Hospital Program
Hartford HealthCare Sports Health Concussion Clinic
📍 Hartford
Multidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Carl Wilson Nissen MD
📍 Hartford, Connecticut · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
Carl Wilson Nissen, MD practices Sports Medicine in Hartford, Connecticut, and subspecializes in Concussion. They see patients at Hartford HealthCare Sports Health, part of Hartford HealthCare.
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
This Hartford HealthCare Sports Health team brings together concussion specialists from sports medicine and neurology to evaluate and manage athletes with concussion. Care includes diagnosis, symptom management, and return-to-play planning, with support from certified athletic trainers and Sports Health Navigators who help coordinate appointments. Serves adults and athletes in the Hartford area.
Services
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Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtySports Medicine
PracticeHartford HealthCare Sports Health - Concussion Specialists
Health systemHartford HealthCare
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Carl Wilson Nissen in Hartford usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- the 6-step return-to-play protocol — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- a realistic concussion recovery timeline — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
- what concussion symptoms actually look like — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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