Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

At the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, our mission is to achieve and advance the highest quality rehabilitation care, training, and research. Our highly-ranked inpatient programs offer the highest quality of care to individuals who have sustained a traumatic injury requiring inpatient rehabilitation, and our outpatient programs offer care and support for a wide variety of conditions including concussion. Our research helps drive discoveries that directly impact patient care, such as new guidelines on concussions for student athletes. The UW Traumatic Brain Injury Model System conducts research and offers information to patients and their families. Visit UW TBIMS to find care providers and information about brain injuries, including concussion.