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Joseph C. Maroon, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Neurosurgery,
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Joseph C. Maroon, M.D. was appointed to the Board of Directors of Mylan in
2003. He is also a member of Mylan's Compensation Committee.
Dr. Maroon has over 30 years of experience as a practicing neurosurgeon. He is
regarded as a premiere specialist in the surgical treatment of injuries and
diseases of the brain and spine, particularly with microscopic and minimally
invasive procedures. His research into brain tumors, concussions and diseases
of the spine have led to many innovative techniques for diagnosing and treating
these disorders.
Dr. Maroon currently serves as Professor, Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience and
Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center ("UPMC"), where he was previously Chief of Neurosurgery from
1972 to 1984. He is on the medical staffs of UPMC Presbyterian and Sewickley
Valley Hospitals, and maintains a neurosurgical practice in Wheeling, West
Virginia.
Prior to rejoining UPMC, Dr. Maroon served as Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital from 1984 to 1999 and
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
from 1995 to 1998. In 1986, Dr. Maroon was the President of the Congress of
Neurological Surgeons, the largest neurological society in North America. He
also served on the Board of Directors of the Think First National Head and Neck
Injury Prevention Society and the American Youth Foundation, St Louis,
Missouri.
Additionally, Dr. Maroon has been the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh
Steelers since 1981. He is a co-founder of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion
Program and
a co-developer of the world's first computerized sports concussion evaluation
system, ImPACT© (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment
and Cognitive Testing), a tool used by team doctors and athletic trainers
nationwide to help determine the severity of a concussion and when it is safe
for an athlete to return to play following injury.
Dr. Maroon has earned numerous awards for his contributions to neurosurgery from
various national and international neurological societies throughout his
career. He is the author or co-author of 40 book chapters in addition to more
than 250 published scientific papers. He has edited three additional books, has
given more than 140 national and international presentations, often as a
visiting professor, and has served on the editorial boards of five neurological
journals. Consistently listed in "America's Best Doctors," Dr. Maroon's
patients travel from all over the world to seek his care.
Dr. Maroon received his undergraduate and medical education at the University of
Indiana. Following his graduation from medical school in 1965, he served
residencies in neurosurgery at Indiana University, Georgetown University and
the Radcliffe Infirmary at Oxford University in England. He received a
Fellowship from the University of Vermont where he studied microsurgery, as the
Given Scholar in Microneurosurgery.
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