Chairman of the Medical Department – Internist/17th Year in NFL
Elliot Pellman joined the New York Jets medical staff in 1988 and in 1998 was named the chairman of the Medical Department. In his current capacity, Dr. Pellman is responsible for the direction, supervision and operations of the entire Jets’ medical department. He also serves the Jets’ staff as the team internist. Dr. Pellman is the NFL medical liaison and is a past president of the NFL Physician’s Society. He is the chairman of the NFL subcommittee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, a member of the NFL Injury and Safety Panel and is a member of the NFL/NFLPA Player Safety Committee.
He has been the medical director of the New York Islanders since 1996, was recently named medical advisor for MLB, also serves as the medical director of the New York Dragons Arena Football team. Is the medical director and cofounder of ProHEALTH Care Associates in Lake Success, New York.
On a recent summer-like day, dozens of butterflies were released on the front lawn of Martin Avenue Elementary School in North Bellmore. The event was held to honor the short life of Erin Getzler, who was 6 years old and a first-grade student at the school last March when she died of a brain tumor. The butterfly is the symbol of the Bellmore-based Guardian Brain Foundation, a non-profit group that provided support for Erin and her family during her ordeal. Shown are fifth-graders Brendan Getzler, one of Erin’s older brothers, and classmate Charles Skidmore, with a paper butterfly crafted for the event.