Bennet Omalu

Nigerian-American pathologist

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Dr. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh. He later became the chief medical examiner for San Joaquin County, California, and is a professor at the University of California, Davis, department of medical pathology and laboratory medicine. He is currently the president and medical director of Bennet Omalu Pathology.

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'Concussion' Dr. Bennet Omalu Advises NFL, Dolphins To Retire Tua Tagovailoa If Dr. Bennet Omalu -- the brain expert credited with the discovery of CTE -- was running either the NFL or the Miami Dolphins ... he tells TMZ Sports he'd force Tua Tagovailoa to retire following his.. TMZ.com - Published on September 14, 2024
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'Concussion' Doc Slams Tua Tagovailoa For Returning To Bills Game After Injury Tua Tagovailoa was foolish for returning to the Bills game on Sunday after slamming his head on the turf ... so says famed neuropathologist Bennet Omalu -- who tells TMZ Sports the Dolphins quarterback.. TMZ.com - Published on September 27, 2022

Doctor Portrayed in 'Concussion' Says Will Smith Hasn't Tarnished His Image The doctor who Will Smith portrayed in the 2015 film "Concussion" says the actor's physical outburst at Sunday's Oscars ceremony isn't indicative of who he is, and thinks when the dust settles, Will's.. TMZ.com - Published on March 30, 2022