Academic/University Program
Northwestern Medicine Concussion and Sports Neurology Program
📍 Chicago
Headache/MigraineBehavioral/Mental HealthRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Concussion specialist
John Nickless MD
📍 Chicago, Illinois · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
John Nickless, MD is a Chicago, Illinois Primary Care Sports Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion. They see patients at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Concussion Care Program, part of Rush (affiliated).
Areas of concussion focus include sports medicine. In this directory the listing sits under Vision/Neuro-Optometry.
The practice sees adults.
Services
Vision/Neuro-Optometry
Clinical focus areas
concussionsports medicine
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPrimary Care Sports Medicine
PracticeMidwest Orthopaedics at Rush Concussion Care Program
Health systemRush (affiliated)
ServesAdult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact John Nickless in Chicago usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- how concussions are actually treated — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
- vision and eye testing after a concussion — VOMS, King-Devick, convergence insufficiency — what each screens for, and what none of them prove.
- what concussion symptoms actually look like — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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