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NYIT Center for Sports Medicine Hosts Brain Injury Awareness Celebrity Sports Forum

May 18, 2018

NYIT Center for Sports Medicine hosted the Brain Injury Awareness Celebrity Sports Forum. The forum focused on protecting school-aged athletes from concussions. Dr. Hallie Zwibel, Director of Sports Medicine at NYIT and Christina Finn, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy at NYIT discussed innovations in concussion management.

Special guests included:
Dr. Max Gomez, WCBS Medical Reporter
Dr. Barry Miskin, Medical Director of the Joe Namath Neurological Research Center
Harry Carson, NY Giants
Randy Cross, SF 49ers
Curtis Martin, NY Jets
Wesley Walker, NY Jets
Rich Caster, NY Jets
John Nitti, NY Jets
Gerry Cooney, Fmr Heavyweight Boxer
Ramon Dominguez, Professional Jockey