Joseph Hirsch, PhD, PsyD

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Affiliation(s): 

Department of Psychiatry Lenox Hill Hospital; Department of Psychology Pace University

Areas of Interest: 

Anomia, Aging and Cognition; Dementia; Alzheimer; Neuropsychological assessment; traumatic brain injury

Biography & Research: 

PhD in pharmacology, Downstate Medical Center with specialization in neuropharmacology; PsyD in psychology with training and later specialization in neuropsychology, Pace University. Adjunct professor of psychology, Pace University. Areas of research interest include: mechanisms involved in neurotransmission and neuromodulation including the roles of calcium and thiamine, naming deficits in dementia, thiamine as potential treatment in aMCI and early AD.