Children's Hospital Program
Concussion Clinic at Children's of Alabama
📍 Birmingham
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Concussion specialist
Ian McKeag MD, MS
📍 Birmingham, Alabama · Telehealth available · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
Ian McKeag, MD, MS is a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine specialist in Birmingham, Alabama, with a subspecialty focus in Concussion. They see patients at UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine Concussion Clinic, part of UAB Health System.
Concussion work here covers Sports Concussion, Return to Play and Return to Learn. In this directory the listing sits under Multidisciplinary Concussion and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults, and telehealth appointments are available.
Services
Multidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to PlayReturn to Learn
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyFamily Medicine, Sports Medicine
PracticeUAB Sports & Exercise Medicine Concussion Clinic
Health systemUAB Health System
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Ian McKeag in Birmingham 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.
- the current concussion treatment approach — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
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