Dreyer Welcomes Concussion Expert to Sports Medicine

Batavia, Il - Marc P. Hilgers, MD, PhD, FAAFP, has joined the orthopaedics team at Advocate Dreyer Medical Clinic as a sports medicine physician and the Associate Director of Sports Medicine. His special interests include concussions, sports medicine, performance enhancement, injury prevention, and rehabilitation.

The American Journal of Sports Medicine recently reported that the rate of concussions in U.S. high school athletes more than doubled between 2005 and 2012. Advocate Dreyer is thrilled to bring an expert to the Fox Valley area to serve local athletes and ensure safe return to sports.

Dr. Hilgers is a certified ImPACT® consultant. ImPACT, Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, is the state-of-the-art assessment system for concussion care and making return-to-play decisions post-injury. With Dr. Hilgers joining Dreyer’s team, this service is now available at Dreyer’s Highland and Batavia locations.

Dr. Hilgers has treated pediatric athletes as well as Olympic and professional athletes. His past experience includes titles of Assistant Team Physician for professional sports teams such as the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cleveland Browns, as well as Head Team Physician for Orlando City Soccer and Tampa Bay University. Prior to coming to Dreyer, Dr. Hilgers was also Director of the Level One Concussion Center at Orlando Health.

Dr. Hilgers received his medical degree from Heinrich Heine University in Duesseldorf, Germany where he also trained in Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, and Internal Medicine/ Endocrinology. He completed a family medicine residency at the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, Indiana, then progressed to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2007. Dr. Hilgers is a Fellow of the American Board of Family Medicine.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Hilgers at the Highland location, please call 630-264-8720. To schedule an appointment at the Batavia location, please call 630-879-2110.

About Advocate Dreyer
Established by physicians in 1922, Advocate Dreyer is an affiliate of Advocate Health Care. With 170 physicians representing 28 medical specialties, Advocate Dreyer offers a full range of ancillary services within its facilities and the support of over 60 allied health professionals. Advocate Dreyer has 13 convenient sites located in Aurora, Batavia, Hinckley, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, St. Charles, and Yorkville. Detailed information about Advocate Dreyer’s health care providers, locations, and accepted insurances is available at dreyermed.com.