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Neuropsychology

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Neuropsychologists help test brain function when a patient has symptoms or complaints involving memory or thinking. These concerns may be signaled by a change in concentration, organization, reasoning, memory, language, perception, coordination, or personality. Our experts will test memory and thinking skills to help identify a pattern of strengths and weaknesses and develop a treatment plan.

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  • Leigh J. Beglinger, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Leigh Beglinger, PhD is an outpatient clinical neuropsychologist. She provides neuropsychological evaluations for teens ages 16+ and adults with cognitive difficulties, offering diagnosis and treatment recommendations, including pre-surgical evaluations for deep brain stimulation surgery. She works with a broad range of neurological conditions, including movement disorders like Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, essential tremor and dystonia, complex concussions, post-viral syndromes such as long covid, dementia, and neurological and medical conditions (e.g., multiple sclerosis). 

    Dr. Beglinger earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Idaho and her doctoral degree at Washington State University. She completed her clinical internship at West Virginia University Hospitals and her postdoctoral residency at Indiana University School of Medicine. After serving as an assistant and associate professor at the University of Iowa, earning tenure for her research in Huntington’s disease and delirium associated with medical conditions, she returned to Idaho in 2011 to join St. Luke’s.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     

  • Brett J. Buican, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Brett Buican, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides neuropsychological testing to assess brain-behavior relationships in children and adults. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed his internship and neuropsychology fellowship at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Dr. Buican has a special interest in traumatic brain injury.

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    Accepting new patients
     
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  • Tory A. Kimpton, PHD

    Tory A. Kimpton, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Tory Kimpton, PhD is an outpatient clinical neuropsychologist. She works with adults who have a wide variety of neurologic conditions, including traumatic brain injury/concussion, stroke, and dementia.

    Dr. Kimpton earned her doctoral degree from the University of Montana. She completed her clinical internship at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and participated in additional training opportunities at the University of Arkansas Medical Center. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the VA Northern California Healthcare System and completed part of her clinical training at UC Davis Medical Center. She is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society and American Psychological Association.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     

  • Ryan Mangum, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Ryan Mangum, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist who provides adult outpatient evaluation services to assist with diagnosis and treatment. He works primarily with individuals with neurodegenerative conditions/dementia or complex mental health problems that contribute to concerns about cognition.

    Dr. Mangum also has specialized experience performing pre-surgical evaluations and working with individuals with brain injuries/concussions, and he is trained in evidence-based treatment for improving sleep.

    Dr. Mangum grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned his doctoral degree from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. He went on to complete his clinical internship at the Phoenix VA Medical Center and his postdoctoral fellowship at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System and University of Michigan Medicine Consortium.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
  • Sarah D. Marion, PHD

    Sarah D. Marion, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Sarah DeBoard Marion, PhD is an inpatient neuropsychologist at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Hospital. She offers consultation and treatment for patients recovering from brain injuries due to trauma, stroke, and other neurological conditions.

    Dr. Marion completed her postdoctoral residency at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute after completing her doctoral training at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and predoctoral internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Marion came to St. Luke’s from Saint Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services where she specialized in outpatient brain injury and dementia evaluations. Her clinical practice in Pasadena included positions at Neurobehavior services and Southern California Neurology Consultants at Huntington Memorial Hospital.

    In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Marion is an associate professor of psychology at Northwest Nazarene University. She has also served as a professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Marion’s research interests include developmental and neurologic conditions across the lifespan including agenesis of the corpus callosum, HIV/AIDS, healthy aging, attention deficit disorders (via virtual reality assessment), and traumatic brain injury.

  • Brandon T. Stewart, PHD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Brandon Stewart, PhD is an inpatient neuropsychologist at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Hospital. He offers assessment, consultation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and rehabilitation services for patients recovering from brain injuries due to trauma, stroke, and other neurological conditions. He specializes in providing cognitive rehabilitation to those impacted by brain injury and/or neurological conditions.

    Dr. Stewart earned his doctoral degree from the University of Montana, where he also served as the primary investigator for several research projects examining the effects of stress on cognitive functions. Additionally, he taught several undergraduate psychology courses and was the coordinator of their introductory psychology program. He completed his predoctoral internship at the Boise VA Medical Center and his postdoctoral fellowship at the Portland VA Medical Center. During his time in Portland, he developed a novel, evidence-based manualized treatment for cognitive rehabilitation.

    Dr. Stewart is a member of the Idaho Psychological Association (IPA), National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), International Neuropsychological Society (INS), and American Psychological Association (APA).

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     

  • Cynthia S. Tremblay, PsyD

    Neuropsychology

    Biography

    Cynthia Tremblay, PsyD specializes in neuropsychology, focusing on a broad range of conditions in adults, including dementia and other memory disorders, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, and epilepsy. She performs pre-surgical evaluations and clinical assessments to assist with diagnosis and treatment recommendations. 

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     

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