NSGR - Traumatic Brain Injury
Laura L. Sweetman Alumni Lectureship
Mel Cohen Conference Center
Phoenix Children’s
1920 E. Cambridge Ave., Phoenix
Please plan on attending in-person
Virtual attendance is available for those offsite
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Identify the most common mechanism of injury for concussion.
- Describe the CBIM model of traumatic brain injury classification.
About the presenter:
Javier Cárdenas, MD, FAAN
Professor & Ludwig Gutmann Endowed Chair of Neurology
Chief, Division of Sports Neurology
Director, NeuroPerformance Innovation Center
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
West Virginia University
Javier Cárdenas, MD is the Chair of the WVU Department of Neurology. He is the director of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute NeuroPerformance Innovation Center; a multidisciplinary program that provides comprehensive care to traumatic brain injury patients. Since 2009, Dr. Cárdenas has treated thousands of individuals suffering from traumatic brain injury due to sports, accidents, and domestic violence. He is also the director of the Rockefeller Concussion Network, a statewide concussion education, prevention, and treatment program. Dr. Cárdenas is the senior medical advisor for the National Football League’s Concussion Protocol and provides sideline concussion coverage at NFL games. He is the Vice-chair of the NFL’s Head, Neck & Spine Committee, member of the NCAA Concussion Advisory Group, and is the previous chair of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Sport Medical Advisory Committee. He was awarded Arizona State University's Young Alumni award in 2014, the 2015 American Academy of Neurology Advocate Year, and the 2016 Chicanos por la Causa Cause for a Change award for his work in concussion prevention. Dr. Cárdenas is committed to the care, treatment, and prevention of traumatic brain injury in children and adults.