nationality title article_title education name occupation alma_mater
american medical director of the nflpa thom mayer
 ba and md thom mayer medical doctor hanover college and duke university
thom mayer

thom mayer is an american physician .
he serves as the medical director of the national football league players association -lrb- nflpa -rrb- , ceo of the physician group best practices , and is a clinical professor of medicine at george washington university .
his work in the diagnosis and treatment of concussions by the nfl has led to policy changes that treat concussions more seriously .
he was also a command physician during the 9/11 attacks and was the physician that led the team to first diagnose anthrax in the victims of the washington dc anthrax attack during the fall of 2001 .
