Dr. Bennet Omalu
About Dr. Bennet Omalu
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Dr. Bennet Omalu brings to the stage a rare combination of humility and fervor, as he shares his story of going from humble beginnings in war-torn Nigeria to becoming one of the biggest disrupters in the history of sports and medicine. He details the challenges he faced taking on the NFL and other top US franchises to ensure that the truth—and risk—of chronic brain damage was known, understood, accepted, and at all costs, prevented. He also discusses the biases and obstacles he overcame as an African immigrant staunchly committed to studying medicine in the U.S. and rising to the top of his field, despite all odds.
Don't Break the Rules, Change the Game: How Bennet Omalu single-handedly changed American football, Professional sports, and how the world perceives traumatic brain injuries
Dream the Dream Bigger: How to conquer personal weaknesses by never losing sight of your goals and true potential
Overcoming Biases in Every Endeavor
The Mustard Seed Effect: How small steps can spark major change
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Books by Dr. Bennet Omalu
“Brain Damage In Contact Sports: What Parents Should Know Before Letting Their Children Play” (2018)
Brain Damage In Contact Sports: What Parents Should Know Before Letting Their Children Play
“Truth Doesn't Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery about the Danger of Contact Sports” (2017)
One day in 2002 the fifty-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster’s body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death were clouded in mystery. But when Omalu cut into Webster’s brain, it appeared to be normal. Something didn’t add up. It was at this moment, Omalu studying slides of Webster’s brain tissue under a microscope, that the world of contact sports would never be the same: the discovery of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. CTE can result in an array of devastating consequences including deterioration in attention, memory loss, social instability, depression, and even suicide. And Omalu’s discovery of CTE in the brain of an American football player has become the catalyst of a blazing controversy across all contact sports. At the center of that controversy stands the unlikely Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-born American citizen, a mild-mannered, gentle man of faith. It is fascinating that it would take someone on the outside of American culture to make this amazing discovery, and refuse to let it be kept hidden. Dr. Omalu began his life in strife, growing up in war-torn Nigeria. But his medical studies in forensic pathology proved to be a lifeline. It fed his natural curiosity and awakened within a deeper desire to always search for the truth. Who would have thought that such an unexpected character would play such a role in bringing to life this world-changing data? In Truth Doesn’t Have a Side, discover the truth about CTE: Its causes and symptoms, how we might keep our children safe and guide professional athletes when CTE sets in. The problem of CTE is coming to light with each new story about an athlete’s concussion problem, and we are likely facing dramatic changes to professional sports. You’ll be inspired by Dr. Bennet Omalu a man driven by his love and concern for the welfare of all people, and his professional vow to speak the truth.
“Play Hard, Die Young: Football Dementia, Depression, and Death” (2008)
Forensic Neuropathologist Bennet Omalu, Md, Explains The Science Of Brain Trauma, Offers Practical Solutions, And Recounts The Moving Stories Of The Lives, And Tragic Deaths, Of Nfl Stars Cut Down By Gridiron Dementia.--cover. It Took Us By Surprise! -- Why Would A Football Player Suffer From Dementia And Major Depression? -- What Two And One-tenth Brains Taught Us About Dementia And Suicide -- The Response Of The National Football League -- What Do Football Players Know About Concussions? -- Depression : Neurology And Family Factors -- What Should We Do? -- Michael Iron Mike Webster -- Terry T-bone Long -- Andre Spanky Waters -- Why This Book Was Written. Bennet Omalu. Includes Index.
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