At 3:27 pm Tanzania time Dr Maroon and the Live Free – Freedom Tour reached the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa. I feel like I am in top of the world, I can’t believe we are here, stated Dr Maroon somewhat breathless but feeling good. The group has done so well […]
Update from Mount Kilimanjaro. Dr. Joseph Maroon and Live-Free Freedom Tour of 10 amputees are making progress as they attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa. The group is currently at 12,500 feet and the going has just got a little slower due to the altitude the increasing rocky terrain. Dr. Maroon […]
February 21, 2013 The Live Free – African Freedom Tour members, including Dr Joseph Maroon, gather prior to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Team members are from all over the world with a common goal to inspire all those they encounter with hope and the message: “Many Hero’s Started Out at the Very Bottom. This is never an Excuse […]
Dr Joseph Maroon along with several other prominent experts in nutrition discuss common foods that should be avoided in an online FOX News report. Click Here – to read the entire article written by Lauren Gordon, Published December 24, 2013 in The Daily Meal. In addition the article has recommendations on good foods to eat for better […]
February 20, 2014 – Starting today Dr Joseph Maroon and the Live Free – African Freedom Tour, lead by triple amputee Rajesh Dubal, begin their assent of Mount Kilimanjaro the highest point on the African Continent. The climb should take 5 days and the descent 3 days barring any significant weather problems. The climb will start […]
On Monday March 21, 2014, Dr Joseph Maroon will lecture at the first annual seminar presented by the PATH Foundation located in New York City that will focus on how the human brain functions to reward. The seminar will feature a Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist, celebrity Suzanne Somers and the former Governor of New York […]
Two month ago Rajesh Durbal, the first triple amputee to complete the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon asked me to be the “team doctor” for the first ever “Guts to Glory Expedition” to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro—the highest free standing mountain in the world. Rajesh assembled 10 disabled amputee athletes to perform this first ever climb by such […]
There are just few days left to as I prepare for arriving at the foot hills of Mount Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest peak at 19,341 feet above sea level. My good friend and triple amputee Rajesh Durbal will lead a group of 11 other amputees from around the world as we attempt to make it to the […]
NASCAR to mandate baseline concussion testing in ’14 Jeff Gluck, USA TODAY Sports, Read Article Here NASCAR will mandate baseline concussion testing starting next season, the sanctioning body announced Thursday. The baseline test (ImPACT™)will be required prior to the start of the season in order to measure it against another result in case a driver is […]
As physicians on the frontlines of medicine we recognize quality of care is important for both those who use healthcare and those that pay for it. As such quality improvements are now standard practice for most medical practices across the country. UPMC has a series of quality measures in place including surgical infection rates, length […]
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.