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2011 Forum Speakers

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D
President Nova Southeastern University
Welcome Remarks to International Forum

Jay M. Uomoto, Ph.D.
Interim Deputy Director
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and TBI
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Combat Related Blast TBI: Consequences and Rehabilitation

Barry Nierenberg, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor, College of Psychology at NSU
Executive Board of the Florida Department of Health's Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council
Psychological Effects of Brain Injury

Neal Baer, MD
Executive Producer, Law & Order: SVU
Co-Chair Hollywood Health and Society
A conversation with Neal Baer: Doctors as Storytellers
As interviewed by:

Deborah Ann Mullligan, MD
Institute for Child Health Policy, Director
Professor Pediatrics, College of Osteopathic Medicine at NSU
American Academy of Pediatrics, Executive Council on Communications & Media, Chair

Daniel Fagbuyi, MD FAAP FACEP
Children's national Medical center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management
George Washington University
Effects of Brain Trauma Though Sports and Combat
Warriors in Transition (WTs) and their Families

Panel Discussion Sport-Related Concussion
First Hand Look at Sports Related Brain Injury

• Stephen A. Russo, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, College of Psychology at NSU
  Director of Sport Psychology, College of Osteopathic Medicine at NSU
• Andrew M. Kusienski D.O. CSM
  Team Physician and Medical Director for NSU Athletics
  Sports Medicine Department Chair at NSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSUCOM), Residency Director of
  NSUCOM's Sports Medicine Fellowship,
  Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice in NSUCOM and Medical Director for NSU's Athletic
  Training Education Program.
• Vinny Scavo
  Head Athletic Director, University of Miami

Susan Fisher-Owens
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
University California at San Francisco
Influenza Disease: Epidemiology and Prevention

US Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Florida's 20th Congressional District
Deborah A Mulligan MD FAAP FACEP
Government Role in Brain Injury Policies