Affiliations:

Member of Finnish Olympic Committee, Athletes’ Commission, 1997-2004

Doctor for Finnish wrestling federation national team, 2000-present

Doctor and team leader for Finnish Olympic wrestling team, 2000

Chairman of Finnish Olympic Committee, Athletes’ Commission, 2001-2004

Executive board member of Finnish Olympic Committee, 2001-2004

Member of Finnish Olympic Committee, Medical Commission, 2001-present

Member of European Olympic Committee, Athletes’ Commission, 2002-2004

Member of European Olympic Committee, Medical Commission, 2003-2004

Member of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, Medical Commission,

2003-present

Athletic Achievements

1987 bronze Junior World Championships, Canada

1988 gold CISM (Military World Championship), Italy

1988 bronze CISM (freestyle wrestling), Italy

1988 silver Junior European Championships, Poland

1990 silver European Championships, Poland

1991 silver European Championships, Germany

1992 14th Barcelona Olympic Games, Greco-Roman wrestling

1994 silver World Championships, Finland

1996 11th Atlanta Olympic Games, Greco-Roman wrestling

1989-1996 2 times Scandinavian Champion

1988-1996 9 times National Champion

Completed wrestling research:

Karila T, Laaksonen R, Jokelainen K, Himberg J-J, Seppälä T: The effects of anabolic androgenic steroids on serum ubiquinone and dolichol levels among steroid abusers.Metabolism 1996;45 844-847.

Karila T, Kosunen V, Leinonen A, Tähtelä R, Seppälä T: High doses of alcohol increase urinary testosterone to epitestosterone ratio in females. J Chromatography B: Biomedical Applications 1996;687: 109-116.

Karila T, Koistinen H, Seppälä M, Koistinen R, Seppälä T: Growth hormone induced increase in serum IGFBP-3 level is reversed by anabolic steroids in substance abusing power athletes. Clin Endoc 1998;49:459-463.

Seppälä T, Karila T:Suorituskykyyn vaikuttavien aineiden väärinkäyttö.Käytännön lääkäri 1996; 3:129-135.

Pärssinen M, Karila T, Kovanen V, Seppälä T: The effect of supraphysiological doses of anabolic androgenic steroids on collagen metabolism. Int J Sport Med 2000;21:406-411.

Stolt A, Karila T, Viitasalo M, Mäntysaari M, Kujala U, Karjalainen J: QT Interval and QT dispersion in Endurance Athletes and in power Athletes using large Doses of Anabolic Steroids. Am J Cardiol 1999;84:364-366.

Karila T, Karjalainen J, Mäntysaari M, Seppälä T: Left Ventricular mass and Geometry in Abusers of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Growth Hormone. In: Abstract Book of the XXXIII International Committee of Military Medicine 2000; 121-121. (International Congress on Military Medicine XXXIII/2000)

Mäntysaari M, Karila T, Karjalainen J, Seppälä T: Cardiovascular Findings in Power Athletes Abusing Anabolic Androgenic Steroids.Rev Int Serv Sante Forces Armees 2002;75: 12-15.

Karila T, Karjalainen J, Mäntysaari M, Viitasalo M, Seppälä T: Anabolic androgenic steroids produce dose–dependent increase in left ventricular mass in power athletes, and this effect is potentiated by concomitant use of growth hormone. Int J Sports Med 2003;24: 1-7.

Ylinen JJ, Julin M, Rezasoltani A, Virtapohja H, Kautiainen H, Karila T, Mälkiä E: Effect of training in Greco-Roman wrestling on neck strength at the elite level.J Strength Cond Res 2003;17(4):755-759.

Karila T, Hovatta O, Seppälä T: Concomitant abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids and human chorionic gonadotropin impairs spermatogenesis in power athletes. Int J Sports Med 2004;25(4):257-263.

Kurling S, Kankaanpää A, Ellermaa S, Karila T, Seppälä T: The effect of sub-chronic nandrolone decanoate treatment on dopaminergic and serotonergic neuronal systems in the brains of rats. Brain Res 2005;1044(1):67-75.

Karila T, Sarkkinen P, Marttinen M, Seppälä T, Mero A, Tallroth K: Rapid Weight Loss Decreases Serum Testosterone. Int J Sports Med 2008