Children's Hospital Program
Concussion Clinic at Children's of Alabama
📍 Birmingham
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Concussion specialist
José (Jody) Ortega MD
📍 Birmingham, Alabama · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
José (Jody) Ortega, MD practices Non-Surgical Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Birmingham, Alabama, and subspecializes in Concussion management. They see patients at Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, part of UAB St. Vincent's.
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Services
Return to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyNon-Surgical Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics
PracticeAndrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
Health systemUAB St. Vincent's
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact José (Jody) Ortega in Birmingham 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.
- the complete concussion symptom checklist — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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