Sports Medicine Group
Prisma Health Steadman Hawkins Clinic–Spartanburg
📍 Spartanburg
Return to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
John A. Lucas IV MD
📍 Spartanburg, South Carolina · Telehealth available · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
John A. Lucas IV, MD is a Primary Care Sports Medicine specialist in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a subspecialty focus in Sports Concussion Evaluation & Management. They see patients at Medical Group of the Carolinas, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Their role there is Medical Director, Sports Medicine Institute.
Concussion work here covers Sports Concussion, mTBI, Return to Play, Return to Learn and Baseline Testing. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults, and telehealth appointments are available.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionmTBIReturn to PlayReturn to LearnBaseline Testing
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPrimary Care Sports Medicine
PracticeMedical Group of the Carolinas - Sports Medicine Institute and Orthopaedic Surgery - Westside
Health systemSpartanburg Regional Healthcare System
RoleMedical Director, Sports Medicine Institute
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact John A. Lucas IV in Spartanburg 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.
- post-concussion syndrome treatment options — When symptoms outlast the expected window, and what actually shortens them.
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