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Elsa Baena, PhD, is a neuropsychologist in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Baena’s expertise includes the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with a variety of neurological diagnoses, including neurodegenerative… Elsa Baena, PhD, is a neuropsychologist in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Baena’s expertise includes the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with a variety of neurological diagnoses, including neurodegenerative conditions, acquired brain injuries, cardiovascular diseases, and brain tumors. She also conducts pre- and postsurgical evaluations for deep brain stimulation (DBS) and epilepsy surgery. She is a member of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos, and Sociedad Colombiana de Neuropsicología. Dr. Baena earned her doctorate in neuropsychology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She completed her predoctoral clinical internship at Baycrest Centre in Toronto, Canada and her postdoctoral fellowship in Spanish/cross-cultural neuropsychology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baena’s research interests include the neuropsychological assessment of Spanish-speaking individuals; cultural neuroscience of cognitive aging, healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer’s disease among Hispanic and Latin American peoples; culturally appropriate cognitive rehabilitation interventions for the treatment of MCI and Alzheimer’s disease; and effective training strategies to work with underserved and linguistically diverse communities. Read more
Elsa Baena, PhD
222 West Thomas Road, Suite 315, Phoenix, AZ
222 West Thomas Road, Suite 315, Phoenix, AZ
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