Speech-Language Pathologist
Carrie E. Garcia MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Upstate Concussion Center
📍 Syracuse
Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitivePhysical Therapy
Hospital Program
ThinkSMART! Concussion Management Program - St. Charles Hospital
📍 Port Jefferson, New York · Telehealth available · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
ThinkSMART! Concussion Management Program is a concussion service based in Port Jefferson, New York. It is a hospital program. The practice is part of Catholic Health (Long Island).
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion, Baseline Testing, Return to Play, Vestibular Rehab and Pediatric Concussion. In this directory the listing sits under Vestibular/Balance, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation/Brain Injury.
The practice sees athletes and adults, and telehealth appointments are available.
Catholic Health's ThinkSMART! Concussion Management Program at St. Charles Hospital is a Long Island resource for evaluating and treating concussion, offering a continuum of care from injury through recovery and safe return to sport for student athletes and others at risk. The program combines concussion education, ImPACT baseline neurocognitive testing for contact-sport athletes, and evaluation by ImPACT-certified physicians with specialty concussion training, testing balance, vision, reaction time, motor speed, and memory. Sports physical therapists then guide a supervised, graded return-to-play progression.
Services
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionBaseline TestingReturn to PlayVestibular RehabPediatric Concussion
Details
Provider typeHospital Program
Health systemCatholic Health (Long Island)
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact ThinkSMART! Concussion Management Program - St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson 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.
- what physical therapy does for a concussion — Cervical, vestibular and oculomotor work, exertion testing, and how strong the evidence is.
- a realistic concussion recovery timeline — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
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