Dr Richard Ellenbogen, is a long-term and leading stakeholder of the Brain Injury Association of Washington (BIAWA).
He was honored this past November (2009) as the Honorary Co-Chair of our Gala and Auction I recognition of his important role as a key ally to Richard H. Adler, President of the BIAWA, and advocate for the "Zackery Lystedt Law", the first state law requiring medical clearance for a young athlete suffering a concussion.
With Dr. Ellenbogen's help and support, key partners joined BIAWA's legislative advocacy coalition including Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical, and Seattle Children's Hospital.
In March 2010 he was appointed co-chair of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Medical Committee along with Dr Hunt Batjer of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
