GW Expert on the Increased Risks of Football Players Developing Neurodegenerative Diseases

GW Professor Samuel Potolicchio, M.D., director of the neurophysiology center, associate medical director of Center for Sleep Disorders and professor of neurology, is an expert in neurodegenerative disease and can speak on inquiries related to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) study on the increased risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease in professional football players.

Samuel Potolicchio, M.D., Director, Neurophysiology Center, Associate Medical Director of Center for Sleep Disorders, Professor of Neurology

  • Medical Education: University of Geneva
  • Internships: Rutgers University Affiliated Hospitals
  • Residencies: Yale University Medical Center
  • Fellowships: Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada
  • Board Certifications: Neurology, Clinical Neurology, Electroencephalography, Sleep Medicine
  • Languages: French, German
  • Interests: General Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine

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