Northwestern University Athletics
Vesci Elevated to Associate AD for Health, Safety and Performance
5/12/2021 3:52:00 PM | General, Sports Medicine
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern Athletics & Recreation has elevated Brian Vesci to associate athletic director for health, safety and performance, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Mike Polisky announced on May 11, 2021.
In his new position, Vesci will oversee a dynamic team of athletic trainers and physical therapists and support the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician in the direction of sports performance nutritionists and dietitians. He will direct and provide guidance towards a cohesive effort to maintain and upgrade the overall health, well-being, and safety of Northwestern's more than 500 student-athletes across 19 sports, working alongside an interdisciplinary health care team in the Wildcats' Sports Medicine department.
"I am humbled by this incredible opportunity," said Vesci. "I specifically want to thank Dr. Jeff Mjaanes, Janna Blais, and the entire search committee for their support in trusting me to lead such a talented group of health care providers."
Vesci came to Evanston in 2016 as athletic trainer/concussion specialist and helped NU's Sports Medicine raise awareness on concussion and head injuries. His primary responsibility was to oversee NU's Health Service and Athletics concussion management, providing clinical care to patients with prolonged symptoms following concussion. During his time at Northwestern, Vesci has shared a wealth of experience from his clinical specialties such as vestibular and ocular rehabilitation, short- and long- term concussion management and functional movement assessment. He has authored and published clinical research papers on various topics in athletic training, including the effectiveness of physical activity on intermittent post-concussion symptoms, and spinal manipulation in clinical practice.
Vesci obtained a doctorate of Athletic Training at A.T. Still University in 2017. He completed an undergraduate degree in 2004 at Duquesne University, and earned a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006.
Vesci is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers, and actively serves in various committees, including the NATA Foundation Educational Resources Committee, co-chair of the NATA Workgroup on Transition to Practice, chair of the NATA Professional Education Committee, and recently was named the incoming chair of the NATA Executive Council for Education.
In his new position, Vesci will oversee a dynamic team of athletic trainers and physical therapists and support the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician in the direction of sports performance nutritionists and dietitians. He will direct and provide guidance towards a cohesive effort to maintain and upgrade the overall health, well-being, and safety of Northwestern's more than 500 student-athletes across 19 sports, working alongside an interdisciplinary health care team in the Wildcats' Sports Medicine department.
"I am humbled by this incredible opportunity," said Vesci. "I specifically want to thank Dr. Jeff Mjaanes, Janna Blais, and the entire search committee for their support in trusting me to lead such a talented group of health care providers."
Vesci came to Evanston in 2016 as athletic trainer/concussion specialist and helped NU's Sports Medicine raise awareness on concussion and head injuries. His primary responsibility was to oversee NU's Health Service and Athletics concussion management, providing clinical care to patients with prolonged symptoms following concussion. During his time at Northwestern, Vesci has shared a wealth of experience from his clinical specialties such as vestibular and ocular rehabilitation, short- and long- term concussion management and functional movement assessment. He has authored and published clinical research papers on various topics in athletic training, including the effectiveness of physical activity on intermittent post-concussion symptoms, and spinal manipulation in clinical practice.
Vesci obtained a doctorate of Athletic Training at A.T. Still University in 2017. He completed an undergraduate degree in 2004 at Duquesne University, and earned a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006.
Vesci is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers, and actively serves in various committees, including the NATA Foundation Educational Resources Committee, co-chair of the NATA Workgroup on Transition to Practice, chair of the NATA Professional Education Committee, and recently was named the incoming chair of the NATA Executive Council for Education.
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