Physician - Pediatrics
Karen Laugel MD
MedStar Health Concussion Clinics (system program)
📍 Silver Spring
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Hospital Program
MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Silver Spring
📍 Silver Spring, Maryland · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Silver Spring provides concussion care in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is a hospital program. The practice is part of MedStar Health.
Concussion work here covers mTBI, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Return to Play, Return to Learn and ImPACT Testing. In this directory the listing sits under Neuropsychology/Cognitive, Physical Therapy and Speech/Language.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
The MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Silver Spring, also known as HeadFirst, provides prompt appointments for diagnosing and treating concussions in both adults and children. The team focuses on quick diagnosis and an individualized plan for symptom management, treating injuries from car accidents, falls, sports and workplace incidents. Providers include a fellowship-trained sports medicine physician, nurse practitioners, a physician assistant and a certified athletic trainer, offering specialized care for mild traumatic brain injury without hospitalization.
Services
Neuropsychology/CognitivePhysical TherapySpeech/LanguageRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionmTBIPost-Concussion SyndromeReturn to PlayReturn to LearnImPACT TestingBaseline 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 Silver Spring in Silver Spring 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 current concussion treatment approach — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
- how long concussion symptoms last — The sourced duration numbers, and the point where waiting stops being a plan.
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