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Neuropsychological Evaluations
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Stroke (CVA) - Dementia
Law Enforcement Exams - Disability - Expert Testimony
Dr. Kutner is currently in his 30th year as the team Neuropsychologist for the
New York Giants. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine-Cornell University, where he conducts clinical research on concussions and is involved in the training of residents. Dr. Kutner also specializes in the evaluation of dementia, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological disorders. Additionally, he performs disability evaluations and law enforcement exams. For more than 25 years, he's been a police Neuropsychologist and is actively involved in performing fitness for duty exams for local and federal agencies.
Dr. Kutner was directly involved in the Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) case in which the Will Smith movie “Concussion” was based on. He was one of five world experts selected by the prestigious journal Neurosurgery to review and determine whether Dr. Omalu’s single-case study should be published. Dr. Kutner recommended the study be accepted and his review was published along with the article. He continues to review current submitted research articles on CTE for Neurosurgery journals.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CONCUSSION CARE:
Dr. Kutner is a nationally recognized concussion expert who examines athletes from the NFL, NHL, Rugby, and professional boxing. He also works with collegiate and high school athletes. For active players, evaluations focus on determining when it's safe to return-to-play or in some cases retire. He understands the importance of maximizing career playing time, while protecting the safety and long-term health of the player. Dr. Kutner also evaluates retired athletes who may be experiencing difficulties from repetitive concussions.
New York Giant and Hall of Famer, Harry Carson, explains in his book, “Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker,” how Dr. Kutner was the doctor who diagnosed him with Post-Concussion Syndrome. In 1990, two years after he retired, Carson sought Dr. Kutner for Neuropsychological testing. Dr. Kutner continues to see retired NFL players who are seeking determination if they have effects of repetitive head injury from their playing days.
Dr. Kutner is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in the Neurological Surgery Department at Weill Cornell Medicine-Cornell University. He has been at Weill Cornell Medicine for over two decades where he trains residents in concussion management and is involved in seminal research on sports-related traumatic brain injury. In 2014, he was a Course Director and presenter at Weill Cornell’s conference on Sports-Related Head Trauma. He was the lead author on the study identifying neurogenetic factors (APOE-4) in NFL players, which was published in Neurosurgery. He was also one of the principal investigators of a 6-year study measuring effects of head trauma in active NFL players. This study was published in 2019 in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
