DR. ROBERT CANTU SPEAKING AT JUNE 5 LUNCHEON MEETING
You’ve seen him on TV. You’ve read his comments in the news. Now hear him in person at the Rotary Club of Concord’s June 5th 12:00 noon luncheon meeting at the Colonial Inn in Concord. Dr. Robert Cantu will address the challenge of protecting our young people from the effects of head injuries. Cantu recently released his 30th book “Concussions and Our Kids”, the first prescriptive book to address the issue of head trauma in children’s sports. You are sure to come away informed and concerned. Don’t miss this opportunity.
Currently Dr. Cantu’s professional responsibilities include those of Clinical Professor Department of Neurosurgery and Co-Director Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Section Co-Chair Mackey-White National Football League Players Association Traumatic Brain Injury Committee; Co-Founder and Chairman Medical Advisory Board Sports Legacy Institute, Waltham, MA; Adjunct Professor Exercise and Sport Science and Medical Director National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Co-Director, Neurologic Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Chairman Department of Surgery, and Director of Sports Medicine at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, He also serves on the Board of Trustees as Vice President of NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) as well as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee to NOCSAE; Vice President Association Ringside Physician; Neurosurgical Consultant Boston Eagles football team, and Neurosurgical Consultant Boston Cannons professional soccer team. Dr. Cantu also consults with numerous NFL, NHL and NBA teams.