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Effective October 2009, Dr. Alan Vernec joined WADA as Medical Director.

Alan has extensive experience working with athletes of all levels for more than 30 years. He served as a team physician for professional and national sports teams, including professional soccer (Major League Soccer), the national teams for athletics (Athletics Canada) and judo (Judo Canada), and was a team physician at many international sports events, including three Olympic Games.

Alan is a graduate of the University of California, in San Diego (USA) with a degree in bioengineering as well as from McGill University, in Montreal (Canada) with a degree in medicine. He is passionate about sport and strongly believes that it is instrumental to educate athletes, physicians, and other stakeholders on anti-doping principles and processes, so that all athletes, including those with medical conditions, may engage in fair competition.