Brain Injury Connector
This is Bryan Pugh. Brain Injury Connectors is my chance to talk with individuals with brain injuries, family members, healthcare providers, policy makers and other members of the brain injury community making an impact on their community, their state, their country, and beyond. We will hear their stories. Learn what inspires their lives and work. Find out what they know or would like to have known. And discover what factors and individuals have been most influential on their success in the ever evolving world of brain injury and brain injury recovery.
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Lakeisha Mixon, LCSW-C - #5Thoughts Flashback: Patients, Path, and Pavese
06/10/2024
Lakeisha Mixon, LCSW-C - #5Thoughts Flashback: Patients, Path, and Pavese
Lakeisha Mixon is a Social Worker with the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. Join us as we learn about her and the Maryland Young Stroke Program. You can learn more about the Maryland Young Stroke Center For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Meet the BIAMD: Maureen Scarboro - #5Thoughts Flashback: Connections, Carolyn, and Cinco de Mayo
05/27/2024
Meet the BIAMD: Maureen Scarboro - #5Thoughts Flashback: Connections, Carolyn, and Cinco de Mayo
Maureen Scarboro is a CRNP from Shock Trauma. She is also a member of the Brain Injury Association of Maryland Board. Join us as we learn how she came to be so involved and why she does it. More information about Shock trauma can be found . For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Victor Pablo Acero, PhD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Science, Seafood, and Story
04/22/2024
Victor Pablo Acero, PhD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Science, Seafood, and Story
Victor is 6th Year Bioengineering PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in the Cullen Lab, affiliated with the Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration at the CMJC Veterans Hospital and UPenn’s Center for Brain Injury and Repair. Correction, he has graduated and has his PhD. He is also the Co-Founder and Associate Director for the Penn Psychedelics Collaborative, a multi-school consortium of faculty, researchers, clinicians, and graduate students dedicated to research, education and community engagement in the psychedelic field. He is also a Co-Founder and Advisor for the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network, a non-profit organization developing students into the next generation of diverse and interdisciplinary leaders in the psychedelic ecosystem. He’s written and spoken on the potential of psychedelics as holistic therapeutics for traumatic brain injury. Contact information mentioned in the podcast include: For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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John Wood - #5Thoughts Flashback: Covid, Connectivity, and Combat
04/01/2024
John Wood - #5Thoughts Flashback: Covid, Connectivity, and Combat
John Wood is an artist living and working in Detroit, Michigan. John was diagnosed with a memory impairment and retired from teaching in 2014 at the age of 45. He has volunteered extensively with organizations worldwide that promote the arts in dementia care. John lives with his wife Carol and their son Julian. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Walter Kilcullen - #5Thoughts Flashback: Harris, Human, and Harriet
03/18/2024
Walter Kilcullen - #5Thoughts Flashback: Harris, Human, and Harriet
Walter was born and raised in Kearny, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City with a population of about 60,000. He liked everything about the town and Kearny High School. The town was ethnically diverse, as was Kearny High School. He did reasonably well academically and played basketball and baseball all four years. One day a nurse came up to him and told him about a mentoring program offered by the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. After a training session, he became Sandy’s mentor along with five others. After 20 years he is still helping Sandy, who is now 59. What does a mentor do? Mentors try to get the survivor as many benefits possible — housing, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. Walter introduces activities like handicapped horseback riding, joining a support group, finding work opportunities, etc. He always helps them set goals that include gaining as much independence as possible. He takes each of the survivors he mentors out to lunch at least once a week. When he became a mentor, he decided to learn as much as he could about brain injury. He joined a support group, read books, and subscribed to magazines. He has leaned much in the last 20 years but continue to learn. He wrote and published two books ( & ) and currently publishes a free online magazine called Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Life Magazine. (You can subscribe by emailing him at .) Over the years he has mentored many survivors. Some have died, some have moved, and some have moved on and continued their journeys on their own. Every one of them has learned to make the most of their lives with a just a little help from him. He is currently mentoring five survivors, and after 20 years he still enjoy his role as a mentor. Brain Injury Peer Visitor Association Webiste - For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Your Brain Injury Recovery Team Durga Roy, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Discovered, Department, and Disliked
03/04/2024
Your Brain Injury Recovery Team Durga Roy, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Discovered, Department, and Disliked
Durga Roy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Neuropsychiatry and Brain Injury Clinic, and Head Injury Outpatient Psychiatric Day Program. She is the Director of Education for the Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Internship and the Director for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is board-certified in general adult psychiatry, and consult-liaison psychiatry and behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications focused on neuropsychiatric outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Her area of research interest focuses on predictors of psychiatric outcomes after traumatic brain injury, the neurobiology of depression after traumatic brain injury and the study of prognostic markers for depressive symptoms after traumatic brain injury using resting-state functional neuroimaging techniques. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Aaron Avila - #5Thoughts Flashback: Survey, Scientist, and Stroke
02/19/2024
Aaron Avila - #5Thoughts Flashback: Survey, Scientist, and Stroke
Aaron Avila had a Brain Aneurysm rupture on September 17, 2010, and after surviving certain death from the aneurysm, two weeks later, he suffered a stroke. Stroke symptoms include F-Face drooping A-Arm weakness S-Slurred Speech T-Time Equals Brain Loss so call 911 FAST! Other symptoms may include difficulties with walking, balance issues. If you have any questions, email him at Aaron's Facebook Page - For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Laura Morgan - #5Thoughts Flashback: Maria, Mind, and Mia
02/05/2024
Laura Morgan - #5Thoughts Flashback: Maria, Mind, and Mia
In 2012, after Laura Morgan earned her master’s in Speech-language Pathology, she started her clinical fellowship in Frederick, Maryland. Halfway through the fellowship, Laura was a buckled passenger in a serious motor vehicle accident. She sustained a moderate-severe brain injury in the accident, but as a result of the long rehab process, gained a unique perspective on head injury as a Certified Brain Injury Specialist for the field of Speech Pathology. Laura has shared her clinical reflections from being both a provider and a recipient of this discipline in articles and over thirty multimedia presentations. She loves working with individuals and leading groups for adult survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury, desiring to inspire and assist others in discovering hope after brain injury. Laura's Instagram - Laura's website - For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Richard Zorowitz, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Learning, Lost, and Lao
01/08/2024
Richard Zorowitz, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Learning, Lost, and Lao
Richard D. Zorowitz, M.D. is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, IL. He is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Zorowitz focuses his clinical activities on the rehabilitation of stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurological conditions. He specializes in the management of spasticity, including oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen. His research activities focus on stroke rehabilitation, including motor recovery, hemiplegic shoulder pain, dysphagia, spasticity, pseudobulbar affect, and functional outcomes. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Luke Johnson - #5Thoughts Flashback: Hyperbaric, Happiness, and Hanson
12/18/2023
Luke Johnson - #5Thoughts Flashback: Hyperbaric, Happiness, and Hanson
Luke Johnson sustained a TBI in a car accident in May 1989. He was 19. After years of refusing to acknowledge any limitations due to the brain injury, he is coming to terms with increasingly common challenges - short term memory problems and multiple job losses are among the most frustrating symptoms he is experiencing. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Meet the BIAMD: Lauren Leffler - #5Thoughts Flashback: Schwarzenegger, Super Agers, and Scarcity
12/04/2023
Meet the BIAMD: Lauren Leffler - #5Thoughts Flashback: Schwarzenegger, Super Agers, and Scarcity
Lauren Leffler owns and operates a small family law and trusts and estates law firm in Howard County, Maryland. Her and her team help individuals and families through complex divorces, custodial disputes, probate processes, and with guardianship matters. In addition to being a zealous advocate, she is also a trained mediator, parent coordinator, and child advocate. Outside of her professional life, Lauren is a Howard County native, residing in Ellicott City with her husband, daughter, three stepchildren, and two dogs. In her free time, she indulges in painting, traveling, and yoga. Lauren's law firm website - 410-747-1180 For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Maria Garcia- #5Thoughts Flashback: Franklin, Function, and Fellowship.
11/20/2023
Maria Garcia- #5Thoughts Flashback: Franklin, Function, and Fellowship.
Maria is a unique type of leader who subtly, yet powerfully influences others by modeling. In college, she double majored in Finance & International Business and spent her earliest years working in corporate. Now, she is the author of Breaking Into the Light, A Journey of Self-Discovery and Transformation which she wrote after a massive stroke turned her life upside down. After a recovery that lasted years, she discovered a food methodology that works and today passionately coaches WILDFIT® to help others in their own transformation by sharing with them how to reset their relationship with food, and thereby dramatically change their life experience. She is also a healer. Maria's Website = For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Dean Sluyter - #5Thoughts Flashback: Patterns, Paxlovid, and Presentations
10/30/2023
Dean Sluyter - #5Thoughts Flashback: Patterns, Paxlovid, and Presentations
Award-winning author Dean Sluyter has taught Natural Meditation since 1970. He gives talks, workshops, and retreats throughout the United States and beyond, from Ivy League colleges to maximum-security prisons. His media appearances have included National Public Radio, Oprah & Friends Radio, Coast to Coast AM, The New York Times, and USA Today. His six books include Natural Meditation and The Dharma Bum's Guide to Western Literature. A grateful student of sages in several traditions, Dean has completed numerous pilgrimages and retreats in Asia and the West. Dean's free meditation sessions on Zoom have attracted an enthusiastic international following. He is known for his relaxed, accessible, down-to-earth style and his message that anyone can meditate. Dean's Website - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Shari Bookstaff - #5Thoughts Flashback: Choline, Cognitive, and Contemplating
10/16/2023
Shari Bookstaff - #5Thoughts Flashback: Choline, Cognitive, and Contemplating
In 2006, marine biology professor Shari Bookstaff suffered a devastating stroke following the removal of a large brain tumor that turned a planned 5-day hospital stay into a lifetime of grueling rehabilitation. Shari’s book, When Life Throws You Lemons…Make Cranberry Juice! reveals her high and low points as she continues to overcome this major life setback. Ultimately, it took determination, hard work, and positivity to overcome this tragedy. Shari on Shari on Shari's Book - When Life Throws You Lemons ... Make Cranberry Juice - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Carrie Rickert - #5Thoughts Flashback: Crabs, Clutter, and Connector
09/25/2023
Carrie Rickert - #5Thoughts Flashback: Crabs, Clutter, and Connector
Carrie Rickert is a TBI survivor, author of the book "Trauma is a Catalyst", business and trauma coach, and creator and host of the podcast "Transformational Trauma and Healing." Carrie's true passion is helping others navigate their murky waters to provide support when there is no road map. Carrie has a BS in psychology from Towson University and an MFS in forensic sciences from George Washington University. Carrie's Podcast - Transformational Trauma and Healing on Apple - Carrie's Book - Trauma is a Catalyst on Amazon - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Meet the BIAMD: Julie Karp - #5Thoughts Flashback: Blue Crabs, Bike Rides, and Brain Rules
09/11/2023
Meet the BIAMD: Julie Karp - #5Thoughts Flashback: Blue Crabs, Bike Rides, and Brain Rules
Next up with Bryan is the newest President of the BIAMD Board, Julie Karp. Julie Karp is a psychologist and provides individual and group counseling and cognitive rehabilitation to individuals who have sustained a brain injury. Occasionally, she will work with family members of individuals who have had a brain injury. Counseling often focuses on dealing with the different emotions and life changes that occur after a brain injury. Julie is also a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She started learning about brain injuries when she was in graduate school but began providing more services when she started working at Sinai Hospital in 1992. Sinai has a dedicated brain injury day program as well as outpatient brain injury services. On a personal note, when Julie was 8 years old, she was in a car accident and sustained a hairline fracture of her skull. Although there was not much focus on concussions/mild TBi's at that time, she is sure she was concussed. Julie lives in Baltimore and really enjoys seeing other parts of the world; her most recent trip was to Cambodia and Malaysia. She is a distance swimmer, having completed several 6-mile swims. She loves playing and snuggling with her German Shepherd. Dr Karp's email is For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Barbara Rubin - #5Thoughts Flashback: Moon, Minho, and Mediterranean
08/28/2023
Barbara Rubin - #5Thoughts Flashback: Moon, Minho, and Mediterranean
Joining Bryan from remotely is Barbara Rubin. Barbara Rubin writes this story of joy and sorrow mixed with humor and rage as both mother and advocate for her injured daughter, Jenn. Emotionally invested in this narrative, she had the advantage to write in raw detail about the triumphs and heartbreaks that follow her main character. She witnessed first-hand the battles that come when a person is the most vulnerable, but also saw the gift of human kindness and the difference it can make in another person’s life. She lived the story; it was hers to tell. Barbara hopes that her journey, lived through her daughter’s injury, will help others understand the lessons that can be learned from tolerance and gives hope to families whose path has also been darkened by tragedy. Barbara's website - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Ricke Zeidman - #5Thoughts Flashback: Bastille, Brain, and Beisser
08/14/2023
Ricke Zeidman - #5Thoughts Flashback: Bastille, Brain, and Beisser
Joining Bryan from Sunny Florida is Ricke Zeidman. On November 8, 1987, Ricke's son was in and car accident. The car hit a tree. His son suffered a brain injury in that accident. Join Bryan as we learn Ricke's brain injury story. Learn what happend in 1987, what has happened since then, and what is happening now. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Debora Fajer-Smith - #5Thoughts Flashback: BMI, Barbara, and Braun
07/31/2023
Debora Fajer-Smith - #5Thoughts Flashback: BMI, Barbara, and Braun
Debora Fajer-Smith is dedicated to the overall success of our clients for maximum medical recovery and maximum monetary results, as well as assisting them to return to a successful life after their injuries. The Chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Group at Joseph, Greenwald and Laake, Debora Fajer-Smith has over 35 years of experience in representing people injured in auto or workplace accidents, and those suffering occupational injury or death. Debora is a passionate advocate for her clients’ rights and takes pride in being able to put severely injured people back on the path to independence, whether through obtaining a lump sum, medical treatment or lining up vocational training for a new job. Debora’s experience, creativity and skill have made her both a formidable courtroom opponent and an excellent negotiator who has obtained favorable settlements and awards for thousands of clients over three decades of practicing law. Debora's website - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Kelly Lang - #5Thoughts Flashback: Valentina, Violence, and Vertigo
07/17/2023
Kelly Lang - #5Thoughts Flashback: Valentina, Violence, and Vertigo
Kelly Lang, co-author of The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Kelly is an Advocate, Author, Communications Trainer, and Public Speaker as well. She is the co-leader of the Brain Injury Association of America’s Advisory Council and serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council. Her advocacy experience includes working with the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems’ Brain Injury Learning Collaborative and serving as a member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Group and the Person-Centered Advisory Group. Kelly has been the Keynote speaker at brain injury conferences and conducted workshops and webinars including the Administration for Community Living Stakeholder Day, universities, and many others. Kelly is also a Communications Trainer with INOVA Health Systems. Kelly and her husband created a website educating others about brain injury. Kelly Lang's Instagram - Kelly Lang on Facebook - Kelly Lang on LinkedIn - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Ariel Johnson - #5Thoughts Flashback: Nurses, Networks, and Neuropathy
06/19/2023
Ariel Johnson - #5Thoughts Flashback: Nurses, Networks, and Neuropathy
Ariel Johnson is a brain injury warrior. She was in a car accident on Dec 13th 2007. She was in a coma for about a month and a half, intubated, on life support for two weeks, and had two brain surgeries. She had to learn how to walk, swallow, talk etc all over again. She created a mental health blog to normalize having a brain injury, she also has a private Facebook caregiver group, speaks at conferences and is writing a book. Ariel Johnson's Instagram - Ariel Johnson's Facebook Group - For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Phil Wagner, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Strokes, Scans, and Sunlight
06/05/2023
Phil Wagner, MD - #5Thoughts Flashback: Strokes, Scans, and Sunlight
Dr. Phil Wagner is the CEO & Founder of Sparta Science, a Movement Health Intelligence company dedicated to helping the world move better. Founded in 2014, Sparta Science applies modern data science techniques that advance industry best practices and optimize how organizations assess, understand, and improve health & well-being. With 4 patents, several more pending, and over 20 published, peer-reviewed research studies, Sparta Science continues to advance the Movement Health technology industry. Join Bryan as we learn about this movement health platform. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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James Gardner - #5Thoughts Flashback: Constitution, Clutter, and Concussions
05/22/2023
James Gardner - #5Thoughts Flashback: Constitution, Clutter, and Concussions
At the age of five, James Gardner was invloved in a horrific car crash that almost took his life. After coming out of a coma, he had severe brain damage and was paralyzed on the left side of his body. Doctors had little hope for his recovery and believed that he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, unable to care for himself. He had to relearn how to talk, walk, and live independently, which caused him to lose his sense of identify. Join Bryan as we learn how years later he transforms his life. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Meet the BIAMD: Zari Weaver - #5Thoughts Flashback: Research, Relief, and Race Cars
04/17/2023
Meet the BIAMD: Zari Weaver - #5Thoughts Flashback: Research, Relief, and Race Cars
Zari Weaver is one of the newest BIAMD team members. If you call in to the office, now you'll know a bit about who your are speaking with. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Brason Lee - #5Thoughts Flashback: Birthdays, Battlefields, and Bodett
04/03/2023
Brason Lee - #5Thoughts Flashback: Birthdays, Battlefields, and Bodett
Brason Lee is a pediatric survivor of severe traumatic brain injury who relearned how to walk and speak, persevered through college, and went on to become a Washington lobbyist for the National Association of Social Workers. He went on to develop a 30-year career in health and public health. He is now a disability advocate. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Nick Prefontaine - #5Thoughts Flashback: Steve, Spring Sports, and Flashback
03/20/2023
Nick Prefontaine - #5Thoughts Flashback: Steve, Spring Sports, and Flashback
Nick Prefontaine was named a top motivational speaker of 2022 in Yahoo Finance. He's a Speaker, Founder and CEO of Common Goal a company that inspires and leads motivated people to their common goal. Their Mission is to provide people with the support and tools to achieve their limitless potential. Nick's been featured in Brainz Media, Swaay and Authority Magazine At 14 Nick was in a life threatening snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for 21 days, unable to communicate with anyone. Less than 60 days later Nick ran out of the hospital. Unknowingly he utilized a system, the STEP system to recover from his accident and make it through to the other side. Now Nick shares this very system with audiences today to help them to make it to the other side of their life challenge, set back or trauma. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Larry Griner - #5Thoughts Flashback: Collins, Cryptocurrency, and COVID
03/06/2023
Larry Griner - #5Thoughts Flashback: Collins, Cryptocurrency, and COVID
Larry Griner moved from southern CA back to his hometown of Baltimore to relieve his brother who was caring for his mother Norma, who suffered from Alzheimer's. This temporary plan eventually turned into a long-term commitment as a full time care partner and caregiver. Larry has stepped into the public eye to share their story and journey first for fun, and now for support and inspiration. He began recording videos of his mother singing/performing and posted them on social media which gained a large fan-base for Norma worldwide. Larry found that he could help his mother's mood and create some magic moments in their lives by playing and singing familiar music. Norma had a very large following of fans worldwide, many who were also caregivers. Larry has and still receives 1000’s of messages of encouragement and gratitude on the impact the videos he has and still shares on Facebook and YouTube. Since his moms passing, he has begun advocating for all caregivers and the necessary awareness of the ‘Emotional’ toll that caregivers suffer. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Your Brain Injury Recovery Team: Liana Rosenthal, MD, PhD - #5Thoughts Flashback: History, Hobblejog, and Human Cells.
02/20/2023
Your Brain Injury Recovery Team: Liana Rosenthal, MD, PhD - #5Thoughts Flashback: History, Hobblejog, and Human Cells.
Liana Rosenthal, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rosenthal completed medical school at Johns Hopkins with an internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She completed her neurology residency and movement disorder fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and is board certified in psychiatry and neurology. For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Matthew Zachary - #5Thoughts Flashback: Fox5, Flemming, and Fall
02/06/2023
Matthew Zachary - #5Thoughts Flashback: Fox5, Flemming, and Fall
With a 20+ year career in entertainment, advertising, marketing, nonprofit, digital health, public policy, life sciences, and broadcast media, Matthew is considered one of the industry's most respected, influential, and visionary voices. Matthew is passionate about putting the patient at the center of every conversation. Why? Because he is one. Diagnosed as a college senior with brain cancer, Matthew wasn't sure back then he'd make it to his next birthday. That was 27 years ago. As the Founder of the award-winning nonprofit Stupid Cancer, Matthew birthed the young adult cancer movement, which improved the lives of millions of cancer patients in their teens, 20s, and 30s. Matthew is also co-founder and chair of OffScrip Health, a leading digital health media platform where he hosts “Out of patients with Matthew Zachary.” For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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Meet the BIAMD: Ruth Carlock - #5Thoughts Flashback: Birthdays, Battles, and Brains
01/23/2023
Meet the BIAMD: Ruth Carlock - #5Thoughts Flashback: Birthdays, Battles, and Brains
Meet Ruth. Ruth Carlock is the Support Service Case Manager and Public Policy at the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. Her career experience includes time as an ACT case manager, support planner, residential counselor, social work case manager, and PRP specialist. She has worked with a diverse set of populations, from geriatric clients, LGBTQIA+, and clients suffering with mental health diagnoses. Her dual bachelor’s is in Psychology and Sociology & Anthropology, and she is currently focusing on her master’s in social work. She provides administrative case management for BI Waiver participants which involves at least quarterly visits with participants to ensure health and safety needs are met, developing service plans based on participants goals and needs in collaboration with individual, family, and providers, and assists with problem solving and resource access as needed. In her policy role, Ruth participates in stakeholder groups at both state and national levels, tracks legislation, collaborates on bill testimony, provides feedback on proposed regulation changes and policy priorities. In support of BIAMD’s information and assistance role, Ruth is one of several staff who answers phone calls and emails from individuals, caregivers and professionals and connects them with brain injury resources and services to address their individual needs. She also provides support for BIAMD’s events. For more information you can visit or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of treatments, individuals, or programs which appear herein. Any external links on the website are provided for the visitor’s convenience; once you click on any of these links you are leaving the BIAMD website. BIAMD has no control over and is not responsible for the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
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