Julian Bailes is a neurosurgeon and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Endeavor Health Neurosciences Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
A nationally recognized leader in neurosurgery and brain injury research, Dr. Bailes has played an instrumental role in advancing the clinical understanding of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), with laboratory research focused on the mechanisms and treatment of cerebral concussion and traumatic brain injury. His scholarship spans the histopathology of CTE, the role of subconcussive impact in repetitive mild traumatic brain injury, and internal jugular vein compression as a strategy for mitigating traumatic axonal injury, with work appearing in Neurosurgery, the Journal of Neurosurgery, the Journal of Neurotrauma, and Neurosurgical Focus. He has authored more than 300 publications, including five books on neurological sports medicine.
Dr. Bailes is a founding member of the Brain Injury Research Institute, has served as a neurological consultant to the National Football League (NFL) Players Association, is a member of the NFL Head, Neck, and Spine Committee, and is the chief medical advisor for Q-30 Sports Science. He has advised the National Collegiate Athletic Association on concussion in sports medicine and has chaired the Medical Advisory Committee for Pop Warner Football for the last fifteen years. He can be found on LinkedIn.
During this summer’s World Cup, we all watched players redirect the ball with remarkable precision. Our first reaction to a well-executed header was probably, “What a play.” But as a neurosurgeon who has spent much of my career studying head trauma among athletes, I also view those moments through a more clinical lens.
The concern around head impact is not limited to a dramatic collision that produces symptoms or a diagnosed …
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