A panel of top athletes, sports media professionals, and sports medicine and management experts engaged in lively discussion and debate during the NYU Sports & Society Program’s Second Annual Sports in America Series: The Arthur Miller Dialogues. Moderated by NYU University Professor and NYU-SCPS Director of Public Dialogues Arthur R. Miller, the event, titled “Young Athletes: The Costs, Sacrifices, and Consequences,” was a collaboration between the NYU-SCPS Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management and NYU Langone Medical Center.
The panelists were introduced by Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Saul J. Farber dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center and Bjorn Hanson, Ph.D., divisional dean of the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center. Moderated by Arthur R. Miller, NYU University Professor and NYU-SCPS director of Public Dialogues, panelists include: Jessica Abramovich, executive director of American Youth Football; Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D., bioethicist and director of the Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center; Dennis A. Cardone, D.O., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and medical director of the New York City Public School Athletic League; Mary Carillo, correspondent for HBO Real Sports and NBC Sports and former professional tennis champion; Harry Carson, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former New York Giants captain and linebacker; Brian W. Hainline, M.D., chief medical officer of the United States Tennis Association, incoming chief medical officer of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, and clinical associate professor of neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center; Lee Igel, Ph.D., organizational psychologist and associate professor of sports management at the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center; Claudette Lajam, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center; Jonathan Vaughters, former pro racing cyclist and manager of Garmin-Sharp Professional Racing Team; Rick Wolff, author and host of WFAN Sports Radio’s The Sports Edge; and Warren K. Young, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center.
