Alan Quasha Report

Alan Quasha – who played on his university’s squash team while studying at Harvard University – would certainly be pleased at his old college’s latest sports news.  Harvard’s softball team recently played in a way that would have made Quasha – and all other Harvard sports supporters – very proud.  Harvard played against Cornell, beating the team 4-2.  It was senior Jen Francis who really pulled Harvard out to the top though, “blasting a three-run dinger to straightaway center.”  At some point in the game things weren’t looking all that rosy for the Harvard team.  But that was what made it exciting.  And when Harvard did get the edge, it made everyone on the team – as well as all the team’s supporters – smile.

Active Harvard Graduate Alan Quasha

When Alan Quasha himself studied at Harvard, he didn’t spend all his time buried in books.  Although he took his studies very seriously he also found himself on the squash and tennis teams.  To this day Quasha credits his youthful looks to his dedication to sports.  Everyone knows how important it is for the mind and body to stay in shape and Alan Quasha seems not to be an exception to this rule.

Alan Quasha, chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation, works with a whole crew of highly educated and inspiring individuals.  One of these people is Mary Kay Bader MSN, CCRN, CNRN, who has been in the field for over two decades.  Anyone in the Neuro Nursing field will be familiar with Bader who works as Mission Hospital’s Neuro CNS (in Viejo, CA).  Like Alan Quasha, she has extensive knowledge on TBI and has presented lectures on this topic as well as: critical care, stroke, etc.  Many of her works have been published in nursing journals as well.

Alan Quasha’s Work on TBI

Someone like Mary Kay Bader is extremely well-suited to serve on the Brain Trauma Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board.   She probably is involved in very similar research to the type that Alan Quasha and his peers carry out.  She has been given several awards, including: Ernest Codman Award from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital/Organizations in 2000, as well as the first Bayada Technology Innovation in Nursing Practice Award in 2004.  These are just two of many awards Bader has received for her outstanding work in the field.

Alan Quasha, Chairman of the American Brain Trauma Foundation, understands the importance of preventive care.  This foundation always pushes the importance of riding a bike with a helmet.  Recently however, there have been studies which have shown a vitamin can help!  By taking an extra vitamin a victim of an accident-induced brain injury might have an easier recovery and rehabilitative process.
Unfortunately today, the fact is that a large percentage of Western society is substantially deficient in Vitamin D.  A study in Holland has shown that if one lacks this vitamin and is suffering from brain injury, there is a greater chance of them thereafter being victim to chronic fatigue.   Indeed, eighty percent of those tested who had chronic fatigue after their brain trauma, were Vitamin D deficient.  Forty percent of those who were not fatigue sufferers, showed sufficient levels of vitamin D.
Since taking extra vitamins is relatively easy, Alan Quasha and his foundation might very well start advising people to supplement their diets with vitamin D.