COVID19 necessitated UHealth to rethink interaction with our patients. As such, we introduced virtual clinic visits earlier this year, in order to better serve the community while remaining safe and distanced. Nevertheless, there is no substitute for an in-person exam. With new protocols in place to keep patients safe, conventional in-person visits have resumed at […]
The UConcussion Program hopes you, your family, friends, and loved ones are safe, as we learn to cope with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our hearts go out to those who have been impacted by it. The challenges presented by the pandemic continue to grow, and we are following the COVID-19 guidelines set by the University […]
Concussions are more widespread than you think. In 2013, almost 330,000 children aged 19 or younger were treated for a sports-related concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States, according to the CDC. But, that number only includes diagnosed cases; the real number of injured kids may be 50 to 75 percent higher. Most are […]
This excerpt is from the article “Tackling Concussions Head-On” featured in the Fall 2017 University of Miami Magazine. Read the complete article here. “An avid sports fan who grew up in Canada, Gillian Hotz loved the brawling physicality of ice hockey. Yet as a young research neuroscientist who came to the University of Miami in […]
Gillian A. Hotz, Ph.D., research professor of neurological surgery and director of the concussion program at the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute, visited experts in Israel this month with some members of her multidisciplinary team leading a study on the effectiveness of cannabinoids in treating mild traumatic brain injury. Hotz, who is principal investigator […]