaul, MD. Physiological Variables of Stress Inoculation Measured and Affected by Hyper-Realistic® Medical Military Training. Jan 26, 2019. Poster Presentation. IMSH Society for Simulation in Healthcare Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
- Karl Riecken, MA, OMS II; T. Hoang, MD, FACS; A.J. LaPorta, MD, FACS; J.D. Malone, MD; R. Franciose, MD, FACS; M. Taylor, PhD; M. Dukovich, PhD; L. Gaul, MD. Surgical Team Training with Objective Measures of the Team Monitored by Heart Rate Variability. Nov 6, 2018. Poster Presentation. 7th Annual RVUCOM Research Appreciation Day, Parker, CO. RVUCOM Archive Link
- Karl Riecken and Robert Moore. "The semantics of soul among Chinese and American University Students": Annual Contention of the Soc. for Anthro. Sciences. Feb. 22, 2007, San Antonio.
COMPLETE CONCEPT ATHLETICS, LLC - Owner and Head Coach - 2010-Present
ROCKY VISTA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE - Osteopathic Student Physician - 2017-2021
- Vice-President, Integrative Medicine Club
- RVU Mental Health Ambassador
- Peer Support Officer
- Colorado Physician Health Program Education and Outreach Committee Member
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - Adjunct Faculty, Sport and Exercise Science – 2015-2017
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, PART OF SOUTH LAKE HOSPITAL & ORLANDO HEALTH - Coordinator of Performance Testing and Exercise Physiologist - 2012-2017
VANGUARD TRIATHLON - Lead Performance Physiologist - 2011-2012
USA TRIATHLON - High Performance Coaching Assistant - 2010-2011
USA SWIMMING - National Team Performance Intern - 2010
USA TRIATHLON - Administrative Assistant, Florida Region - 2008-2010
TRI PEAK ATHLETE - Assistant Coach - 2008-2009
CENTRAL FLORIDA TRIATHLON CLUB - Assistant Coach - 2007-2009
FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Brit-Pop Band) - Drummer, Percussionist - 2006-2009
BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - Section Percussionist - 2006-2009
BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, WINTER PARK - Section Percussionist - 2004-2009
ST. LUKE'S CATHEDRAL, ORLANDO - Resident Percussionist - 2003-2009
WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL - Percussion Instructor - 2007-2009
LAKE HIGHLAND PREPARATORY SCHOOL - Percussion Instructor - 2006-2009
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL - Percussion Instructor - 2006-2008
DEVELOPING YOUNG TRIATHLETES
- Chapter 24 in Complete Guide to Triathlon
- Publication by Human Kinetics and USA Triathlon, May 2012
LACTATE THRESHOLD TESTING AND TRAINING
- In USA Triathlon Level II Coaching Manual
- Publication by USA Triathlon, September 2011
INTERNET-BASED
- USA Triathlon Performance Coaching Newsletter (2013-2015)
- Running Analyses, Skills Sessions, and Correcting Underlying Causes
- Nutrition During the Base Phase of Training
- Balancing Personal Life with Coaching Life
- Success is Built in the Off-Season
- College Swimming Coaches of America Performance Newsletter (2013-2015)
- Risk, Resilience, Cold, and Gold
- Heart Rate Variability and Sprinters
- Using Hormones to Determine Sprinting Intensity at Morning Sessions
- A More Specific Method for Training the Start
- Laying Athletic Foundations for Gymnastics Training
- Can Art & Science Get Along?
- TrainingPeaks.com Science Blog (2015-2016)
- Institute for Functional Medicine - Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice and Hormone Advanced Practice Module
- Fascial Distortion Model - Module 1
- AdventureMed - Advanced Wilderness Life Support Certified Provider
- International Society of Sports Nutrition - Certified Sports Nutritionist
- National Strength and Conditioning Association - Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- USA Triathlon - Level 2 Coach; Youth and Junior Specialist
- USA Weightlifting - Level 1 Sport Performance Coach
- USA Cycling - Level 3 Coach with Distinction (lapsed)
- USA Track and Field - Level 1 Coach
- Road Runners Club of America - Level 1 Coach
- National Association of Underwater Instructors - Open Water SCUBA
- US Ski and Snowboard Medical Emergencies in Ski and Snowboard Training Gillian Bower, PT - December 2018
- Rock n' Roll Marathon Sports Medicine David Carfagno, DO – October 2017
- Orlando Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit Jeffery Sadowsky, MD – July 2015 - September 2015
- Winter Park Family Practice Kathleen Todd, DO - July 2012 - December 2012
- Winter Park Memorial Hospital Emergency David Sarkarati, DO, FACEP - June 2012 – December 2012
- United States Olympic Committee Randy Wilber, PhD, FACSM - May 2011 - November 2011