5: Working with NFL players, treating brain injuries with sleep & games, and ways to optimize your brain health. | Dr. Alina Fong, PhD.

Dr. Alina Fong earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2008. During her academic career, she received the national American Psychological Association Clinical Neuropsychology Division 40 Graduate Student Research Award in 2004. She also started treating patients with severe traumatic brain injuries at Utah Valley Regional Medical center and now holds the position of director of clinical training for the neuro-trauma rehabilitation clinic and sports medicine/concussion clinic. In tandem with Dr. Mark Allen (who we have a conversation with in the next episode), she has published numerous articles that detail their discoveries and successes with combing neuropsychology and neuroimaging to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries (as well as various mental and emotional disorders). Dr. Fong built her own clinic with Dr. Allen in Utah in 2014, called Cognitive FX. She is the clinical director and co-owner. Her expertise has led her to create the most comprehensive concussion care and brain rehabilitation available and vastly improves the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term planning of mTBI. Cognitive FX has treated almost 2,000 concussion and other brain injury patients, including professional athletes from the NFL, NHL, and the Olympics.