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Creativity, Adversity and Balance Lecture by Dr Joseph Maroon

 Presented on Sept 18 2015.  This Lecture was presented at the St Barnabas Health System 29th Annual CEO Conference entitled Innovate or Stagnate.  Presented as the Keynote Address by Neurosurgeon, Health and Fitness Expert and Triathlon Athlete Dr Joseph Maroon, he summarises his own life experiences as examples of overcoming adversity as an opportunity for growth. […]

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Dr Joseph Maroon Interviewed by Pittsburgh Post Gazette on NFL Concussion Surveillance

September 23, 2015,  Pittsburgh Post Gazette reporter J. Brady McCollough article entitled, Eye in the Sky’ trainers monitor NFL players from high above action, discusses the new NFL concussion policy to require gameday observers to be placed in sky boxes to report on concussions that might not be seen by the sideline medical staff .  This concept […]

Dr Joseph Maroon Keynote Speaker at CEO Leadership Conference

September 18, 2015 – Dr Joseph Maroon recently presented the keynote address to over 300 Southwestern PA CEOs and local business leaders during the CEO Leadership Conference held at St. Barnabas Health System.  The conference, held annually, provides local business leaders a half day symposium on a variety of business leadership topics ranging from recruiting […]

Dr Joseph Maroon Featured in Indiana University Alumni Article

.Indiana University Alumni Magazine this month features an article on one of their most distinguished alumni, Dr Joseph Maroon.  The article written by Stephanie Kuzydym, entitled Indispensable IMPACT, is a play on words based on ImPACT, the concussion test he co-developed, and one of his favorite poems, the Indispensable Man.  The article reviews Dr Maroon’s […]

Dr Joseph Maroon Begins Another Season as Neurosurgical Consultant to Pittsburgh Steelers

August 9, 2015 Canton, Ohio.  As the Pittsburgh Steelers start their 2015-16 season with a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings,  Dr Joseph Maroon looks forward to another year as neurosurgical consultant for the team.  Following his work with local high school teams in the Pittsburgh area, to help reduce an alarmingly high incidence of spinal […]

Muncie IM 2015

Dr. Joseph Maroon Takes Second Place and Qualifies for World Half Triathlon Championship

Press Release – July 11 2015, Ironman 70.3, Muncie Indiana  Dr. Joseph Maroon, clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience recently participated in the Ironman race in Muncie, Indiana.  This is a triathlon consisting of a 1.2 mile lake swim, a 56 mile bike and a […]

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Dr Joseph Maroon Lectures to Navy SEALS

June 4, 2015 – Joseph C. Maroon, MD., clinical professor of neurosurgery and Heindl Scholar in neuroscience recently was the guest of the Navy SEALs Special Warfare Command Resiliency Program.  Intensive training and discipline builds a breed of war fighters who pride themselves in physical, mental and emotional toughness that is critical to their missions.  […]

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Dr Joseph Maroon Interviewed on Health Benefits of Turmeric

June 2, 2015 –  Dr Joseph Maroon was recently interviewed by reporter David Templeton of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which appeared today in the article entitled, Research points to health benefits of turmeric. Dr Maroon has been an advocate of natural products for many years and has a particular interest in the health benefits of turmeric.  Turmeric […]