Concussion Talk Podcast

Window to the Brain; Cranial Nerves, Brain Function & TBI Diagnosis w/ Dr. Uzma Samadani


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Dr. Uzma Samadani is a neurosurgeon and brain injury researcher at the University of Minnesota. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Minnesota with a graduate faculty appointment in Neuroscience. She is also an attending neurosurgeon at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center and founder of the neurodiagnostic start-up Oculogica Inc.I encourage everyone to check out Dr. Samadani's TED MED talk about brain injury/concussion diagnosis by measuring cranial nerve function.Dr. Samadani serves on many associations and committees. The two she notes on the podcast are; the Board of ThinkFirst Foundation and the Permanent Council of the G4 Alliance, The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care. She is on the Executive Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care and served as Scientific Program Chair for their meeting in conjunction with the National Neurotrauma Society from 2014-17. She is past Chair of the Minnesota State Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Program and a Past-President of Women in Neurosurgery.*Correction: Oculogica EyeBox FDA-Clearance is for ages 5-67.Please consider supporting Concussion Talk Podcast on Patreon!

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Concussion Talk Podcast discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) by featuring interviews with experts (physiotherapists, doctors, researchers, athletes, community leaders, etc.) and people who have experienced TBI first-hand.

Chronically dives deeper into concussions and brain injury as I team up with Lauren Ziaks; a DPT, ATC, and wealth of knowledge of chronic health conditions post-concussion. Join us as we interview more experts, spread awareness of brain injury and more!


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