In the June 2011 Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin, Dr. Joseph Maroon is profiled for both his contributions as a neurosurgeon and triathlele.  The article written by Christine Morton can be read ACMS Maroon Profile

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 April 2011

Dr. Joseph Maroon, professor and vice chairman of the department of neurological surgery was recently the guest of honor of the neurology and neurosurgical societies of the Dominican Republic.  Held in Santo Domingo, over 500 participants from many countries in South America presented clinical and research papers on innovative approaches to diseases of the brain and spine.  

Dr. Maroon gave two presentations.  He presented data on the management of cerebral concussion and specifically discussed the 1.75 million athletes now screened with the ImPACT testing system.  This program was jointly developed by Dr. Maroon and Dr. Mark Lovell, a neuropsychologist also at the University of Pittsburgh.  

His second talk was on epigenetics and longevity—how to live a longer and healthier life.  Dr. Maroon presented information from his book, The Longevity Factor.  He spoke on how nutritional factors, exercise, the avoidance of environmental toxins and stress impact our genes and directly our health and longevity. 

The conference was dedicated to Dr. Jose Joaquin Puello, a fellow trainee of Dr. Maroon’s at Oxford University in England and the second neurosurgeon for the entire island that includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

by Ann Papworth on March 23, 2011

Dr. Maroon book, The Longevity Factor, is quoted regarding the benefits of resveratrol to protect cells from radiation’s toxin effects.

In his book, “The Longevity Factor,” Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., renowned neurosurgeon and anti-aging specialist with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, notes studies showing Resveratrol’s effectiveness in radiation therapy.  “Results were positive in two ways,” he writes. “First, Resveratrol appeared to act as a tumor sensitizer, making malignant cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Resveratrol made normal tissue less sensitive to radiation, and this lower sensitivity would help minimize adverse side effects of radiation.”

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Twenty healthy volunteers took a 40-milligram (mg) resveratrol extract or a placebo for six weeks, and subsequent blood tests revealed lower levels of inflammatory cytokines in the resveratrol group. Inflammation lies at the root of devastating age-related illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer’s, Dr. Maroon notes.

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Triathlon powers UPMC neurosurgeon

 Dr. Joseph Maroon loves his day job — he really does.

But the UPMC neurosurgeon and avid triathlete also finds joy in helping people avoid medical attention, and his platform for doing so expanded this week with a guest column on CNN.com.