Children's Hospital Program
Akron Children's Concussion Care
📍 Akron
Vision/Neuro-OptometryHeadache/MigrainePhysical Therapy
Concussion specialist
Joseph Congeni MD, FAAP
📍 Akron, Ohio · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Joseph Congeni, MD, FAAP is a Pediatric Sports Medicine specialist in Akron, Ohio, with a subspecialty focus in Concussion research and management. They see patients at Akron Children's Concussion Care, part of Akron Children's. Their role there is Emeritus Director of Sports Medicine (director for 35+ years, until 2024).
Concussion work here covers Pediatric Concussion, Sports Concussion, Return to Play and mTBI. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and children and teenagers.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
Pediatric ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to PlaymTBI
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPediatric Sports Medicine
PracticeAkron Children's Concussion Care
Health systemAkron Children's
RoleEmeritus Director of Sports Medicine (director for 35+ years, until 2024)
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Joseph Congeni in Akron usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- the graduated return-to-sport steps — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- concussion signs in babies, toddlers and kids — What to watch for in a child too young to tell you what hurts.
- testing for a concussion at home — The danger signs that mean the ER tonight, and why no home test rules a concussion out.
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