Cynthia R. LaBella, MD

Medical Director, Institute for Sports Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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

Publications

Most recent publications

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
Injuries in girls' soccer and basketball: a comparison of high schools with and without athletic trainers Inj Epidemiol5 (1): 29
Socioeconomic Factors for Sports Specialization and Injury in Youth Athletes Sports Health10 (4): 303-310
Difficulty hearing in noise: a sequela of concussion in children Brain Inj1-7
Specialization patterns across various youth sports and relationship to injury risk Phys Sportsmed45 (3): 344-352
Auditory biological marker of concussion in children Sci Rep639009
Youth sports injury prevention: keep calm and play on Br J Sports Med
The role of intense athletic activity on structural lumbar abnormalities in adolescent patients with symptomatic low back pain Eur Spine J25 (9): 2842-8
Concussions in Collision Youth Sports Pediatr Neurol Briefs30 (1): 3
The american academy of orthopaedic surgeons evidence-based guideline on management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries J Bone Joint Surg Am97 (8): 672-4

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Locations

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Outpatient Center in Northbrook

1131 Techny Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393

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News

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Study: Fewer Injuries in Girls’ Soccer and Basketball When High Schools Have Athletic Trainers

Overuse Injuries More Common in Kids Who Specialize in Individual Sport

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