Jeffrey J. Bazarian, M.D., M.P.H.

Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Clinical Interests

Sports-Related Concussion

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-5321

Administrative: (585) 275-1198

Office: (585) 275-1198

Fax: (585) 276-1123

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Biography

Dr. Bazarian is an emergency physician with an active concussion clinic and research program. He has served on several traumatic brain injury-related task forces and panels for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Institute of Medicine. In 2008, he worked with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center to develop mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for returning troops.

Research

The goals of the Bazarian TBI lab are to develop neuroimaging and blood-based biomarkers of axonal injury after concussion and repetitive head hits, and to understand the pathophysiologic mechanisms of recovery. A translational research platform is used to accrue injured subjects through the Emergency Department at the University of Rochester Medical Center as well as contact athletes at the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Since 2009, over 700 collegiate athletes and over 100 non-athletes have been studied using a variety of biomarkers including diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI, serum brain proteins (such as S100B, GFAP, UCH-L1 and tau), peripheral changes in mRNA expression, the epigenome and the metabolome; computerized cognitive performance, computerized platform posturography, computerized eye-tracking, quantitative EEG. We have integrated objective measures of head impact exposure using sensor technology to understand the relationship between impact biomechanics and brain injury. The strategic use of this comprehensive array of methodologies has shed light on the effects of single and repetitive head hits on brain structure and function, setting the stage for targeted interventions to prevent and mitigate TBI-related disability.

Credentials

Specialties

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Education

1983
BA | Brown University
Biology

1987
MD | Univ Rochester Sch Med/Dent
Medicine

2002
MPH | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Investigation

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

09/01/1987 - 06/01/1990
Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

Awards

2018
Deborah Warden Lectureship
Sponsor: Department of Defense

2006
Faculty Mentoring Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester

2003
Ernst Sayward Award for Excellence in Community and Preventive Medicine

2000
Kluge Trauma and Emergency Medical Service Award
Sponsor: Rochester Academy of Medicine

1997
Clinical Teaching Award
Sponsor: Emergency Department Residency
Location: University of Rochester

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Publications

Journal Articles

7/24/2018
Bazarian JJ, Biberthaler P, Welch RD, Lewis LM, Barzo P, Bogner-Flatz V, Gunnar Brolinson P, Büki A, Chen JY, Christenson RH, Hack D, Huff JS, Johar S, Jordan JD, Leidel BA, Lindner T, Ludington E, Okonkwo DO, Ornato J, Peacock WF, Schmidt K, Tyndall JA, Vossough A, Jagoda AS. "Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study." The Lancet. Neurology.. 2018 Jul 24; Epub 2018 Jul 24.

6/2018
Weber ML, Dean JL, Hoffman NL, Broglio SP, McCrea M, McAllister TW, Schmidt JD, , Hoy AR, Hazzard JB, Kelly LA, Ortega JD, Port N, Putukian M, Langford TD, Tierney R, Campbell DE, McGinty G, O'Donnell P, Svoboda SJ, DiFiori JP, Giza CC, Benjamin HJ, Buckley T, Kaminski TW, Clugston JR, Feigenbaum LA, Eckner JT, Guskiewicz K, Mihalik JP, Miles JD, Anderson S, Master CL, Collins M, Kontos AP, Bazarian JJ, Chrisman SPD, Brooks A, Duma S, Bullers CT, Miles CM, Dykhuizen BH. "Influences of Mental Illness, Current Psychological State, and Concussion History on Baseline Concussion Assessment Performance." The American journal of sports medicine.. 2018 Jun 0; 46(7):1742-1751. Epub 2018 Apr 19.

5/2018
Asken BM, Bauer RM, Guskiewicz KM, McCrea MA, Schmidt JD, Giza CC, Snyder AR, Houck ZM, Kontos AP, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Clugston JR, , Anderson S, Bazarian J, Brooks A, Buckley T, Chrisman S, Collins M, DiFiori J, Duma S, Dykhuizen B, Eckner JT, Feigenbaum L, Hoy A, Kelly L, Langford TD, Lintner L, McGinty G, Mihalik J, Miles C, Ortega J, Port N, Putukian M, Rowson S, Svoboda S. "Immediate Removal From Activity After Sport-Related Concussion Is Associated With Shorter Clinical Recovery and Less Severe Symptoms in Collegiate Student-Athletes." The American journal of sports medicine.. 2018 May 0; 46(6):1465-1474. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Books & Chapters

2018
Chapter Title: Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
Book Title: Goldman-Cecil Medicine
Author List: Bazarian JJ, Ling G.
Published By: Elsevier2018

2018
Chapter Title: Emergency Department Evaluation of the Concussed Athlete
Book Title: Handbook of Clinical Neurology
Author List: Wright DW, Bazarian JJ.
Published By: Elsevier2018

2009
Chapter Title: Mild traumatic Brain Injury
Book Title: Evidence Based Emergency Medicine
Author List: Bazarian JJ; Townend W
Edited By: BH Rowe
Published By: Blackwell Publishing2009

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