William Meehan , MD


  • Assistant in Medicine
  • Director, Sports Concussion Clinic
Office Phone: 617-355-3501
Appointment Line: 617-355-3501
Fax: 617-730-0178
NPI: 1558304584

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

Sports Medicine
Concussion Management
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Instructor in Orthopaedics, Harvard Medical School
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Pediatrics , 2006
Pediatric Emergency Medicine , 2009
Sports Medicine , 2009

Language

English

Medical School

Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA  (2002)

Internship

Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA  (2002-2003)

Residency

Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA  (2003-2005)

Fellowships

Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA  (2008-2009)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA  (2005-2008)
Meehan WP III. Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents. California: Praeger, 2011. Meehan WP III. Medical therapies for concussion. Clin Sports Med. 2011;30(1):115-124. Meehan WP III, Taylor AM, Proctor M. The pediatric athlete: younger athletes with sport-related concussion. Clin Sports Med. 2011 Jan;30(1):133-44, x. Meehan WP III, Micheli LJ. Preface: Concussion in sports. Clin Sports Med. 2011;30(1):xvii-xviii. Khuman J, Meehan WP 3rd, Zhu X, Qiu J, Hoffmann U, Zhang J, Giovannone E, Lo EH, Whalen MJ. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and Fas receptor contribute to cognitive deficits independent of cell death after concussive traumatic brain injury in mice. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2011 Feb;31(2):778-89. Meehan WP III, dHemecourt P, Comstock RD. The characteristics of high school concussions during the 2008-2009 academic year. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Dec;38(12):2405-9. Meehan WP III, Mannix R. The epidemiology of pediatric concussions seen in United States emergency departments in the years 2002-2006. J Pediatr. 2010;157(6):889-893. Meehan WP III, Bachur RG. Sport-related concussion. Pediatrics 2009;123:114-123. Meehan WP III, Hoppa E, Capraro AJ. Focal motor seizure in a wrestler with a sport-related concussion. Phys Sportsmed. 2008 Dec;36(1):125-8.

  • Children's Hospital Boston
    Sports Medicine
    300 Longwood Avenue
    Boston, MA  02115
    Phone: 617-355-3501
    Fax: 617-730-0178