Articles by Andy Pasternak, MD MS

Andy Pasternak, MD, MS, is a board-certified family physician with Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab in Reno, NV.  In addition to being a community clinical professor with the University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine, he is also the medical director for the Western States Endurance Run and the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs.

IV Hydration: Science or Pseudoscience?

Congratulations! You just finished an ultra and are deservedly stiff, sore and exhausted. A perky person at the finish line, acknowledging your post-race waddle, hands you a business card complete with a cute name and fu...