Sports Medicine Group
MUSC Health Sports Medicine - Concussion Management
📍 Charleston
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Alexei DeCastro M.D.
📍 Charleston, South Carolina · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Alexei DeCastro, M.D. is a Charleston, South Carolina Primary Care Sports Medicine and Family Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Sports Concussion. They see patients at MUSC Health Sports Medicine, part of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health).
Areas of concussion focus include Sports Concussion, mTBI and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Alexei DeCastro, M.D., a family and sports medicine physician, provides concussion care at MUSC Health Sports Medicine in Charleston. The program's concussion management is delivered by primary care sports medicine physicians who coordinate with neurologists and MUSC's multidisciplinary pediatric concussion clinic, focusing on evidence-based diagnosis, individualized treatment, and return-to-play decisions guided by consensus recommendations. MUSC Health is the official sports medicine provider for several Charleston-area teams and colleges.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionmTBIReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPrimary Care Sports Medicine; Family Medicine
PracticeMUSC Health Sports Medicine
Health systemMedical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health)
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Alexei DeCastro in Charleston usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- how return-to-play clearance works — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- post-concussion syndrome treatment options — When symptoms outlast the expected window, and what actually shortens them.
- the ICD-10 codes for post-concussion syndrome — F07.81 and the related S06.0X codes, for clinicians and billing teams.
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