Yampa Valley Medical Center - Sports Medicine

About Yampa Valley Medical Center - Sports Medicine

A service of Yampa Valley Medical Center, the SportsMed Concussion Management Program (SCMP) is a community-based approach to concussion management partnering with doctors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaches, school counselors, nurses, teachers and families. This coordinated effort allows for the best possible outcome for the athlete or individual and insures a safe return to play, school and work. The focus of care is to provide education and concussion prevention, in addition to an individualized approach to concussion management.

SCMP provides a complete assessment including neurocognitive testing (ImPACT), neurological testing, balance/vestibular testing, visual testing, musculoskeletal evaluation, graded concussion symptom scale assessment, and staged exertional testing. As an individual recovers from a concussion, clinicians can determine when it is safe for the patient to return to sport, school and work activities.

Dr. Dana Fitzgerald received her M.D. from the University of North Dakota, completed her residency in General Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and also completed a Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital, in conjunction with the Baylor College of Medicine. She is board-certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Sports Medicine and is a partner with Pediatrics of Steamboat Springs, P.C. Dr. Fitzgerald is also Medical Director of Pediatrics for Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs. She is married and has a young daughter.

Dr. Brian Harrington is a graduate of Harvard College, Dartmouth Medical School and the University of Washington School of Public Health. He is a partner with Yampa Valley Medical Associates. As a board-certified family physician, he has been providing orthopaedic and sports medicine care to children and adults for 16 years. He has been an attending physician for various sporting events and teams throughout his career and currently is an attending physician for the Steamboat Springs ProRodeo Series. Dr. Harrington served 12 years as a physician in the United States Army and is a former residency program director. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals and is a contributing editor to The Prescribers Letter. He is married to Lori Harrington, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon, and they have 4 children.

Community Work and Involvement

SportsMed has extensive involvement with Yampa Valley and Northwest Colorado schools and sporting programs including the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams and the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

ImPACT History:

SportsMed is a new clinical provider for the ImPACT program and the only facility in Northwest Colorado to provide baseline and post-injury evaluation and comprehensive care to the athlete with mild to severe concussion.

Local Articles:

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http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/dec/07/monday-medical-concussion-conundrum-part-i/

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/dec/14/monday-medical-concussion-conundrum-part-ii/

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2010/may/23/impact-tests-cutting-edge-treatment-concussions/