Academic/University Program
University of Miami Concussion Program - Pediatric mTBI Concussion Clinic
📍 Miami
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Gillian Hotz PhD
📍 Miami, Florida · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
Gillian Hotz, PhD practices Neuroscience / Neurotrauma in Miami, Florida, and subspecializes in Concussion Program Direction. They see patients at University of Miami Concussion Program, part of UHealth - University of Miami Health System. Their role there is Director, UHealth Concussion Program (since 1995).
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion, Pediatric Concussion, mTBI, ImPACT Testing and Baseline Testing. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Multidisciplinary Concussion.
The practice sees children and teenagers and adults.
The University of Miami Concussion Program (UConcussion) is a South Florida program combining clinical concussion care with research and community outreach, directed by Gillian Hotz, PhD. Affiliated with UHealth Sports Medicine and the KiDZ Neuroscience Center, it runs pediatric and sports concussion clinics for youths and adults, offering ImPACT and baseline testing and serving as a primary concussion resource for many Miami-Dade and Palm Beach high schools through partnerships such as Countywide Concussion Care and the Miami Dolphins Foundation.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionPediatric ConcussionmTBIImPACT TestingBaseline Testing
Details
Provider typePhD / Researcher
SpecialtyNeuroscience / Neurotrauma
PracticeUniversity of Miami Concussion Program
Health systemUHealth - University of Miami Health System
RoleDirector, UHealth Concussion Program (since 1995); Director, KiDZ Neuroscience Center
ServesPediatric/Youth, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Gillian Hotz in Miami usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- pediatric concussion warning signs — What to watch for in a child too young to tell you what hurts.
- what you can and cannot check at home — The danger signs that mean the ER tonight, and why no home test rules a concussion out.
- concussion treatment that has evidence behind it — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
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