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	Assistant Attending Psychologist
	Assistant Professor of Psychology in Anesthesiology
	Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry

Root, James C.

(212) 746-5936

(212) 746-5818

Dr. James Root is an attending neuropsychologist on the Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit and Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry within the Division of Neuropsychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Root completed his postdoctoral training in clinical and forensic neuropsychology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and predoctoral residency in neuropsychology at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research in New York City.

Dr. Root's clinical expertise focuses on the evaluation and treatment of adults and adolescents presenting with wide ranging cognitive, neurologic and psychiatric difficulties, including disorders of attention, memory and learning, traumatic brain injury and dementing conditions. Clinical and forensic referrals for neuropsychological evaluation are welcome and may be arranged by calling (212) 746-5936.

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	General Adult Psychiatry/Payne Whitney Manhattan
	Neuropsychiatric Disorders/Payne Whitney Manhattan
	Psychology/Payne Whitney Manhattan

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Clinical Expertise

Psychological Assessment

Neuropsychology

Neuropsychological Assessment

Neurobehavioral Disorders

Neuropsychiatry

Learning Disabilities

Affective Disorders

Adult Psychiatry

AIDS-Related Psychiatric Disorders

ADHD in Children, Adolescents and College Students

Psychiatry

General Psychiatry

Education

Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 2002

M.A., New School for Social Research, 1996