Sparrow Neuropsychology
Personalized neuropsychological assessment in Cambie, Vancouver.
Sparrow neuropsychology is the private practice of psychologist Christopher Benjamin, PhD, an Associate Professor (adjunct) at Yale University who trained at UCLA, Harvard University, and the University of Melbourne.
Sparrow provides in-depth, evidence-based neuropsychological assessment and consultation for individuals and families in Vancouver. We measure individuals’ thinking skills – such as their memory, attention, organizational and language skills – to help identify and treat problems.
Our approach is different in that it is warm, collaborative, and grounded in science.
Who can we help?
Patients are commonly referred to us when they have thinking problems related to –
A concussion or brain injury
Memory issues, or suspected dementia
A stroke, brain tumour, or with multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders
Baseline cognitive evaluations, or an unclear diagnosis
Questions about returning to work following a brain-related condition.
Who is Sparrow Neuropsychology?
Sparrow is the private practice of Christopher Benjamin PhD (cv), a psychologist with over ten years' experience in clinical neuropsychology. He is also:
A psychologist at Vancouver General Hospital, assessing patients with epilepsy.
Adjunct Associate Professor at Yale University, where he has been faculty for over ten years.
A licensed psychologist in Canada (BC 4057); the US (CT 8423); and Australia (PSY1759984).
Prior to his time at Yale Dr. Benjamin completed his clinical fellowship at UCLA, California, and research fellowships at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, USA.
Recognition:
International Neuropsychological Society Epilepsy SIG Co-Chair (2022-ongoing).
American Academy of Neurology (2018), Clinical Research Training Scholarship.
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation/NIH (2016), KL2 Award.
National Academy of Neuropsychology (2013), Clinical Research Grant.
What next?
Read about Dr. Benjamin’s background.
See a short video about neuropsychological assessment.
Reach out – refer a patient, or ask about assessment.