Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD

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Dr. Lifshitz directs the Translational Neurotrauma Research Program as a joint venture between the Phoenix VA Health Care System, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lifshitz investigates traumatic brain injury as a disease process that dismantles, repairs, and regenerates circuits in the brain, with a focus on inflammation mechanisms and rehabilitation therapy. His works directly affects the health and quality of life for Veterans, children, athletes, and civilians with a history of TBI, whether from organized activities, recreation, occupational hazards, or violent assaults. Dr. Lifshitz and his trainees have won national and international awards for their research, service, and mentoring, including the NCAA/DOD Mind Matters Challenge for Concussion Education. Dr. Lifshitz leads local, state, and federal funded projects, including ones on cardiovascular risk factors, lung injury, and domestic violence. Dr. Lifshitz chairs the Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injury, serves on the Phoenix VA Research and Development committee, co-hosts the UA COM-P podcast ReImagine Medicine, and is the Lead Scientist and Director of Research and Development for The CACTIS Foundation.