Private Clinic
Summit Health Sports Neurology and Concussion Center
📍 Berkeley Heights
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyMultidisciplinary Concussion
Concussion specialist
Matthew McCarthy MD
📍 Berkeley Heights, New Jersey · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Matthew McCarthy, MD is a Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Pediatric Neurology / Sports Neurology specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion. They see patients at Summit Health Sports Neurology and Concussion Center. Their role there is Sports Neurologist, Sports Neurology and Concussion Center.
Areas of concussion focus include Sports Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Return to Play and Return to Learn. In this directory the listing sits under Multidisciplinary Concussion and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Services
Multidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionPost-Concussion SyndromeReturn to PlayReturn to Learn
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPediatric Neurology / Sports Neurology
PracticeSummit Health Sports Neurology and Concussion Center
RoleSports Neurologist, Sports Neurology and Concussion Center
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Matthew McCarthy in Berkeley Heights 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.
- the 2- and 4-week persisting thresholds — The sourced duration numbers, and the point where waiting stops being a plan.
- the 6 stages of concussion recovery — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
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