Marcy Rogers & Dr. Jake VanLandingham

Marcy Rogers is the CEO, and Founder of SpineMark Corporation. SpineMark’s mission is to create a universal standard for the spine with the help of physicians, industry, and players as well as to advance innovation in diagnostics, treatment, surgery and regenerative medicine through clinical research. SpineMark also has a consortium of early-stage disruptive devices, drug, diagnostic and wellness products.

Dr. Jake VanLandingham is the Founder and President of Prevacus. As a Florida State University undergraduate, Dr. VanLandingham participated in directed studies in neurosciences under noted FSU biology professor Marc Freeman. He was a month away from starting a degree program in physical therapy at Florida A&M University when his world abruptly changed, and neurology and physical therapy took on a far more personal meaning, After nearly losing his life to his own TBI, his recovery was strenuous, leaving him with short-term amnesia for a year following the injury. 

He was fortunate to have recovered from his brain injury and shows no visible signs of lingering effects. Many, primarily young people, injured in motor vehicle accidents do not survive or face a lifetime of disability. He is the perfect person to be working in this line of study because he can, better than most, identify with what they are going through.

How can science and medicine reduce the negative impact of concussions and traumatic brain injuries? Tune in to hear more about this.