News
May 31, 2011
Neurosurgeon Scores Home Run with New Protocols
Austin American-Statesman sports columnist Kirk Bohls supports Seton neurosurgeon and baseball fan Dr. Alex Valadka’s battle to create more awareness of the dangers of head injuries and how to treat them more responsibly. Valadka, CEO of the Seton Brain & Spine Institute, has been a mild traumatic brain injury consultant with Major League Baseball for three years. Most recently, he chaired a committee of team physicians, the league’s medical director, umpires and other outside experts to establish new pro-baseball protocols on concussions.