Marathon Physicians / UNSOM

The University of Nevada School of Medicine is delighted to provide some of the communities best doctors to serve as medical support for The Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon.

Our commitment to the community, emphasis of health promotion through exercise and experience in special event safety are only a few of the reasons Nevada's School of Medicine Sports Medicine division was selected to provide on-site support.

The Las Vegas Marathon Physicians

James Lenhart, MD, FAAFP,

Medical Director Dr. Lenhart is board-certified in family medicine and sports medicine and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. He was formerly the team physician for the University of Nevada Las Vegas and University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He is ALCS certified. Dr. Lenhart is professor of family medicine and serves as vice-dean at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Michael Milligan, MD, Team Physician A sports medicine fellow in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Dr. Milligan is board-certified in family medicine, as well as, ALCS certified.

Jason Tarno, DO

Team Physician for the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

New Las Vegas Marathon Team Physician.
Board Certified in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine; Sports Medicine fellowship trained. ACLS certified.

Brigham Wise, MD

A sports medicine fellow in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Dr. Wise is board-certified in family medicine. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed Family Medicine Residency at the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Thomas Hunt, MD, FAAFP, Team Physician

Board-certified in family medicine and ALCS certified.

Alex Malone, MD, Team Physician

Board-certified in emergency medicine and ALCS certified.

Andra Prum, DO, Team Physician

Board-certified in family medicine and ALCS certified.

The Las Vegas Marathon Physician Team includes:

Thomas Hunt, MD, FAAFP - Board Certified Family Medicine, ACLS certified
Alex Malone, MD - Board Certified Emergency Medicine, ACLS certified
Andra Prum, DO - Board Certified Family Medicine, ACLS certified

University Medical Center (www.umc-cares.org), the University of Nevada School of Medicine's major affiliate hospital, has joined in the effort and will provide registered nurse personnel, medical supplies and equipment at the marathon medical tent. MedicWest ambulance service will provide mobile units, communication systems, paramedics and emergency technicians every two miles along the marathon course.

Our Mission

The University of Nevada School of Medicine was founded in 1969. The diversity of patients and the complexity of their health challenges, along with advanced technologies and prominent healthcare professionals at affiliated hospitals and clinics, offers an unrivaled training ground for the school’s medical curriculum. The school’s hospital and clinical partnerships offer access to more than 2,000 beds.

The small number of students in each class encourages personal attention from our distinguished faculty, essential to nurturing and training outstanding and compassionate doctors. Working together to advance the school’s mission, the 235 full-time faculty and more than 1,000 community physicians are all highly qualified to lead the superb clinical, research, and teaching programs at Nevada’s only medical academic institution.

The school offers post-graduate residency and fellowship training with an emphasis on the comprehensive and longitudinal care of patients. Programs in family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, and surgery are offered.

Research at the medical school is now a top priority. Ten years ago funding for the school’s research programs was slightly more than $6 million. In recent years, funding has doubled to more than $13 million.