Working Groups - International Congress for Athlete Brain Health 

Definitions & Nomenclature

Chair: Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, FAAN

Members:

Donna Broshek, PhD, ABPP-CN

Paul Comper, PhD, C.Psych

Chris Giza, MD 

Michael Hutchison, PhD 

Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD 

Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Bill Meehan, MD

Fiona Wilson, BSc, MSc, MA,PhD, MISCP

Ross Zafonte, DO

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Patient Representative:

Ben Utecht, Football

Definitions & Nomenclature

Chair: Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, FAAN

Members:

Donna Broshek, PhD, ABPP-CN

Paul Comper, PhD, C.Psych

Chris Giza, MD 

Michael Hutchison, PhD 

Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD 

Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Bill Meehan, MD

Fiona Wilson, BSc, MSc, MA,PhD, MISCP

Ross Zafonte, DO

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Patient Representative:

Ben Utecht, Football

Concussion

Chair: Michael Hutchison, PhD

Members:

JP Darche, 

David Lawrence, 

Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, FAAN

Chris Giza, MD, 

Summer Rolin, PsyD

Carrie Esopenko, 

Mike McCrea, 

Brenda Eagan-Johnson, 

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Patient Representative:

Ben Fanelli, 

Definitions 

​Chair: Jeffrey Kutcher, MD

Members:

• Broshek, USA

• Paul Comper, Canada

• Chris Giza, MD - USA

• Hutchison, Canada

• Ling, USA

• McLeod, USA

• Meehan, USA

• Wilson, Ireland

• Zafonte, USA

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Patient Representative:

• Ben Utecht, USA

Concussion 

​Chair: Hutchison, Canada

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Members:

• JP Darche, USA

• David Lawrence, Canada

• Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, USA

• Chris Giza, MD, USA

• Summer Rolin, USA

• Carrie Esopenko, USA

• Mike McCrea, USA

• Brenda Eagan-Johnson, USA

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Patient Representative:

• Ben Fanelli, Canada

Post Concussion Syndrome

​Chair: Broshek, USA

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Members:

• Russ Bauer, USA

• RJ Elbin, USA

• Stan Herring, USA

• Anne Mucha, USA

• Jamie Pardini

• Julianne Schmidt, USA

• Bert Vargas, USA

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Patient Representative:

• Paige Decker, Hockey, ISA

Persisting Symptoms after Concussion

​Chair:

• Donna Broshek, PhD, ABPP-CN

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Members:

• Russ Bauer,

• RJ Elbin, 

• Stan Herring, 

• Anne Mucha, 

• Jamie Pardini

• Julianne Schmidt, 

• Bert Vargas, MD, FAHS, FAAN

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Patient Representative:

• Paige Decker, Hockey

Long Term/TBI

​Chair:

• Ross Zafonte, DO

Members:

• Kevin Crutchfield, MD

• Andreas Gonschorek, MD

• Etienne Laverse, 

• Haruo Nakayama, 

• Nicole Reams, MD

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Patient Representative:

• Jamie Crane-Mauzy, Ski

Prevention

​Chair: 

• Fiona Wilson, BSc, MSc, MA, PhD, MISCP

Members:

• Avinash Chandran, 

• Rob Lynall, 

• Michael Rippee, MD

• Richelle Williams, 

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Patient Representative:

• Thom Mayer, NFLPA

Youth Timing

​Chair:

• Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA 

Members:

• Tony Alessi, MD

• Justin DiSanti, 

• Lenore Herget, 

• Johna Register-Mihalik, 

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Patient Representative:

• John Rizos, NHLPA

Mental Health

​Chair:

• Paul Comper, PhD, C. Psych

Members:

• Meeryo Choe, 

• Michael Jaffee, 

• Jess Schwartz, 

• Michelle Weber, 

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Patient Representatives:

• Rob Christie, Military

• Eric Hipple, Football

Sleep

​Chair:

• Chris Giza, MD

Members:

• Charlene Gamaldo

• David Howell

• Jeff Iliff

• Raman Malhotra

• Rachel Pearson

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Patient Representative:

• Courtney McCabe, Lacrosse

Performance

​Chair:

• Ben Utecht

Members:

• Cara Baxter, DPT

• Jon Finoff

• Jose Posas

• Vern Williams, MD

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Patient Representative:

• Rob Karas, Soccer