Academic/University Program
Matthew Gfeller Center Concussion Clinic
📍 Chapel Hill
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Johna K. Register-Mihalik PhD, LAT, ATC, FACSM
📍 Chapel Hill, North Carolina · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC, FACSM is a Athletic Training / Concussion Research specialist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a subspecialty focus in Sports Concussion and Injury Epidemiology. They see patients at Matthew Gfeller Center. Their role there is Associate Professor.
Concussion work here covers Sports Concussion, mTBI, Return to Play and Return to Learn. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
Sports ConcussionmTBIReturn to PlayReturn to Learn
Details
Provider typeAthletic Trainer
SpecialtyAthletic Training / Concussion Research
PracticeMatthew Gfeller Center
RoleAssociate Professor
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Johna K. Register-Mihalik in Chapel Hill usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- how return-to-play clearance works — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- what each stage of concussion recovery looks like — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
- post-concussion syndrome — When symptoms outlast the expected window, and what actually shortens them.
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