Sports Medicine

Robert Turner II, PhD, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, spoke to The New York Times for an article on the challenges NFL athletes can face when choosing between medical treatment and their salaries.
Robert Turner II, PhD, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, spoke to FOX Sports for an article discussing why NFL games attract such a large audience.
In September 1933, the Pittsburgh Steelers, then called the Pittsburgh Pirates, took to the gridiron for the first time to play the New York Giants.
On a typical weekday, Elliott Jermyn, PT ’01, ATC, rises before the sun and makes his way to Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia.
Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by GW Today on Announcementss made at the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit and the future of safety in youth sports.
Scott Faucett, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, is a team physician for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams.
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in a Miami Herald article on using technology to monitor hits and impact for football players.
Scott Faucett, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, was quoted in an Active Times article about common snowboarding and skiing injuries and how to prevent them.
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was mentioned in The Associated Press as a member of the new USA Football 10-member medical committee to make football safer for youth players. This Announcements also appeared in The Sacramento Bee.
As he anticipated the final out in the World Series last November, Ken Akizuki, M.D. ’93, ran from the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse to the end of a tunnel behind the team’s dugout.