Neurological Surgery
525 East 68th Street
Starr Pavilion, 651
New York, NY 10021
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About Heidi Allison Bender, PhD, ABPP-CN
Dr. Heidi Bender is an award-winning, board-certified neuropsychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of patients of all ages with a wide range of neurological and cognitive disorders. She has expertise in evaluating patients to determine if they are candidates for epilepsy surgery, in special procedures such as the intraoperative testing of patients during awake craniotomies, and in cognitive remediation therapies appropriate for patients with a wide variety of cognitive challenges (i.e., after neurological surgery, cerebrovascular accidents, and other events). Dr. Bender has a special interest in the neuropsychological needs of non-native English speakers and patients bor...
Board Certifications
- Clinical Neuropsychology
Expertise
- ADHD
- ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- ADHD In Children, Adolescents and College Students
- Age-Related Cognitive Decline
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Chemo Brain
- Cognitive and Behavioral Changes
- Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Dysfunction
- Cognitive Changes
- Cognitive Changes After Stroke
- Cognitive Decline
- Cognitive Deficit As Late Effect of Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cognitive Deficit As Late Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Multiple Subcortical Infarcts
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Cerebral Infarction
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Embolic Stroke
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Head Injury
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Head Trauma
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Lacunar Stroke
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Old Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Cognitive Deficit Due to Parkinson's Disease
- Cognitive Deficits
- Cognitive Deficits, Late Effect of Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Cognitive Impairment
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild, So Stated
- Cognitive Remediation After Brain Surgery
- Cognitive Remediation After Brain Tumor Resection
- Cognitive Remediation After Cardiovascular Event
- Cognitive Remediation After Chemotherapy
- Cognitive Remediation After Radiation
- Cognitive Remediation After Stroke
- Cognitive Remediation After Surgery
- Cognitive Remediation After Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cognitive Remediation For Chronic Cardiovascular Disorders
- Cognitive Remediation For Movement Disorders
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Craniofacial Anomaly
- Craniofacial Disorders
- Dementia
- Dementia Due to Head Trauma
- Dementia Due to Head Trauma With Behavioral Disturbance
- Dementia Due to Medical Condition With Behavioral Disturbance
- Dementia Due to Multiple Sclerosis
- Dementia Following Traumatic Brain Injury
- Dementia With Parkinsonism
- Emotional and Behavioral Changes After Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Seizure Surgery
- Learning Difficulty
- Learning Disabilities
- MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)
- Memory and Aging
- Memory Problems
- Mild Cognitive Disorder
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mild Cognitive Impairment With Memory Loss
- Neurometabolic Disorder
- Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
- Stroke After Effects
- Stroke Behavorial Changes
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury Screen
- Wada Test
Education
- Degrees: New York University
- Degrees: New York University
- Degrees: Queens College, City University of New York
- Degrees: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Degrees: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Attending Psychologist
- Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Degrees: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Degrees: Queens College, City University of New York
- Degrees: New York University
- Degrees: New York University
Titles & Positions
- Attending Psychologist
- Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurological Surgery
Board Certifications
- clinical neuropsychology
Languages Spoken
- english
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