The Science and Consequences of Concussions: Shedding Light on CTE

The UC Davis Capitol Speaker Series event featuring Bennet Omalu, M.D, depicted in the movie, Concussion, and other brain experts will provide California lawmakers with access to the most up-to-date information on how to keep athletes safe. Omalu was the first to identify, describe and name chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease that now affects an estimated 40 percent of all former NFL players.

Speakers include:
-Bennett Omalu, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner of San Joaquin County, volunteer clinical professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, UC Davis Health
-Melita Moore, M.D., Head Physician for UC Davis Intercollegiate Teams, Associate Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UC Davis Health
-Ronald L. Hayes, PhD., Founder and Chief Science Officer Director, Banyan Laboratories
-Rolf Benirschke, Former San Diego Chargers player, Co-Founder, Legacy Health Strategies
-Cyndy Feasel, Author of After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss and the Faith that Saw Her Through, Wife of former NFL player Grant Feasel