Stone Phillips interviews alumnus on head impacts in youth football
Posted: February 3, 2012
Stone Phillips and Gunnar Brolinson, D.O., '83
Stone Phillips, former co-anchor of Dateline NBC, recently conducted a study focusing on head impact injuries in youth football. Philips’ report involved members of Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Virginia Tech’s research programs on head injuries.
Phillips interviewed Gunnar Brolinson, D.O., ’83, the chair of VCOM’s sports medicine who is the head team physician for the Virginia Tech Hokies football, as well as the U.S. Olympic Ski team. Along with Dr. Brolinson, Philips interviewed the head of the Virginia Tech/Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Stefan Duma, Ph.D.
Both professors are lead researchers in the new and upcoming field of youth sports injuries.