VernonBrianWilliamsMD

Neurology • Los Angeles, CA

Interventional Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Spinal Disorder

Director, Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine

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Office
6801 Park Ter
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone+1 310-665-7286

Fax+1 310-665-7256

Summary

I am a Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine specialist interested in evaluation and management of neurologic injuries in sports and neuromodulation applied to pain medicine. I also have a strong interest in neurologic contributions to athletic performance (athletic, academic, and professional) and ways to evaluate/measure and "train the brain".

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1996 - 1997
University of MarylandResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1992
University of MichiganBS, Biomedical Sciences, 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2012 - 2014
MD State Medical License 1994 - 1997
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Machine Learning in Modeling High School Sport Concussion Symptom Resolve
Michael F. Bergeron, Sara Landset, Todd A. Maugans, Vernon B Williams, Christy L. Collins
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2019-07-01
10 citations
Concussion occurrence and recognition in professional boxing and MMA matches: toward a concussion protocol in combat sports.
Charles Bernick, Tucker Hansen, Winnie Ng, Vernon Williams, Margaret Goodman
The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2021-10-02
14 citations
A Historical Perspective on Sports Concussion: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
Vernon B. Williams, Ilan J. Danan
Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2016-05-17

Journal Articles

Intrathecal Baclofen for the Management of Uncontrolled Spasticity.
Williams V, Staats P, PAIN DIGEST
Cocaine Associated Intracranial Hemorrhage: Absence of Vasculitis in Fourteen Cases.
Williams V, Neurology

Books/Book Chapters

Essentials of Pain medicine.
Chapter: Entrapment Neuropathies
Williams V, Pappagallo MEditors: Raja S.Churchill, Livingstone
Essentials of Pain Medicine.
Chapter: Central Pain
Williams V, Pappagallo MEditors: Raja S.Churchill, Livingstone

Lectures

Evaluating Patients With Sub-Acute and Chronic Pain.
Worker’s Compensation Attorney CME, Pasadena, CA
Hysteria vs Science: Long Term Concussion Risk in Youth.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Atlanta, GA
Sports Concussion and Other Mild Concussive Injuries.
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Sports Neurology.
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Introduction and Update on Sports Neurology.
Los Angeles Neurological Society Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Sports Related Concussion.
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 2009, 2010, 2011
Post-Concussion Headache Management.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Los Angeles, CA
Return to Play After Concussion.
Ossur Academy: Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, Long Beach, CA
Concussion – Current Understanding of Mechanisms & Management.
Select PT New Horizons in Sports Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Pain Management in Athletes.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Los Angeles, CA
Brachial Plexus Injury, Stingers, and Return to Play.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Marina Del Rey, CA
Chronic Pain: Where Does it Really Hurt?
Worker's Compensation and Attorney CME Conference, Woodland Hills, CA
A Neurological Approach to Pain and Head Injury.
Long Beach Bar Association, Catalina Island, CA
Update on Concussion.
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Providence, RI
Evaluation and Management of Headache in Concussion.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Marina Del Rey, CA
Head Injuries in the Workplace.
CNA Worker’s Compensation Symposium, Los Angeles, CA
Neuropathic Pain Mechanisms.
SEIU-UHW and Joint Employer Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA
Science and Art in Concussion Management.
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Pain Management: Basic, Problems, and Solutions.
State Compensation Insurance Fund Symposium, Glendale, CA
Concussion Management: Beyond Waiting and Watching.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Marina Del Rey, CA
Pain and Neurobehavioral Disorders in Concussed Athletes.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Marina Del Rey, CA
Management of Neuropathic Pain.
Harbor UCLA Medical Center Grand Rounds, Harbor City, CA
Clinical Management of Concussion.
Sports Concussion Institute Annual Summit on Concussion, Marina Del Rey, CA
Pain Management in Worker’s Compensation.
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Worker's Compensation Update, Culver City, CA
Update on Brain Injury/Concussion.
American Brain Foundation, San Diego
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