Physician - Sports Medicine
Valerie Cothran MD
UM Primary Care Sports Medicine at Columbia
📍 Columbia
Return to Play/Learn
Hospital Program
MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia
📍 Columbia, Maryland · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia is a concussion service based in Columbia, Maryland. It is a hospital program. The practice is part of MedStar Health.
The listed clinical focus includes mTBI, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Return to Play, Return to Learn and Baseline Testing. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury, Multidisciplinary Concussion and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
The MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia provides evaluation and management of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury from sports, falls, motor vehicle accidents and work. A physician-led assessment may include balance testing, a neurologic examination, neuropsychological testing and medication review, leading to an individualized plan with clear guidelines for a safe return to play, school or work. The team can refer for physical, occupational and speech therapy, and offers baseline neurocognitive testing on request.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionmTBIPost-Concussion SyndromeReturn to PlayReturn to LearnBaseline Testing
Details
Provider typeHospital Program
SpecialtyConcussion Medicine
Health systemMedStar Health
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia in Columbia usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- the 6-step return-to-play protocol — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- why symptoms persist for months after a concussion — When symptoms outlast the expected window, and what actually shortens them.
- concussion ICD-10 coding quick reference — F07.81 and the related S06.0X codes, for clinicians and billing teams.
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