August 4, 2019 Dr Joseph Maroon has tackled the Hawaiian Ironman Championship 8 times. He has also completed numerous half triathlons and others over the years. Earlier this month he took first place in his division at the 28th Annual FIT Family Series Triathlon, located at Alum Creek State Park, Delaware, Ohio. This was an olympic […]
August 2019 – Newsmax Health is a leading online journal that often provides unique perspectives from experts on health-related concerns. Dr Joseph Maroon was recently asked to participate and provide some antiaging tips. It is not a coincidence that Dr Maroon was asked to contribute. As the Senior Vice President of the A4M (American Academy […]
Prevention Magazine in their July 22, 2019 article on, What is CBD?, they interviewed many experts including Dr Joseph Maroon. In the article they cite many of the findings reported in his 2018 article in Surgical Neurology, entitled, Review of the neurological benefits of phytocannabinoids. Here are some of the quotes from the magazine. “Our […]
Jun 24, 2019 – Dr Joseph Maroon was recently the guest speaker discussing his latest book at the local Good Guys luncheon hosted by former PG sports reporter Jim O’Brien. Staff writer Harry Funk, from Almanac News wrote a review of Dr Maroon’s book, Square One: A Simple guide to a Balanced Life, along with several stories of Dr Maroon’s athlete […]
Dr. Joseph Maroon, as a practicing Neurosurgery for over 30 years, has devoted his professional career to research and treating conditions that affect the brain, spine, muscles, joints and nerves. He has personally seen the effects of severe inflammation associated with spinal disc disease, tumors and chronic arthritic pain and deformities in his patients. Dr. […]
June 2019 Dr Maroon has again been named to the 2019 Best Doctors of Pittsburgh list by Pittsburgh Magazine. It is an honor he has received for over 10 years running. As a neurosurgeon at UPMC he continues to help patients with their struggle with a wide variety of neurological conditions. Dr Maroon remains active […]
April 7, 2019 Dr Joseph Maroon for last last 11 years has been Medical Director of World Wrestling Entertainment. The WWE medical team now includes a co-director, three ringside physicians, multiple certified athletic trainers divided over the three major divisions of the WWE. The annual clash, Wrestlemania 35, between all these divisions, RAW, SMACKDOWN and […]
As I wrote in my book, Square One, part of my journey toward achieving balance on all sides of my personal “square”—physical, spiritual, work and relationships—was to rediscover what it meant to live a healthy lifestyle. Like so many of us, I first thought about that concept in reductive, unproductive terms like “losing weight” and […]
The medical community now recognizes the importance of getting adequate sleep. Those who get an adequate nights rest get sick less often, tend to more easily maintain a healthy weight and have a lower risk of serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease. Sleep is a time of cellular repair, production of depleted hormones and neurotransmitters and […]
Butyric acid or BA, may sound like an exotic chemical made in a test tube from a science experiment. But it’s origin is actually much simpler and more natural. Butyric acid is a molecule made in our large intestines (gut) by billions of bacteria that reside there. The bacteria that live in our gut are critical […]
Dr. Maroon received an athletic scholarship to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where as an undergraduate, he was named a Scholastic All-American in football. Dr. Maroon has successfully maintained his personal athletic interests through participation in 9 marathons and more than 72 Olympic-distance triathlon events. However, his greatest athletic accomplishment is his participation in 8 Ironman triathlons (Hawaii – 1993, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013; Canada – 1995; New Zealand – 1997; Germany – 2000), where he usually finishes in the top 10 of his age group. Recently, in July 2012 and 2013, he finished second and third, respectively, in his age group in the Muncie, Indiana half Ironman triathlon. In October 2013 he completed his 5th World Championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii.