Elite Sports Medicine

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About Elite Sports Medicine

Elite Sports Medicine (ESM) is the sports medicine department of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Our clinic has been designed to treat the athlete and all of their needs. Elite Sports Medicine has developed the premier concussion management center in central Connecticut. Our clinic utilizes ImPACT as a tool to piece together the puzzle concussion.

Dr. Nissen is a sports medicine trained orthopaedic physician who has been utilizing the ImPACT program now for the past several years, both in his practice and as the team physician at Trinity College. Dr. Nissen has been a leader in concussion management in Connecticut working with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference in educating coaches and athletic trainers on the management of concussions.

Dr. Wang is a sports medicine physician with over 15 years of specialized care for athletes of all abilities, from the novice to the Olympian. He has served as a team physician for the University of Minnesota for over a decade, prior to becoming the director of the Sports Medicine department in a large multispecialty clinic in Minnesota. In 2009 David and his family made the decision to move to Connecticut and join the outstanding staff at Elite Sports Medicine.
Dr. Hafeez is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Sports Medicine physician. He received his undergraduate degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, his medical degree from the University of North Dakota, and completed his residency and Sports Medicine fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital. He encourages lifelong fitness and wellness to prevent illness and injury in order to maximize function and minimize disability and time away from school, sports, or work. He has served as the head team physician for Wayne State University during his time in metro Detroit and is actively involved in teaching residents and medical students.

The physicians at ESM work in concert with the patient and their parents, the school administration, the athletic trainer and their coaches to coordinate the best care possible for the athlete. This coordinated effort allows for the best possible outcome for the athlete and insures a safe return to play as quickly as possible. Our clinic is located in Farmington, Connecticut.

Schools Using ImPACT

With the addition of the web based testing program ESM will add to it's list of schools utilizing ImPACT. Currently under the direction of the physicians at ESM Simsbury High School, Farmington High School and Trinity College utilize the ImPACT testing program. We are currently recruiting schools who are interested in adding ImPACT to their athletic program, as well as, creating a baseline testing center for local youth sports programs from the age of 13 and older.

Community Work and Involvement

Under the direction of Regina Kostyun, ESM has been educating the local schools and youth sport programs on the injury of concussion. Gina has presented at state wide coaches seminars, rugby clubs, and school nurses. Our goal is to educate as many people as possible on the injury of concussion.

ImPACT History:

Dr. Nissen has been an ImPACT user since 2002 in his practice and as team physician. Dr. Nissen has presented at multiple programs on the use of ImPACT and concussion management. He is currently the Director of Elite Sports Medicine and is a co-founder of the sports medicine program at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. It is Dr. Nissen’s vision to have a center which specializes in concussion management to insure proper care and treatment of the injured athlete.