Brian Hainline

As the NCAA’s first chief medical officer, Brian Hainline oversees the NCAA Sport Science Institute, a national center whose mission is to promote and develop safety, excellence and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster lifelong physical and mental development. The NCAA Sport Science Institute works collaboratively with member schools and centers of excellence across the United States.

For more than 20 years, Hainline has been involved in sports medicine, including serving as chief medical officer of both the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and the U.S. Tennis Association. He is co-author of Drugs and the Athlete, and played a pivotal part in the rollout of drug testing and education worldwide. He is currently vice chair of the American Academy of Neurology’s Sports Neurology Section. He is also a clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine and the Indiana University School of Medicine. Hainline received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from the University of Chicago.