Hospital Program
MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia
📍 Columbia
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Valerie Cothran MD
📍 Columbia, Maryland · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Valerie Cothran, MD practices Family Medicine / Primary Care Sports Medicine in Columbia, Maryland, and subspecializes in Sports Concussion. They see patients at UM Primary Care Sports Medicine at Columbia, part of University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS).
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
UM Primary Care Sports Medicine at Columbia offers non-surgical sports medicine care, including evaluation and management of concussions, for athletes and active patients. Valerie Cothran, MD, an assistant professor who directs the University of Maryland's Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, is among the providers. Concussions are diagnosed using concussion-specific assessment, with treatment and return-to-activity guidance.
Services
Return to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyFamily Medicine / Primary Care Sports Medicine
PracticeUM Primary Care Sports Medicine at Columbia
Health systemUniversity of Maryland Medical System (UMMS)
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Valerie Cothran 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.
- a realistic concussion recovery timeline — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
- what concussion symptoms actually look like — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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