Hospital Program
Rebecca Pifer ACNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN, RN-FA
Cottage Concussion Clinic
📍 Santa Barbara
Multidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Hospital Program
Cottage Concussion Clinic
📍 Santa Barbara, California · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
The Cottage Concussion Clinic is the regional referral center and safety-net provider for concussion and mild TBI care for youth across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. It offers diagnosis, individualized treatment, an academic plan to ease students back into school, and graded return-to-play protocols with formal sports clearance. Baseline testing covers symptom history, neurologic exam, vestibular-ocular motor screening, and cognitive and balance assessment. Founded by a trauma medical director and run by a nurse practitioner, the clinic also draws on pediatric neurology, therapy, ophthalmology, and neuropsychology as needed.
Services
Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitivePhysical TherapySpeech/LanguageRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
Pediatric ConcussionSports ConcussionmTBIBaseline TestingReturn to PlayReturn to LearnVOMSBalance Testing
Details
Provider typeHospital Program
Health systemCottage Health
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth
InsuranceRegional referral center and safety-net provider for youth concussion in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties
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Physician (MD/DO)
Stephen Kaminski MD
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📍 Santa Barbara
Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary Concussion
Academic/University Program
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Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitiveHeadache/Migraine
Physician - Sports Medicine
Christopher C. Giza MD
UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program
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Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn