Championing Medicine
and Sport for Life

As a pioneering physician, neurologist, public health expert, and pain medicine specialist, Dr. Brian Hainline is dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of sport as a public good and personal health as a life journey.

With a dedicated history of leadership in medicine and sport–including his tenure as the first Chief Medical Officer of the NCAA–Dr. Hainline has established himself as a visionary in the fields of mental health, sports medicine, public health, and chronic pain management.

Key Areas of Focus

  • Advancing research on how sport and exercise enhance mental wellness for people of all ages and abilities.

  • Championing the power of sport to develop physical skills and foster strong communities.

  • Exploring innovative mind-body approaches to enhance personal performance and wellness.

  • Tracking and socializing insights from the largest and most comprehensive concussion study ever.

“Being a champion in sports requires you to bring all of yourself to everything you do. You need the physical talent, the mental strength and the emotional toughness to win and keep winning. Dr. Brian Hainline’s work at the intersection of health and sports is both visionary and innovative. He understands athletes, he is a sports medicine pioneer and his leadership is groundbreaking.”

Billie Jean King
Sports Icon and Equality Champion

Articles, Books, & Publications

Back Pain Understood:
A Cutting-edge Approach to Healing Your Back

This book provides insights and approaches to managing and healing back pain.

Concussion: What Do I Do Now?

This book addresses various aspects of concussion, including its acute management and long-term effects, making it a valuable resource for physicians, parents, athletes, and sports medicine clinicians.

Sports Neurology

Co-edited by Dr. Hainline, this is the most comprehensive academic textbook that addresses all aspects of the interplay of sport and the nervous system, including insights into evolutionary medicine, concussion, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and sport participation for individuals with neurologic conditions.

Positioning Youth Tennis for Success

This book provides strategies and insights for utilizing tennis as a pathway to life-long athleticism and success.