DOROTHY WEISS, Ph.D. Neuropsychology PSY 14653 A. Personal Information: Medical Industrial Evaluators 11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 830 Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 207-4122 Fax: (310) 820-5868 CURRICULUM VITAE Richard M. Hyman, M.D. Medical Director Noel C. Laurente Administrator Name in Full Dorothy Weiss, Ph.D. Business Address 11645 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 825 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Business Phone (310) 207-4122 Email Neurodocweiss@gmail.com Date of Birth November 12, 1961 Place of Birth Citizenship Licensure Santa Monica, CA US Citizen Licensed Psychologist - California License No. PSY 14653 Board of Psychology, California B. Education: 1994 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY May California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles MASTER OF ARTS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Sept. 1992 California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK May 1985 University of Southern California BACHELOR OF ARTS, THEATRE May 1983 University of Southern California -
PAGE -2- C. Professional Background: Private Practice - Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers On-going private practice since March 1996 involving neuropsychological evaluation, psychological evaluation, and psychotherapy. Staff privileges at the Cedars- Sinai Medical Center. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center- Academic Coordinator - Annual PGY II course in Psychiatry Residency Training program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Course: Neuropsychology and Psychological Testing. University of Southern California School of Medicine - USC Psychiatry and Psychology Associates, Inc. January 1996 to January 1999 Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dept. of Psychiatry, USC School of Medicine. Position involves clinical neuropsychology & psychology consultation/treatment, and teaching medical students and internal medicine residents on geriatric rotation at USC University Hospital. Member of the Advisory Committee to the USC-PPA, Inc. University of Southern California School of Medicine January 1996 to June 1997 Assistant Professor of Research Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry, USC School of Medicine. Responsibilities include coordination of neuropsychological assessment at the USC/St. Barnabus Alzheimer's Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Position involves clinical neuropsychological assessment, research, supervision of doctoral psychology students at the Alzheimer's center, and teaching the medical students and residents on geriatric rotation at USC University Hospital. Private Practice September 1988- September 1994 Private psychotherapy practice located in West Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks, California. Provided individual, marital, and family psychotherapy. In addition, provided consultation for a private cardiac rehabilitation program and focused on stress management and related psychological issues. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center July 1989-August 1991 Medical Social Worker responsible for the Acute Physical Rehabilitation Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Patients diagnoses include Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Spinal Cord Injury, Guillian Barre, Traumatic Head Injury, Cardiac disease, Orthopaedic problems, Diabetes, Vascular disease and Oncology. Followed patients on the Cardiac Surgery unit too. Treatment included psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, individual and family therapy, and case management. Approach to patient care was in concert with the interdisciplinary team. Supervised USC Graduate Social Work Students on the Physical Rehabilitation unit. Provided didactic seminars and was a part of administrative projects and meetings.
PAGE -3- Northridge Hospital Medical Center August 1988- July 1989 Medical Social worker primarily responsible for the Psychosocial component of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, California. Responsibilites also included evaluation and treatment of patients in acute Rehabilitation, ICU/CCU, Cardiology, Medical/Surgical, and the Emergency Room. Supervised USC Graduate Social Work students on the Cardiac Rehabilitations unit. California Youth Homes May 1985- August 1988 Licensed Clinical Social Worker for residential treatment program of male adolescents located in Inglewood, California and the South Bay area. Provided long and short-term individual psychotherapy, psychodynamic and didactic/behavioral group therapy, family therapy, diagnostic assessment and evaluation, clinical supervision, case management, and consultation with interdisciplinary team. D. Research Position University of California at Los Angeles - Neuropsychiatric Institute Sept.1992- Sept.1994 Research assistant with the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center. UCLA s Center for Excellence in brain injury involves a multi-disciplinary team approach in which Neuropsychology works in concert with the Neurosurgery and Epidemiology departments on this parent grant. This longitudinal study is evaluating 500 adults (ages 16-60) who sustain a moderate to severe head injury and are hospitalized at one of three major medical centers that represent the aggregate catchment area of the western Los Angeles region. This large and representative cohort of brain injured adults will be assessed at each of four time points: early in the patient s acute hospitalization, and three subsequent follow-up probes at six, twelve, and eighteen months post-injury. Neuropsychology will assess three domains including: Neuropsychological; Psychosocial/Behavioral; and Competency/Disability. Among the hypotheses tested are: 1. Whether level of Neuropsychological performance at discharge predicts Neuropsychological, Psychosocial/Behavioral and Competency/Disability at eighteen months post-injury; 2. whether neuropsychological functioning and/or recovery rate at six and twelve months predicts Psychosocial/Behavioral and Competency/Disability outcome at eighteen months; and 3. comparison of PET findings with neuropsychological functioning over time. Dissertation Research Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Cigarette Smokers in a Healthy, Older Adult Population. E. Training Georgetown University Medical Center October 1994 to October 1995
PAGE -4- Neuropsychology fellowship position in the Department of Neurology. Responsibilities include neuropsychological assessments with patients ranging from adolescence to older adults in both out-patient and in-patient settings. Position also includes assistance with functional brain mapping, Wada testing, balloon trial occlusions, weekly Epilepsy rounds, various didactic seminars, and participation with on-going research studies at the medial center. Patient population includes various neurological disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, and medical illness with cognitive impairment. Camarillo State Hospital and Developmental Center September1993- September1994 Psychology Intern at an in-patient psychiatric hospital and developmental center in Camarillo, California. Patients range from children to geriatric adults. Patient population includes: personality disorder, psychotic process, thought disorder, affective disorder, arson, assaultive and self-injurious behavior, and developmental disability. Position involves psychological and neuropsychological assessment, forensic evaluation, psychotherapy, and research. VA Sepulveda Medical Center Oct.1993-Sept.1994 Psychology Intern in external rotation at VA Sepulveda Medical Center in Sepulveda, California. Patients range from late adolescence to geriatric adults in both out-patient and in-patient settings. Patient population includes various neurological disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and medical illness with cognitive impairment. Active participation in Neuropsychiatric clinic which involves weekly seminars and patient evaluation with participating medical residents. Involvement in weekly neuropsychology seminars. VA Medical Center West Los Angeles Summer1991 Volunteer position on a psychiatric unit, Ward 206D, at the VA Medical Center in West Los Angeles, California. Position involved psychodiagnostic work, with an emphasis on neuropsychological assessment. Treatment also included individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Attended weekly seminar in neuropsychology led by Wilfred Van Gorp, Ph.D. Glendale Adventist Medical Center - Family Practice Residency Prog. Sept.1991- June1992 Psychology Intern at an out-patient family practice clinic in Glendale, CA. Patient population comes from a variety of SES backgrounds, ranging from infant to geriatric age. Clinical activities included: psychodiagnostic assessment; geriatric assessment; individual, marital, and family psychotherapy; in-services; and teaching medical students and residents. Airport Marina Counseling Service Sept.1984-June 1985 Social Work Intern at an out-patient agency in Westchester, California. Clientele range from children to geriatric adults. Treatment modalities consisted of individual, conjoint, play therapy, and family therapy. Long-term psychotherapy emphasized but short-term and crisis intervention were also employed.
PAGE -5- California Youth Homes Sept.1983 - Aug.1984 Social Work Intern at a private, non-profit residential agency for male adolescents from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Responsibilities include individual and group psychotherapy and psychosocial evaluation. Society Memberships: International Neuropsychological Society National Association of Neuropsychology American Psychological Association California Psychological Association Los Angeles County Psychological Association Publications Weiss, D., Bondareff, W. et al. (1997). The Use of Validated Tests for the Korean Population in the U.S.: A Comparison Between the Standardized and Translated Mini- Mental State Examinations. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 3 (1), 26. Weiss, D., Kay, G., & Cohan, S. (1996). Preservation of Procedural Memory in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Weiss, D., Boone, K., Murray, J., & van Gorp, W. (1995). Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Cigarette Smoking in a Healthy, Older Adult Population. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1 (2), 168. Presentations Cognitive Assessment and Evaluation of Geriatric patients, USC School of Medicine, monthly lecture to internal medicine residents and medical students on geriatric rotation. The Use of Validated Tests for the Korean Population in the U.S.: A Comparison Between the Standardized and Translated Mini-Mental State Examinations. Presented at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Orlando, Florida, February, 1997. Grand Rounds Presentation for Geriatric Psychiatry, USC School of Medicine, 1996. Neuropsychological Assessment and the Dementia Syndromes, USC School of Medicine, lecture at Psychology seminar, 1996 & 1997. Preservation of Procedural Memory in Multiple Sclerosis. Presented at the Twenty- Fourth Annual Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1996.
PAGE -6- Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Cigarette Smoking in a Healthy, Older Adult Population. Presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle, Washington, February, 1995. Brain and Behavior Relationships. Guest lecturer at California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, 1993. Malingering on Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment. Camarillo State Hospital, Camarillo, California, 1993. Family Dynamics of Brain Injury Patients. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1990. Psychosocial Aspects of Spinal Cord Patients. Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1989. Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiac Patients. Northridge Hospital Medical Center and private practice, 1988 and 1990. The Dynamics of Adolescents. Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Community service, Northridge California, 1988. Stress Management. Quarterly lecture, private practice/private cardiac rehabilitation medical group, Los Angeles, California, 1988-1990.