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How today’s sports world is handling concussion management with The Brain Doctor

October 23, 2014

Dr. Harry Kerasidis, M.D., known as "The Brain Doctor,” who is one of only a few elite neurologists in the world specializing in the impairment of cognitive and emotional performance resulting from brain trauma and concussions joins eHealth Radio and the Neurology and Brain Health Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Harry Kerasidis discuss the following:

We hear about concussions all the time, what exactly is a concussion?
How did you become interested in studying concussions?
How do you feel today’s sports world is handling concussion management?
What have you created to protect, detect and prevent concussions in sports?
Tell us how to learn more about xlntbrain.com, how to get started, and briefly about your new book coming out in January?

Duration: 8:35

Cognitive neurologist Harry Kerasidis, M.D. has a distinguished career helping the public, scholars and medical professionals understand the link between the physiology of the brain and behavior. He is the Founder of Chesapeake Neurology Associates in Maryland and XLNTbrain LLC. He also serves as the Medical Director for the Center for Neuroscience, Sleep Disorders Center and Stroke Center at Calvert Memorial Hospital.

For more than 25 years, Dr. Kerasidis has studied changes of the electrophysiology of the brain as it relates to behavior, cognitive function and emotional function resulting from various brain trauma, including concussions. He has treated hundreds of concussion injuries in his practice, as well as patients with a variety of cognitive and behavioral disorders including memory loss, sleep deprivation, ADD, dementia, Alzheimer's, and traumatic brain injury.

A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Kerasidis completed his residency in Neurology and Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Kerasidis is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Sleep Medicine, Biofeedback International Certification Alliance, a Diplomat for the National Board of Medical Examiners and member of the International Society of Neuronal Regulation.