Christopher Giza, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Christopher Giza is a Pediatric and Adult Neurologist and Neuroscientist who worked on the Yosemite Search and Rescue team before joining the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center in 1998. He served as Vice-Chief of the California State Athletic Commission (2005-2015), as an advisor for the U.S. Department of Defense, traveling to Afghanistan (2011), and on the Board of Directors of the Concussion In Sport Group (2023-2024). He founded and directs the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT & Operation Mend BRAIN TBI programs. He co-authored concussion/mild TBI guidelines for AAN (2013), CDC (2018) and the Concussion in Sport Group (2017, 2023). He serves on concussion advisory committees for MLS, NBA and US Soccer and is a clinical consultant for MLS/USSF, NHL/NHLPA, NBA, NFL, the LA Lakers and the LA Chargers. Dr. Giza co-leads the CARE4Kids Concussion Consortium, working to identify objective biomarkers of Persisting Post-Concussion Symptoms in adolescents. He is the Rubin Brown Professor and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at UCLA Children’s Hospital.