Dr. Joseph Maroon

Dr. Joseph Maroon Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., Neurosurgeon, is regarded as a premiere specialist in the surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the brain.

Maroon, M.D., Neurosurgeon, Vice Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is regarded as a premiere specialist in the surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the brain and spine. Dr. Maroon is also recognized as a sports medicine innovator, an expert in personal fitness and endurance, diet and nutritional supplements, inflammation diagnosis and treatment, as well as a respected product development advisor, author and industry spokesperson.

Anyone local to the Naples, FL area, I would love to see you at my upcoming lecture on December 8th!
11/14/2025

Anyone local to the Naples, FL area, I would love to see you at my upcoming lecture on December 8th!

11/11/2025
Press Release: New Covenant United Methodist Church, The Villages, Florida – October 29, 2025Dr. Joseph C. Maroon, MD, H...
10/31/2025

Press Release: New Covenant United Methodist Church, The Villages, Florida – October 29, 2025

Dr. Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, was the invited visiting professor and guest lecturer sponsored by the Aviv Hyperbaric Center in The Villages, Florida on October 29. His lecture entitled, “Passion, Purpose and Possibility” was attended by over 150 registrants. He presented an overview of his current research with Professor Pravat Mandal PhD, former director of the National Brain Research Centre in India and now in the department of neurosurgery and radiology at UPMC.

Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure the chemicals in the brain, their team has demonstrated a deficiency of glutathione, the main antioxidant in the brain in patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Supported by a grant from the Chuck Noll Foundation, they are furthering this research by studying former NFL players, retired Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and combat crewman who have experienced repetitive injuries to the head and brain. They believe they will also be depleted in glutathione.

If deficient in glutathione, they will administer a precursor to glutathione developed by collaborating investigators at the University of New South Wales, Australia, a compound which they believe has the potential of ameliorating progression of symptoms perhaps enhancing brain function.

An unexpected guest attendee of the conference was Rajesh Durbal, world class triathlete. In 2016, Dr. Maroon was competing in the Hawaiian Ironman World Championship. After completing a 2.4-mile swim and a 112-mile bike, he was 10 miles from the finish line when he became exhausted and decided to quit. Stumbling along he heard behind him “click-click, click-click, click-click”, and then a hand in the darkness touched him on the shoulder and said, “Hey, 227 you’re too close to the finish line to quit, come on and follow me”.

As the kind stranger ran ahead, Dr. Maroon could see he was an amputee with no legs, running on carbon fiber scoops and had only one useful arm. Inspired, Dr. Maroon did manage to follow him, finished the race and subsequently became friends with Rajesh-- the first triple amputee to ever complete the Hawaiian Ironman. Rajesh subsequently has completed three additional Ironman World Championships in Hawaii-never done with such a disability before or since. He also invited Dr. Maroon and his daughter, Isabella, to accompany him and 8 other “differently enabled” athletes to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2018.

Pictured: Dr Maroon with Rajesh Durbal

"Elder Law Guys: Fighting against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and traumatic brain injuries" from Pittsburgh Post Gazette......
10/29/2025

"Elder Law Guys: Fighting against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and traumatic brain injuries" from Pittsburgh Post Gazette...

"A recent study by Dr. Pravat Mandal of the National Brain Research Institute of India, with Dr. Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon, clinical professor and Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, found the following..."

Read Article Here:
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2025/10/27/elder-law-alzheimers-parkinsons-dr-maroon/stories/202510260018

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