Concussion Specialists in Illinois

101 verified listings across 39 cities — including 8 offering telehealth and 25 serving children & teens.

Booking a return-to-play visit in Illinois?

The largest concentrations of Illinois concussion care are in Chicago, Peoria and Rockford. If the appointment is about getting a student athlete cleared after a concussion, Illinois law decides whose signature the school must accept — under the current statute: specific professions named. What that means in practice, and whether a return-to-learn plan is required, is covered in plain English on the Illinois concussion law page.

Concussion specialists in Chicago (43)

Physical Therapist

Brian Baranyi PT, DPT, OCS

UI Health Concussion Management Program

📍 Chicago

Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Neuropsychologist

Elizabeth Pieroth PsyD, ABPP, MPH

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Concussion Care Program

📍 Chicago

Vision/Neuro-OptometryNeuropsychology/CognitiveRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Neuropsychologist

Jason Soble PhD, ABPP

UI Health Concussion Management Program

📍 Chicago

Neuropsychology/CognitiveBehavioral/Mental HealthMultidisciplinary Concussion
Physician - Sports Medicine

Julie Witkowski MD

Northwestern Medicine Concussion and Sports Neurology Program

📍 Chicago

Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion
Physician - Sports Medicine

Kyle R. Marden MD

Northwestern Medicine Concussion and Sports Neurology Program

📍 Chicago

Rehabilitation/Brain Injury
Physician - Sports Medicine

Liridon Zendeli MD

Northwestern Medicine Concussion and Sports Neurology Program

📍 Chicago

Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion
Neuropsychologist

Neil Pliskin PhD, ABPP

UI Health Concussion Management Program

📍 Chicago

Neuropsychology/CognitiveBehavioral/Mental HealthMultidisciplinary Concussion
Neuropsychologist

Woojin Song PhD

UI Health Concussion Management Program

📍 Chicago

Neuropsychology/CognitiveRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion

Concussion specialists in Peoria (4)

Concussion specialists in Rockford (4)

Concussion specialists in Carbondale (3)

Concussion specialists in Naperville (3)

Physician - Sports Medicine

Raman Paul Singh DO

Advocate Children's Medical Group Sports Medicine - Naperville

📍 Naperville

General Concussion Care

Concussion specialists in Springfield (3)

Concussion specialists in Arlington Heights (2)

Optometrist / Vision Therapy

Neil Margolis OD, FAAO, FCOVD

Visual Symptoms Treatment Center

📍 Arlington Heights

Vision/Neuro-OptometryRehabilitation/Brain Injury

Concussion specialists in Aurora (2)

Concussion specialists in Champaign (2)

Concussion specialists in Downers Grove (2)

Concussion specialists in Evanston (2)

Concussion specialists in Glenview (2)

Physician - Sports Medicine

Julian Bailes MD

Endeavor Health (NorthShore) Sports Concussion Program

📍 Glenview

Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion

Concussion specialists in Maywood (2)

Concussion specialists in Morton Grove (2)

Concussion specialists in Bloomington (1)

Concussion specialists in Bolingbrook (1)

Concussion specialists in Herrin (1)

Concussion specialists in Hinsdale (1)

Concussion specialists in Lansing (1)

Concussion specialists in Morris (1)

Concussion specialists in New Lenox (1)

Concussion specialists in North Chicago (1)

Concussion specialists in Northbrook (1)

Concussion specialists in Oak Brook (1)

Concussion specialists in Oak Lawn (1)

Concussion specialists in Orland Park (1)

Concussion specialists in Park Ridge (1)

Concussion specialists in Plainfield (1)

Concussion specialists in Quincy (1)

Concussion specialists in South Barrington (1)

Concussion specialists in St. Charles (1)

Concussion specialists in Statewide (1)

Concussion specialists in Sterling (1)

Concussion specialists in Warrenville (1)

Concussion specialists in Westchester (1)

Concussion specialists in Western Springs (1)

Concussion specialists in Westmont (1)

Concussion specialists in Wheaton (1)

Concussion specialists in Wood Dale (1)

Common questions

Who can clear a young athlete to return to play in Illinois?

Illinois's youth sports concussion law sets who may sign a return-to-play clearance: specific professions named. The full rules, including same-day return and return-to-learn requirements, are on our Illinois concussion law page.

How many concussion specialists are there in Illinois?

This directory lists 101 verified concussion providers across 39 Illinois cities — 8 offer telehealth and 25 see children and teens. Every listing is verified against the provider's own website before it appears.

Before your first appointment

Most people who search for concussion care in Illinois are a few weeks past the injury and still symptomatic. Reading one of these before you call makes the first appointment considerably more useful.

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