Academic/University Program
Matthew Gfeller Center Concussion Clinic
📍 Chapel Hill
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Shawn Kane MD, FAAFP, FACSM
📍 Chapel Hill, North Carolina · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Shawn Kane, MD, FAAFP, FACSM is a Family Medicine / Sports Medicine specialist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a subspecialty focus in Sports Concussion and Military mTBI. They see patients at UNC Family Medicine Sports Concussion Management, part of UNC Health. Their role there is Associate Professor.
Concussion work here covers Sports Concussion, mTBI and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes, children and teenagers, adults and veterans and service members.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
Sports ConcussionmTBIReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyFamily Medicine / Sports Medicine
PracticeUNC Family Medicine Sports Concussion Management
Health systemUNC Health
RoleAssociate Professor
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth, Adult, Military/Veterans
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Shawn Kane in Chapel Hill 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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