Joseph C. Maroon

Biography

 Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., was appointed to the board of directors of Mylan in 2003. He is also a member of Mylan's Compliance and Governance and Nominating Committees and chair of the Science and Technology Committee. Maroon has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing neurosurgeon. He is regarded as a premier 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 has led to many innovative techniques for diagnosing and treating these disorders. Maroon currently serves as Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience professor and vice chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was previously chief of neurosurgery from 1972 to 1984. He is on the medical staff of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Hospital and Sewickley Valley Hospital and maintains a neurosurgical practice in Wheeling, W.Va. Prior to rejoining UPMC, Maroon served as professor and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh from 1984 to 1999 and professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery at AGH from 1995 to 1998. In 1986, 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, Mo.  

Research Interest

 Additionally, Maroon has been the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1981. He is a cofounder of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and a codeveloper 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. 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 coauthor 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," Maroon's patients travel from all over the world to seek his care. 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.