Greg Stewart, MD
W. Kennon McWilliams Professor of Sports Medicine; Chief, Section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery | Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Stewart specializes in sports medicine, physical medicine, rehab and age-related research of former NFL players and military veterans.
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Dr. Gregory W. Stewart is a nationally recognized expert in the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal disorders in adults. He also specializes in disability prevention, rehabilitative medicine, sports medicine, and has a particular interest in sports concussion. Dr. Stewart is the director of the Sports Concussion Management Program and team physician at Tulane University. He has served as team physician for professional, collegiate and high school teams for more than 30 years.
In addition to co-directing the Center for Sport, Dr. Stewart currently spends most of his time working with former professional athletes. As Medical Director of the Professional Athlete Care Team at Tulane University, he leads the NFL Benefits Neurological Care Program, NFL Player Care Foundation Healthy Body and Mind Screening Program, and the Trust (powered by the NFLPA) Brain and Body and Milestone Wellness Assessment programs.
Dr. Stewart is active in professional associations in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He serves as Chairman of the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. He was a major contributor to the successful passage of the Louisiana Youth Concussion Act. Dr. Stewart has also received funding from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education to examine the effects of mild traumatic brain injury in high school football athletes.
Areas of Expertise (9)
Military Veteran Care
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Orthopedic Surgery
Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine
Physical Medicine
NFL
Tramatic Brain Injury Treatment
NFL Veteran Care
Accomplishments (6)
Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame (professional)
2019
Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association, Sports Medicine Person of the Year (professional)
2018
Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, Sports Medicine Person of the Year (professional)
2018
Best Doctors in America List (professional)
2017-18
Louisiana High School Athletic Associations Distinguished Service Award (professional)
2012
Castle Connolly Top Doctors (professional)
2017
Education (3)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine: MD
Louisiana State University/Charity Hospital: Internship/Residency
Houston Baptist University: B.S.
Affiliations (7)
- Chair-American Athletic Conference COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group
- Director of Education for the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society
- Sports Medicine Committee of the Louisiana State Medical Society
- Team Physician for the Tulane Department of Athletics
- Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
- Advisory Member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association and the Louisiana Athletic Trainer's Association
- Head of the LHSAA’s sports medicine advisory committee
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Media Appearances (50)
How extreme heat has changed the game for Louisiana high school athletics
WVUE-Fox 8 tv
2024-08-02
Climate researchers say extreme heat is forcing changes to the way people live, work, and, in the case of sports, play. Doctor Greg Stewart is the head team physician for Tulane University’s athletic program. Dr. Stewart says because the humidity levels in Southeast Louisiana are so much higher than in many other parts of the country, local coaches and athletic directors have to make major changes to practice routines.
New Orleans humidity hits different. Here’s why the heat is so dangerous this summer
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2024-07-26
Dr. Gregory Stewart, a professor of sports medicine at Tulane University, has worked as a physician for professional, collegiate and high school sports teams for nearly three decades. He knows a thing or two about sweat.
What exactly is a concussion? What if you get 2 of them, like Derek Carr? A local doc answers.
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2023-12-09
Now in his fourth decade as a professional in the sports medicine field, Dr. Gregory Stewart has had a front-row seat for the sea change in the way medical professionals diagnose and treat concussions.
Tulane healing program supports military veterans and first responders
WWL-TV (CBS New Orleans) tv
2023-11-10
The men and women are treated like VIPs, and go through a three-day evaluation, then three weeks of intensive, whole body, medical, and holistic treatments, with yoga, equine therapy, art, music, canine therapy, behavioral health, neurology, MRIs. Dr. Greg Stewart runs the program.
Louisiana Higher Ed: McNeese offers LNG courses; Tulane targets ex-pros, military
Louisiana Illuminator online
2022-10-28
“We are still working hard to get the word out about our programs and how we serve both military veterans and former NFL players,” Dr. Greg Stewart, the center’s medical director, said. “We hope this chapter will bring individuals together to share their stories and experiences with others. Word of mouth is the most powerful testimonial.”
Veterans Care Today: Dr. Gregory W. Stewart Of Tulane Center for Brain Health On How The US Has Improved Its Care For Veterans Over The Past Five Years
Medium online
2022-08-30
Dr. Gregory W. Stewart is the Chief of the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the W. Kennon McWilliams Professor in Sports Medicine at Tulane University. Nationally recognized in the Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Stewart specializes in disability prevention, rehabilitative medicine, sports medicine, and has a particular interest in sports concussion. He is the director of the Sports Concussion Management Program and team physician at Tulane, and he has served as team physician for professional, collegiate and high school teams for more than 35 years.
Tulane Medical Center offering free health care option for veterans with unique needs
WDSU-TV (NBC New Orleans)
2020-11-11
Tulane Medical Center is offering a new healthcare option for those who have served in combat. The Tulane Center for Brain Health is available for veterans with unique medical needs. Dr. Gregory Stewart said the health care option begins with a three-day evaluation for veterans. Those who participate will get individualized treatment plans, intensive outpatient programs, and patient follow-ups for at least a year.
Here’s how the American Athletic Conference handles coronavirus cases within football programs like Navy
Capital Gazette online
2020-11-11
Dr. Greg Stewart, director of sports medicine at Tulane University, serves as chairman of the group and communicates with the AAC through Scott Draper, associate commissioner for football.
On other side of an outbreak, teams can find some relief
Washington Post online
2020-10-23
Dr. Greg Stewart, head physician for Tulane athletics, said athletes who have tested positive could be used strategically to mitigate the spread of the virus.
'Clinical judgments' key in college football contact tracing
The Alton Telegraph (AP article) online
2020-09-11
Of course, games have just started and there is plenty of real-time analysis and learning going on, said Tulane team physician Dr. Greg Stewart.
Fambrough: LHSAA executive committee called the right audibles to ignite 2020 football season
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2020-09-10
But the LHSAA’s executive committee seized the momentum after a presentation by Tulane’s Dr. Greg Stewart and moved the football season up to Oct. 1-3 instead of Oct. 8-10. Stewart acknowledged that LHSAA football schools have done heat acclimation for more than a month with shoulder pads and helmets.
LHSAA approves high school football contact practices; moves up official kickoff date
WAFB-TV (CBS) online
2020-09-08
The decision was based on a report by Dr. Greg Stewart of Tulane, the chairman of the LHSAA’s Sports Medicine Committee. The initial proposal was to start games on October 8.
Doctors Enter College Football’s Politics, but Maybe Just for Show
New York Times online
2020-08-23
Gregory Stewart, the team doctor at Tulane, said that all conferences have put together similar documents and their medical advisory groups share them with one another
‘This is our chance’: Inside Tulane football’s push for season that might not be
The Athletic online
2020-08-19
Dr. Greg Stewart, a Tulane associate professor who is also the team physician and the American Athletic Conference’s lead medical chief, told Dannen they are safe as long as everybody wears a mask and follows protocol.
'It's a F------ Mess': How and Why Football Conferences Are Arriving at Opposing Medical Conclusions
Sports Illustrated online
2020-08-14
The first thing to pop into Greg Stewart’s mind was an anxiety-filled question. Why did they shut down?
What is myocarditis? Doctors explain coronavirus-triggered heart condition affecting athletes
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2020-08-14
“I was on (a virtual meeting) with the presidents of the American Athletic Conference and (myocarditis) is one of the big concerns they have, as well as other conferences,” said Stewart, who chairs AAC’s COVID-19 medical advisory committee and the LHSAA’s sports medicine advisory committee.
Southeastern Football practices continue amid fall season uncertainty
WGNO-TV (ABC) New Orleans online
2020-08-12
With medical professionals like Dr. Greg Stewart at Tulane saying that college football can proceed in a safe manner, Scelfo says, play ball.
SOURCE: COVID-19 protocols for AAC revealed
24/7 Sports.com online
2020-08-12
Through a source, 247Sports has obtained notes from a recent call between AAC student-athletes, AAC Commissioner Michael Aresco and Dr. Gregory Stewart from Tulane.
Pac-12 may cancel season, but what's the rush?
Union-Bulletin online
2020-08-11
“Let’s say we shut downfall athletics. I’m not going to know where you are on a Saturday night,” Stewart said. “Right now, everyone’s watching each other and making sure they’re doing everything right.”
Tulane Doc leading AAC's pandemic response says student-athletes satisfied with planning
WWL-TV (CBS) New Orleans online
2020-08-10
"The student-athletes truly have an interest in their health and safety, but I think for the most part they are all interested and want to compete. And I think we're seeing that across the country now," said Tulane Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Physician, Dr. Greg Stewart.
‘It’s all new territory’: Are NFL’s ‘obese’ linemen at greater risk amid coronavirus pandemic?
Baltimore Sun online
2020-08-10
As a team physician for Tulane and co-director of the New Orleans school’s Center for Sport, Dr. Gregory Stewart is never far from the ravages of the coronavirus. Louisiana has one of the nation’s highest COVID-19 per-capita death rates, with over 4,100 total reported as of Sunday. All 64 parishes are considered hot spots for the virus.
What's college football's best path to playing this season?
Yahoo News online
2020-07-29
The rapid testing answers currently available simply aren’t good enough. Greg Stewart, the director of sports medicine at Tulane, says the antigen test available now is only 60 to 70 percent accurate.
Sports industry Tulane alumni discuss ‘new normal’ of professional sports
The Tulane Hullabaloo online
2020-07-29
The hour-long event was co-hosted by Dr. Greg Stewart, a professor of sports medicine at Tulane, and Gabe Feldman, director of Tulane’s sports law program.
Can we safely have football this fall?
WWL-TV (CBS) New Orleans online
2020-07-20
"If everybody behaved and did what they were supposed to do with all of this, we can get there. We can still get there," said Dr. Greg Stewart.
‘Big window’ - Is testing plan rigorous enough for football?
Washington Post online
2020-07-20
Dr. Greg Stewart, the Tulane team physician, said determining what constitutes a high-risk exposure during a football game will often be a judgment call for medical staffs.
Tulane's Gregory Stewart addresses the many challenges — and frustrations — in a safe return to football
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2020-07-19
Dr. Gregory Stewart is a busy man all the time, but both his schedule and his mental bandwidth are especially full these days.
In-Season Testing, Game Interruptions Are of Top Concern as College Football Season Inches Closer
Sports Illustrated online
2020-07-14
Greg Stewart’s primary job nowadays is protecting the metaphorical bubble that envelops the Tulane athletic department. The Green Wave’s team physician and an associate professor at the university’s school of medicine, Stewart oversees a regimented testing protocol that TU began using last month.
Tulane University receives $12.5 million grant to treat brain injuries and PTSD in veterans
Military Times online
2020-07-07
“We’re really excited to serve this population,” Stewart said. “It’s certainly an honor for us to have been asked to join this group and to help take care of the individuals who put their lives at risk to protect us and protect our freedoms.”
Coronavirus testing a stress threat for athletic budgets
ABC News online
2020-07-05
Dr. Greg Stewart, team physician for Tulane athletics and the head of the American Athletic Conference’s COVID-19 medical advisory team, said sample pool testing makes sense and can save a "ton of money.”
Dr. Greg Stewart talks about precautions surrounding Tulane student-athletes return
WGNO-TV (ABC) online
2020-07-01
Tulane University Athletics Head Team Physician, Dr. Gregory Stewart, joined the WGNO Sportszone to talk about student-athletes returning to campus and measures in place to make sure they return to a safe environment.
Spring football is not an option, so what's next? We don't really know.
KATC (ABC) Lafayette online
2020-06-24
During the meeting, Tulane Dr. Greg Stewart spoke to the committee. He told the Advocate that his message was simple, to play fall sports people must follow state guidelines, a message Bonine would echo.
Major questions for Louisiana prep sports: When might Phase 3 come? What if football can't be played?
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2020-06-23
Tulane’s Dr. Greg Stewart, head of the LHSAA’s sports medicine advisory committee, is scheduled to address the executive committee Wednesday afternoon to discuss his COVID-19 thoughts/findings.
Return of college athletes gives glimpse of back to school
Associated Press online
2020-06-22
The average student isn’t facing that type of pressure to take precautions, which worries Dr. Greg Stewart, the team physician for Tulane athletics.
COVID quandary: Moves toward LHSAA sports during pandemic must be precise, evolving
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2020-06-20
As co-director of Tulane’s Sports Medicine Program and the Green Wave’s team physician, Dr. Greg Stewart is an authority on sports injuries and treatment.
NCAA finalizing plan for extended college football preseason
Associated Press online
2020-06-10
Tulane team physician Greg Stewart, who is heading the American Athletic Conference’s COVID-19 advisory panel, said the hope is testing and screening of the players for the coronavirus will go well enough that players won’t need to use face coverings during practice.
Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward football season
Associated Press online
2020-06-08
“You know, there’s nothing that says my testing is going to protect my guys any better than their screening is going to. We don’t know,” said Dr. Greg Stewart, team physician for Tulane’s athletic department. “And probably for most of the schools across the country, you know athletic departments are the canary in the coal mine.”
To Test or Not Test: The Question That Could Determine the College Football Season
Sports Illustrated online
2020-06-02
At Tulane, team doctor Greg Stewart is considering a twice-a-week virus test for athletes—a protocol that most if not all schools will follow once full practices and/or the season begin. “We’re making assumptions that all of them are asymptomatic,” Stewart says.
Hefty preparations needed to play football this fall
WWL-Radio online
2020-05-22
If football is deemed viable in the fall, both at the college and pro level, there's going to be a lot of behind-the-scenes work that makes it possible to play amid an ongoing pandemic. As far as college is concerned, the American Athletic Conference has tabbed Dr. Greg Stewart of Tulane to chair its medical advisory group.
What's the new normal for college sports as they return from hiatus?
WWL-Radio online
2020-05-21
Bobby & Kristian talk with Tulane's Dr. Greg Stewart about what college sports programs will face as their new normal amid an ongoing pandemic.
Tulane’s Dr. Greg Stewart to Chair AAC’s COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group
WGNO-TV (ABC) New Orleans online
2020-05-20
Tulane Athletics Team Physician Dr. Greg Stewart will serve as the chairman for the American Athletic Conference’s newly formed COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, which comprises medical professionals from each of the league’s members institutions.
Fogging Machines, Contact-Free Facilities and Outdoor Weight Rooms: The 'New Norm' That Awaits College Football Players
Sports Illustrated online
2020-05-18
"I told people I thought shutting down everything was hard. This opening up is... 'Oh my God!'" says Greg Stewart, the longtime Tulane team physician who has recently been charged with leading the American Athletic Conference's reopening plan.
Was it the right move to pull Zion? Doctors say yes
WWL-TV (CBS) New Orleans online
2020-01-23
No question, Zion Williamson is the most popular sports figure in New Orleans -- not named Drew Brees.
AHA News: NFL Coaches' Drive for Success Can Be Hard on Their Hearts
U.S. News & World Report online
2019-12-05
You're not likely to find any studies linking heart disease and NFL coaches – just a long list of familiar names.
Famous athletes seek this Tulane clinic after their careers and want to know: 'What is the cost?'
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2019-11-02
Build a career on violence. Then train your brain to believe the pain that comes with it is secondary to the mission. The rigid structure around you, the only framework you’ve known since you started college, validates that belief. But the longer you last in this savage-yet-lucrative profession, the louder that voice in your head demands to know: What is the cost?
Professional Athlete Care Team facts: How is it funded? What are the programs? Why does it matter?
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2019-11-02
Since it first started operating out of the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine in 2013, the Tulane Professional Athlete Care Team (PACT) has been discreetly bringing former NFL players in from around the country and providing medical screenings.
As severe heat strikes Louisiana again, experts sweat dangers: 'It's a public health emergency'
Nola.com | The New Orleans Advocate online
2019-08-13
New Orleans and most of Louisiana sweated through another day of oppressive heat Tuesday, with the city continuing to deal with excessively high temperatures that kept residents indoors and health care workers on alert.
Cryotherapy is for more than just NFL athletes, but does it work?
WWL-TV (CBS) New Orleans online
2019-05-08
The Saints and other NFL players do it. A professional wrestler does it. A body builder does it, and so do elite U.S. Army Rangers. And now so, can everyday people.
Study Fuels Controversy Over Football Concussions in Teens
HealthLine
2014-03-14
The finding contradicts earlier reports of brain damage in football players at all levels of the sport. "The concussive forces may not be quite as bad as we think," said Gregory W. Stewart, chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Tulane University School of Medicine...
Ex-LSU gymnast Ashleigh Clare-Kearney tells of her struggle with weight
NOLA
2011-06-21
"This is a medical issue," Tulane team physician Dr. Gregory W. Stewart said...
College Seasons Begin and Swine Flu Threat Enters Locker Room
New York Times online
2009-08-29
One by one, Tulane’s football players returned from a morning practice last week complaining of similar symptoms: sore throat, fever, fatigue. By the end of the day, Dr. Greg Stewart, a director of Tulane’s sports medicine program, said 18 players had contracted the flu. And it would only get worse.
Articles (3)
A Novel Non-operative Protocol for the Acute Management of In-season Acromioclavicular Separations
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Heard, Wendell MR, et al.
2017 Traditional treatment of acromioclavicular (AC) sprains has been a sling with rest and rehabilitation. We have developed a protocol that uses a static scapular retraction brace (Figure 1) to reduce the displaced upper extremity back to the clavicle. We hypothesized that the brace in combination with oral and injected steroid and a rehabilitation protocol that emphasizes postural restoration, facilitates a more anatomic reduction of the AC joint that quickly eliminates discomfort, allows for more anatomic healing and a rapid return to normal activities in type 1, 2, and 3 AC separations.
Comprehensive Assessment and Management of Athletes with Sport Concussion
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
McQueen-Borden E, Bell RA, Barr T, Juengling J
2012-08-12
Currently, the popular approach to post-concussion management of the athlete relies upon the use of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers, all typically coordinated by a physician.
Throwing Arm Dominance in Collegiate Baseball Pitching
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Werner, Sherry L., et al.
2010 Left-handed individuals make up about 10% of the general population, yet left-handers comprise approximately 30% of the pitching staffs in Major League and Division I college baseball. Despite speculation regarding differences between right- and left-handed pitchers, distinction between right- and left-handed pitching mechanics has not been documented in the literature at any level of play.
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