Soccer Symposium: Exploring Knee and Head Injuries

   Bert Mandelbaum, M.D., and Holly Silvers, the project coordinator of the Santa Monica Research Foundation, will host a soccer symposium on discovering practical methods for reducing the rate of knee and head injuries among young.
   Dr. Mandelbaum has been the team physician and medical director of US World Cup soccer teams since 1992 and served as the chief medical officer of 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. He also is the assistant medical director of MLS and a member of the FIFA Sports Medicine Committee.
   Ms. Silvers holds a masters degree in physical therapy and formerly served as an assistant trainer with the New York – New Jersey Metrostars.
   The symposium will be at the Amateur Athletic Foundation in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 26 at 10 am. Those interested should call (323) 730-4623. For more information visit the AAF web site at www.aafla.org.