Dr. Julian E. Bailes Jr., chair of the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery, is a recognized expert on traumatic brain injury and is available to comment in the wake of Saturday’s shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ.

To reach Dr. Bailes, contact Amy Johns, director of public affairs at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center. She can be reached by phone at 304-293-1412, or email at johnsa@wvuh.com.

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CONTACT: Amy Johns; Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
304-293-1412; johnsa@wvuh.com

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