Victoria M. Leavitt, PhD, FAAN

Neuropsychology
Specialties
Neurology, Neuropsychology, morespecialties

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ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
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  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
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  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • Multiplan
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • SelectHealth
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Victoria M. Leavitt, PhD, FAAN


As a clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive neuroscience researcher, and clinical trialist, Dr. Leavitt develops mechanistic models of cognition utilizing MRI, fMRI, and EEG. She has developed and validated several cognitive measures and scales, including digital tools currently being tested in 12 countries on 5 continents. A major focus of her research is understanding the contribution of lifestyle factors such as exercise, psychological factors, and social support to cognitive health and brain health, as well as differences in brain reserve and resilience related to sex as a biological variable. Her laboratory has been continuously funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Defense, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Specialties & Expertise

  • Dementia
  • Epileptic Seizures
  • Neurocognitive Deficits
  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Transient Ischemic Attacks/ TIA
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

EDUCATION

  • Internship: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
  • Fellowship: Kessler Institute

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology and Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center) at the Columbia University Medical Center

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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