Michael Westerveld, PhD
Medical Director of Neuropsychology, Psychologist
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Overview
Dr. Michael Westerveld, PHD is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist in Orlando. Dr. Westerveld earned his medical degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He went on to complete a fellowship at Yale University, later joining the faculty at Yale in the Department of Neurosurgery where he was the Director of the Neuropsychology program until December, 2007. As an established member of the medical community, Dr. Westerveld has served on numerous professional boards and committees, including President of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, and served as chair of the APA Division 40 (Neuropsychology) science advisory and practice advisory committees. A widely-published author, Dr. Westerveld has over 75 scientific articles and numerous book chapters, and is the Editor in Chief of the journal Child Neuropsychology. Dr. Westerveld specializes in lifespan neuropsychology, with interests in epilepsy, developmental disorders, traumatic brain injury (including sports-related concussion) and medical neuropsychology.
Articles
Forensic neuropsychology: History and current status.
The Clinical neuropsychologist
2022
Comparison of care accessibility, costs, and quality with face-to-face and telehealth epilepsy clinic visits
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
2022
Intracranial EEG and laser interstitial thermal therapy in MRI-negative insular and/or cingulate epilepsy: case series
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
2021
Telehealth perceptions in patients with epilepsy and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
2020
Atypical language representation as a protective factor against verbal memory decline following epilepsy surgery
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
2020
Autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsy: evolving definition and clinical spectrum.
Clinical and experimental pediatrics
2020
Carotid Revascularization and Its Effect on Cognitive Function: A Prospective Nonrandomized Multicenter Clinical Study
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
2020
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology consensus conference statement on uniform labeling of performance test scores
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
2020
Successful Intrathecal Rituximab Administration in Refractory Nonteratoma Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: A Case Report
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING
2019
Epilepsy Surgery in Children versus Adults
JOURNAL OF KOREAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
2019
Education & Training
Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Fellowship
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Specialty
Neuropsychology
Board Certifications
American Board of Professional Psychology