The UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program is the leading clinical concussion research program in the world. Our track record includes hundreds of published, peer-reviewed papers across 2 decades.
Our faculty publish, on average, 40 impactful and innovative research articles each year in high-impact journals, including:
Through our research based on evolving clinical profiles and thorough assessments, we inform a more effective clinical approach to:
Concussion programs throughout the United States and the world have adopted our program's evidenced-based approach to concussion care, which focuses on:
Anthony P. Kontos, PhD, research director, and Micky Collins, PhD, executive director, lead the CRL.
The CRL includes over 2,500 square feet of research and office space.
We're located just a few blocks from the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center. This gives people taking part in concussion research studies easy access to our lab.
The CRL's 6 full-time research staff members include:
The CRL houses cutting-edge research equipment including:
We have strong relationships with the Neuromuscular Research Lab (NMRL) and Warrior Performance Center (WPC) at Pitt, next door to the CRL.
This gives us access to a full suite of physiological assessment equipment and space including:
Other strong research partners at Pitt include the Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), the Eye and Ear Institute, and the departments of:
Through these collaborations, the CRL has access to:
Outside of Pittsburgh, we've worked with academic and medical researchers from:
We've also worked with the military, including:
And Defense and Veteran's Brain Injury Centers at:
The CRL supports 8 to 10 externally funded clinical research programs yearly.
These projects involve randomized controlled trials (RCT) of:
Just some of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program's research funding sources include:
Find samples of our concussion research on Pub Med.
View the CRL’s 2020-2021 Research Summary (PDF).
To learn more about us or make an appointment with a concussion expert, please call 412-432-3681 or complete our contact form.
To learn more or see if you qualify to take part in ongoing concussion research studies, please call 412-904-1298 or email conclab@pitt.edu.
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