Brian W. Hainline, MD

Brian Hainline, MD, is a neurologist who specializes in pain medicine and sports neurology. Brian has been an active voice in presenting sport as a public good, having served as the NCAA’s first Chief Medical Officer from 2013 through May 2024. In this role, he reshaped the professional and amateur National Governing Body approach to sport, building a collaborative network that included sports medicine and scientific organizations, NCAA member schools, and the US Department of Defense. He is a leading international voice in both pain medicine and mental health in sport, and co-chaired the International Olympic Committee summits that addressed these issues. Brian is a member of the Concussion in Sport Group and is co-author of the 6^th International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport. He is author/co-author of over 100 academic articles and book chapters, and co-editor of Sports Neurology – a comprehensive textbook of the interplay between sport and the nervous system. He is Clinical Professor of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.  Brian is Immediate Past President of the USTA, and Vice President of the International Tennis Federation.