BREAKING NEWS: Oct 28, 2009

 

Dr. Joseph Maroon has been the  Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club since 1981, Dr. Maroon has successfully performed surgery on numerous professional football players and other elite athletes with potentially career-ending neck and spine injuries, safely returning them all to their high level of athletic performance.

He serves on the National Football League’s Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee. Along with Mark Lovell, Ph.D., in the early 1990’s, Dr. Maroon co-developed ImPACT™ (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing), the first, most-widely used and most scientifically validated computerized concussion evaluation system. ImPACT is a 20-minute test that has become a world-wide standard tool used in comprehensive clinical management of sports-related concussions for athletes of all ages.  

Dr. Maroon is frequently quoted as an expert source by national media, recently including the New York Times, USA Today, Associated Press, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and ABC News Nightline.

Dr. Maroon – The Triathlete

Dr. Maroon has first-hand knowledge of the physical, mental and emotional challenges often faced by amateur and professional athletes. He has gone from being middle-aged and out of shape to a serious competitor in more than 70 triathlons and 7 Ironman triathlons. In addition to working with the NFL he is the Medical Director for World Wresting Entertainment.

His personal experience and understanding of everything from shin splints to concussions has enabled him to make exceptional contributions to the field of sports medicine, including the development of new protocols that have since become the industry standards. 

He also believes that proper nutrition and supplementation are important elements to success on the playing field, and he is devoted to helping others achieve the level of fitness and health necessary to maintain an active lifestyle.

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 See Slide Show of Dr. Maroon’s Grateful Sports Celebraties   

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Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates-UPMC Office Addresses: Administrative Oakland Office Presbyterian University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Suite 5C 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213  Phone: 1-888-234-4357