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02steelers_600Dr. Joseph Maroon – Sports Credentials

Dr. Joseph Maroon had dedicated his career to neurosurgery, but his passion is  sports medicine and the pursue to protect athletes of all types to safely reach their goals by avoiding and preventing injuries. 

 The list below is a partial summary of the sport-related pursues that Dr. Maroon is associated with.  He is clearly a expert in many fields and sports safety and sports medicine are perhaps to the two greatest areas where Dr. Maroon’s expertise are most recognized around the world.

Academic:

  • Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of  Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
  • Founder of Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates – UPMC
  • Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience
  • Authored more than 250 and he is a reviewer of five medical journals. He has authored or co-authored 40 book chapters and edited or written five books. He is on three neurological journal editorial boards and has introduced microsurgical and percutaneous techniques for the minimally invasive treatment of herniated lumbar discs.

Sports Medicine:

  • Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1977
  • Co-Developer of ImPACT Concussion Testing Software and Company
  • Member of National Football League’s Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee
  • Dr. Maroon is frequently quoted expert source by national media on Concussion-related issues, recently including the New York Times, USA Today, Associated Press, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and ABC News Nightline
  • Researcher on Omega-3, Cholesterol Levels and Professional Football Players

Personal Sports Record:

  • Participation in numerous marathons and more than 70 Olympic-distance triathlon events, including six international Ironman triathlons(2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run)
  • Inducted into the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame, along with Joe Montana and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar
  • March 2010, will be inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame
  • Dr. Maroon’s athletic abilities earned him a football  scholarship to Indiana University, Bloomington, and was selected as a scholastic All-American

Popular Books:

  • Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory, Joseph Maroon, MD, and Jeff Bost PAC, Basic Health Publications, October 2006
  •  The Longevity Factor: How Resveratrol and Red Wine can Activate Genes for a Longer and Healthier Life, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Simon and Schuster Publish, Jan 2009

2008 Ironman Triathlon Bike Event

Personal Achievements:

  • 2002 Health Care Hero Lifetime Achievement Award
  • For 8 consecutive years, as one of “America’s Best Neurosurgeons” in the publication of America’s Best Doctors
  • He also served on the Board of Directors of the American Youth Foundation (AYF), an international organization that fosters leadership qualities in students
  • On the Board of Directors of Mylan Labs
  • Medical Director for the WWE

 

 

 

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