Brain Care Catalyst

Strengthening brain health through innovation, teamwork, and care.

We are on a mission to make the proper care of the injured brain common, rather than the exception.

A Growing Epidemic

69,000,000

Estimated number of traumatic brain injuries, mostly concussions, worldwide in 2018.

4,350,000

Americans suffering a concussion last year who, two weeks post injury, report challenging symptoms that limit what they were able do.

2,500,000

Americans with concussions last year likely to face functional limitations one year after their injury.

<3%

Americans who received follow-up care for their concussion symptom

Our Work

Most people with a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI) are sent home with a handout and told to “take it easy.” It’s only after they leave the emergency room or clinic that symptoms really show up—headaches, dizziness, memory problems, sleep issues, anxiety. Millions endure months of not getting back to themselves, back to work, or back to normal life. Fewer than 3% ever receive follow-up care.

A group of the nation’s leading brain doctors is working to change that. Together with the Brain Care Catalyst Foundation, they are designing and testing model outpatient “post-acute care” clinics that show what is possible when patients get structured follow-up, careful symptom tracking, and coordinated treatment after a brain injury.

Two clinics are already operating today in San Francisco (UCSF) and Morgantown, WV (Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute). Beginning in 2026, the Foundation will help launch additional clinics in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Haven, Nashville, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Together, these sites will form the Post-Acute Care Clinic Collaborative—a learning network that shares data, listens to patients, and spreads what works.

Launching model post-acute TBI clinics
Elevating the voice of patients
Producing research, education, and tools

Post-Acute Care Clinic Collaboative Sites

Clinics in Operation: UCSF and RNI Morgantown, WV
Launching 2026: Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Haven, Nashville, Indianapolis, Chicago, Toronto

Why This Model Works

Multidisciplinary team
Excellent symptom assessment
Expert guidelines for clinical practice
Continuous improvement
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Who We Are

The Brain Care Catalyst Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to make the proper care of the injured brain common, rather than the exception. We are working with people who have had brain injuries, doctors, nurses, and many others to improve follow up, symptom management, and recovery for all who suffer concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.

Our Board of Directors

Scott Hamilton, Founder and Manager of the Foundation
Dr. John Yue, Neurosurgery Resident at UCSF
Dr. Thomas van Essen, Neurosurgeon and Researcher