George Prigatano, PhD

Neuropsychologist

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Neuropsychology Program

Accepting New Patients

George Prigatano, PhD, is a professor of neuropsychology and the emeritus chairman of the Department of Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in clinical neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Prigatano’s expertise includes the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association as well as a fellow and past President of the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Dr. Prigatano received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and completed his internship at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. He also studied neuropsychology as a visiting scholar at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Prigatano’s research studies include the process and outcome of neuropsychological rehabilitation, the role of cognitive and emotional changes in arriving at a neuropsychological diagnosis, and the study of impaired awareness, both as reflected in the phenomenon of anosognosia as well as denial of illness. He has spent additional time developing the BNI Screen for Higher Cerebral Functioning, which is a screening test developed at Barrow Neurological Institute, now translated into eight languages and used internationally.

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