Alyssa Zwicker, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
Location
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
About
Dr. Zwicker is a pediatric neuropsychologist embedded within the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders at Lurie Children’s. Her research focuses on executive functioning within pediatric sickle cell disease, as well as cognitive and psychosocial factors in the context of gene editing therapy. Dr. Zwicker provides outpatient neuropsychological evaluations for children with suspected cognitive sequelae of medical or neurological conditions, such as sickle cell disease, cancer, brain tumors, and other blood disorders.
Specialties
Education & Training
Education: PhD: University of Iowa, 2021; BS: Augustana College, 2014
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2021-2023; Residency in pediatric neuropsychology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute, 2020-2021