Children's Hospital of Boston, Sports Medicine Department

Contact Information:

Pierre d'Hemmecourt, MD

Bill Meehan, MD
Director, Sports Concussion Clinic

Michael O'Brien, MD

Alex Taylor, PsyD

Dr. Cynthia Stein

Dr. Bridget Quinn

Dr. Andrea Stracciolini

Dr. Ellen Geminiani

319 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 355-7220


Website: http://www.kidssportsmed.org


319 Longwood Ave Boston MA

About Children's Hospital of Boston, Sports Concussion Clinic

The clinic offers baseline testing for athletes, as well as management of concussions. Athletes may be evaluated by a sports medicine physician, neuropsychologists, neurologists, nurse practitioner or neurosurgeon, depending on their needs. They will receive a physical examination, neurocognitive testing, balance testing, and management which includes education and return to play recommendations.


Schools Using ImPACT

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Community Work and Involvement

Educational Lectures:
Grand Rounds: Sport-Related Concussion. Milford Hospital, Milford, MA.

Sport-Related Concussion. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Lecture Series. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA

Sport-Related Concussion. Harvard Medical School. 'Advances in Pediatric Healthcare.' Norwood, MA

Sport-Related Concussion. Children's Hospital Primary Care Physician Network Conference. Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

Head Injuries in Pediatric Sports. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Lecture Series. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA

Sport-Related Concussion. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Conference. Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

Sport-Related Concussion. Division of Sports Medicine Conference. Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA


ImPACT History:

Our physicians have been trained in the use of ImPACT through multiple conferences, seminars and studying of the primary literature.


Local Articles:

1. Meehan WP III, Bachur RG. Sport-Related Concussion. Pediatrics 2009;123:114-123
2. Meehan WP III, Hoppa E, Capraro AJ. Focal Motor Seizure in a Wrestler with a Sport-Related Concussion. The Physician and Sportsmedicine 2008;36(1):125-128.