Allen Sills
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Conference to feature national leaders on youth sports safety
People committed to making youth sports safer will meet in Nashville July 13-14 for a biennial event that has become one of the nation’s premier conferences on the topic. Read MoreJun 1, 2017
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NFL names Sills as league’s first-ever chief medical officer
Vanderbilt’s Allen Sills, M.D., has been chosen by the National Football League (NFL) to be its chief medical officer, a newly created position. Read MoreMar 30, 2017
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Seminar focuses on latest concussion research
Neuropsychologist Gary Solomon, Ph.D., recently weighed in on one of the hottest debates in sports medicine, asserting that research doesn’t support the popular theory that concussions put athletes at higher risk for psychiatric illness. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Sound waves studied to help diagnose concussion
Researchers at the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) are using novel sound wave technology as part of an attempt to more rapidly and accurately diagnose sports concussions on the sidelines during games. Read MoreSep 24, 2015
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Concussion Center reaching beyond school-based sports
For athletes in non-school-based sports, such as taekwondo and gymnastics, the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center offers return-to-play protocols for concussion injury. (iStock Photo) For more than four years, the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center has offered state-of-the-art care to athletes at all levels. Now the Concussion… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Age doesn’t impact concussion symptoms: study
Recent scientific findings have raised the fear that young athletes may fare worse after sustaining a sports-related concussion than older athletes. Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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Summit explores VU’s wide range of concussion services
Vanderbilt’s wide range of concussion services and research was on display recently during the first-ever concussion summit hosted by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC). Read MoreNov 8, 2012
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VU study shows no gender gap in sports concussions
A new study conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players revealed no gender-related differences. Read MoreOct 2, 2012
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Vanderbilt launches sports concussion center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a special program to integrate and standardize the care of athletes and others who suffer concussion. Read MoreSep 1, 2011