Ingrid Ichesco

Ingrid Ichesco is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School in the Adolescent Medicine division of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on pediatric sports-related traumatic brain injuries, concussion management, and adolescent athlete health.

Research interests include:

• Gender-specific concussion symptom reporting
• Hypothermic therapy efficacy for mTBI
• Neck muscle biomechanics in head acceleration
• Energy availability in youth athletes
• Diagnostic approaches to sports injuries

Current grants involve:

• TecTraum Inc. funded study on hypothermic therapy for adolescent mTBI (2025-2026)
• NIH-funded research on neck muscle influence in head acceleration (2018-2025)
• Children's Hospital Medical Center collaboration on concussion treatment