New york city sports commission: Athletic Commission

Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Board

Hamish A. Kerr, MD
Dr. Hamish Kerr is the head team physician for Siena College, and is the Sports Medicine Fellowship Director for Albany Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at Albany Medical College. He is a sports medicine specialist who serves USA Rugby as Committee Chair of the Medical/Risk Committee, Team Physician for the USA Eagles Men’s National Team. He is a Senior Medical Educator for World Rugby whom he also serves as Tournament Team Physician for the International Sevens Series, including the 2013 (Moscow) & 2018 (San Francisco) Rugby Sevens World Cups, and was an Independent Concussion Consultant at the 2015 & 2019 Rugby World Cups. He travelled to Rio de Janiero as the Match Day Doctor for the 2016 Olympic Rugby tournament.

His training includes undergraduate Physiology/Sports Science, and Medical School at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He completed Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency at Albany Medical Center and Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School.

He has published articles on sports injury surveillance, heading in soccer, rugby tackling and concussion prevention. He has a sports medicine practice that encompasses musculoskeletal medicine at Capital Region Orthopaedics and a multidisciplinary sports concussion clinic at Albany Medical Center which includes balance, neuromuscular and neurocognitive assessments.

James M. Noble, MD
Dr. Noble is Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in the Department of Neurology, the Taub Institute for Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, and the GH Sergievsky Center at Columbia University. He received his medical degree from Emory University, trained in neurology residency and dementia fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center, and received a Master of Science in epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University through the NIH supported neuroepidemiology training program. His clinical practice focuses on neurodegenerative forms of dementia including Alzheimer disease and related disorders. He leads several research projects including collegiate sports-related concussion, cognitive aging, neurological health literacy, and systemic inflammatory markers as potential novel Alzheimer risk factors. He is board certified in neurology, behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry, and public health.

James J. Kinderknecht, MD
Dr. Kindernecht is a board-certified family physician with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. He is the program director for the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He serves as a team physician for the New York Giants and the New York Mets.

David C. Angelillo, DO
Dr. Angelillo is a dual board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is an expert in arthroscopic surgery, as well as traumatic injuries including fractures and dislocations. He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Angelillo completed his fellowship training in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. He currently practices on Long Island and has offices in Patchogue and Manorville.

Ambika Nayar, MD

Dr. Nayar is a native New Yorker and graduated from the NYU School of Medicine where she completed her training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. She has remained there since as a faculty member in her position as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She practices general cardiology at NYU and is the Director of the Adult Echocardiography Laboratory at Bellevue Hospital where she helps to care for patients with complex cardiac pathologies with her skills in imaging and Interventional Echocardiography. She served as a consulting physician at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases from 2004 -2008 and is board certified in Cardiology and Echocardiography.

Anthony G. Curreri, MD
Dr. Curreri is board certified in Ophthalmology. He worked for fifteen years as a professional ringside physician and continues to see professional boxers in his private practice. He is Chairman Emeritus of Cabrini Medical Center.

Laszlo Mechtler, MD, FAAN
Dr. Mechtler is board certified in Neurology, Headache Medicine and Neuroimaging. He is the Director of the Dent Headache Center and Co-Director of the Dent Concussion Center. His training includes institutions such as MD Anderson and the State University New York at Buffalo. He is currently the Medical Director of the DENT Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, NY, Professor of Neurology at the State University of New York at Buffalo and also serves as the President of the American Society of Neuroimaging. He has authored in numerous publications including on the topic of TBI and was the Editor of the 2014 edition of Neurology Clinics. He is the consulting physician for professional and semi-pro sports teams in Western New York to include the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres. He currently is participating in numerous clinical trials which include neuroimaging research for traumatic brain injury in collaboration with The University of Buffalo.

Charles P. Melone, Jr., MD
Dr. Melone specializes in sports injuries to the hand & wrist, arthritis of the hand & wrist, wrist fractures, fracture-dislocations, scleroderma, microsurgery and carpal tunnel syndrome. Over the past 40 years in practice, Dr. Melone has gained a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable hand surgeons in the United States. He is Director of the Division of Hand Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He also received the Distinguished Service Citation from New York University Medical School in 1999.

Rosanna C. Sabini, DO
Dr. Sabini is board certified in Brain Injury Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She received her medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and her fellowship in Traumatic Brain Injury at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Sabini is the Chair of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital. She is the Medical Director of the Northwell Health Concussion Program which offers comprehensive and evidence-based concussion management with the goal of return to sports, school, work and life reintegration. Dr. Sabini is also the Program Director for the Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship which provides specialized training in the specialty. She has served as a Ringside Physician for the New York Athletic Commission for almost ten years and has first-hand account of managing the needs and complexities of combat related sport-injuries.

Press Release Archives #056-98 Names Kenneth J. Podziba to Head the New York City Sports Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: Monday, February 2, 1998

Release #056-98

Contact: Colleen Roche (212) 788-2958, Dwight Williams (212) 788-2972

MAYOR GIULIANI NAMES KENNETH J.

PODZIBA TO HEAD
THE NEW YORK CITY SPORTS COMMISSION

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today appointed Kenneth J. Podziba as Commissioner of the New York City Sports Commission, replacing Arlene Weltman, the agency’s former Executive Director. Mr. Podziba currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration for the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Today’s appointment is effective February 2, 1998.

“Today, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Podziba as the Commissioner of the New York City Sports Commission,” Mayor Giuliani said. “Ken has been a dedicated public servant, working in a variety of capacities that have served New Yorkers well. As a Deputy and Assistant Commissioner, Ken’s efforts helped to streamline many City agencies, helping to reduce costs. I know that Ken will work tirelessly on behalf of the New York’s sports community and it is an honor to name him Commissioner of the Sports Commission. “

Mr. Podziba said, “Under the leadership of Mayor Giuliani, New York City is a better place to live, work and visit. I would like to thank the Mayor for this outstanding opportunity to expand the City’s position in the sporting industry. Let’s continue to build on this foundation and make New York the Capital of the Sports World.”

As Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration for the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, Mr. Podziba was responsible for overseeing revenue and administrative services functions. Prior to joining the Taxi and Limousine Commission, he served as Assistant Commissioner for Fiscal Operations with the New York City Community Development Agency, from 1994 to 1996, where he managed the agency’s contracting process. As a Project Manager for the New York City Economic Development Corporation from 1992 to 1994, he planned and implemented development projects in Manhattan. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Podziba was an Urban Planner and Project Manager for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development including Brooklyn’s MetroTech urban renewal project.

Mr. Podziba earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Advertising from Syracuse University in 1986 and graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 1991.

The New York City Sports Commission, founded in 1986 and currently chaired by Mitchell Modell, sponsors a variety of amateur athletic events in the five boroughs. The Commission’s signature events are the Mayor’s Cup Tournaments, held in basketball, softball and soccer.

Evander Holyfield is not allowed into the ring – Newspaper “Kommersant” Ukraine – Kommersant

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Legendary American heavyweight former world champion Evander Holyfield has been banned from fighting for an unprecedented reason. The New York Athletic Commission (NYSAC) motivated its decision by the fact that the 42-year-old boxer is in poor shape.

Evander Holyfield was suspended by the NYSAC back in November last year from fighting in the United States. True, then the reason was formulated differently: the commission feared for the health of the athlete. The reason was the crushing defeat of Holyfield from Larry Donald, in which the famous boxer missed 260 blows to the head (against 78 from the opponent). Considering that this was also Holyfield’s fifth defeat in the last seven matches, the commission’s decision looked reasonable. Although the boxer himself did not think so. He did not cease to assure that he was absolutely healthy, and filed an appeal. The protest was not satisfied, but the boxer was reassured: formally, he was not forbidden to fight – it was only necessary to confirm a satisfactory state of health with the results of a medical examination.

Recently, Evander Holyfield underwent such an examination and proved his case: he really does not have serious health problems. Doctors came to this conclusion after they checked the boxer in ten parameters, and the long-suffering head was examined with special care. But Holyfield was still not allowed into the ring. True, now the NYSAC has not found a wording for the ban that spares the pride of the legendary boxer. This time, the official reason is “impaired ability and poor form.”

To prove the unfairness of this statement to Holyfield, who, of course, again protests against the decision of the commission, will be much more difficult than in the case of health. He can do this only in battle outside the United States, and it is not so easy to arrange him. In addition, few doubt that Holyfield, even if he enters the ring, will fail again. It’s not the first time he’s been told to his face that he’s turned into what’s called a “bag” in boxing jargon. But he is still sure that he did not say his last word in the ring.