Cynthia R. LaBella, MD

Medical Director, Institute for Sports Medicine Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries and medical conditions in young athletes, including Knee injury treatment and prevention, concussions and post-concussion syndrome, sprains, strains, dislocations, fractures, overuse injuries, stress fractures, heat illness, nutritional concerns, exercise-induced asthma, and conditions unique to athletes with disabilities.

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Sports Medicine

Programs & Conditions:

Concussion Program

Education & Training

Education: Cornell University Medical College, 1994

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in sports medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001; Residency in pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, 1994-1997

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics with certificate of added qualifications in Sports Medicine

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness; American College of Sports Medicine; American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Research

Research Interests: Sports injury; knee injury; neuromuscular warm-up

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Publications

Organized Sports for Children, Preadolescents, and Adolescents
Pediatrics
Youth Tackle Football: Perception and Reality
Pediatrics143 (5):
Benefits and challenges of serial sports training risk assessment and counselling in kids: the T.R.A.C.K. randomised intervention study
Br J Sports Med53 (4): 243-249
Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents
Pediatrics142 (6):
Injuries in girls' soccer and basketball: a comparison of high schools with and without athletic trainers
Inj Epidemiol5 (1): 29

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