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AMA Update 259: Diagnosing and treating concussions in contact sports with Brian Sutterer, MD

Brian Sutterer, MD, a sports medicine expert at Southeast Health in Missouri, and host of the popular YouTube channel @BrianSuttererMD, talks in-depth about injuries in contact sports. From head trauma like concussions and CTE—to cardiac events like Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse. Also covering how parents and physicians can improve athlete safety in every level of sport. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Check out Dr. Sutterer’s YouTube channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/@BrianSuttererMD

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AMA Update 257: Super Bowl weekend, NFL concussion protocol and Damar Hamlin update with Allen Sills, MD

Heading into Super Bowl weekend we chat with the National Football League’s Chief Medical Officer, Allen Sills, MD, about how he’s advancing health and safety on and off the football field. Hear more about professional athlete concussion diagnosis and management, plus more details on the NFL emergency action plans that help medical staff provide life-saving care to players like Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin.

As a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of athletes, Dr. Sills also serves as a professor of neurological surgery at Vanderbilt and is the founder and co-director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center. American Medical Association #CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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