Young Athlete Health Society · Back in the Game: Concussion Recovery and Return to Play with Dr. David M. Kaufman, Neurologist, and Dr. Teena Shetty, Concussion Neurologist

Shared from Young Athlete Health Society, a sister society on Doctoloop. We believe the best care happens when our societies learn from each other, so every Doctoloop member is welcome to join.

A clinician-to-clinician conversation on concussion in young athletes, from the first hit to the day they are cleared. Two of New York's leading neurologists walk through how recovery unfolds, when the brain is ready for load again, and how to bring an athlete back without risking a second injury.

Live + Recorded · 60 minutes · Wednesday Oct 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET

What we will cover

• The first 72 hours: what to assess, what to tell the family
• Rest or active recovery: what the current evidence supports
• Lingering symptoms: headaches, sleep, mood, school, and when to refer
• Graded return to learn and return to play, step by step
• Clearance: who signs off, and how neurology, cardiology and sports medicine share the decision
• Open Q&A

Speakers

Dr. David M. Kaufman, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Medical Director of AHRC NYC. Decades of experience caring for children with concussion, head injury and post-concussion syndrome. Castle Connolly Top Doctor every year from 1999 to 2018 and New York Magazine Top Doctor.

Dr. Teena Shetty, MD, MPhil, FAAN Neurologist and one of the country's leading concussion researchers. Founder of the Concussion Program at Hospital for Special Surgery. Neurologist for the New York Liberty (WNBA), the New York Mets (MLB) and the New York Giants (NFL). Author of Healing the Brain: A Revolutionary Program for Concussion Recovery (Plume, 2026), a national bestseller praised by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

Moderator

Dr. Patrick Flynn, MD Pediatric cardiologist with more than 35 years at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. Founder of Avalon Pediatric Cardiology and co-founder of the Young Athlete Health Society.