Professor Dr. Abigail Bretzin

Biography

Dr. Abigail Bretzin is a Research Investigator in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and a member of the Michigan Injury Prevention Center. She completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received advanced training in epidemiology. Dr. Bretzin's research focuses on the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly sport-related concussions. Her work examines the epidemiology of concussion and TBI, health disparities associated with these injuries, and long-term outcomes related to repetitive head impact exposure. She is actively involved in the Data Coordinating Core of the Ivy League-Big Ten Epidemiology Concussion Study, where she leads analyses and dissemination activities. Dr. Bretzin's research also engages under-represented communities, with a focus on male and female differences in sport-related concussion incidence and outcomes.

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