Biography

Dr. Veronica Burton is a bilingual (English-Spanish) board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). She has extensive experience working with patients in neurology, neurosurgery and rehabilitation settings and employs a collaborative approach to assessment and treatment.

She is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology and serves on the Practice and Public Policy Committee of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She is a past president of the Houston Neuropsychological Society.

Education

Predoctoral Internship
Clinical Neuropsychology - Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, ON, Canada
Doctorate (PhD)
Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology Specialty) - University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Clinical Neuropsychology - Austin Neuropsychology and The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Neuropsychological assessment (differential diagnosis; prognosticating outcome)
  • Treatment planning of individuals with memory disorders, dementia, stroke, TBI/concussion, brain tumor, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease (including pre-DBS surgery), ALS, NPH (including pre/post large-volume lumbar puncture), Chiari syndrome and other neurological and neurosurgical conditions.

Research Interests

  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • NPH
  • Role of neuroinflammation in neurological conditions
  • Cognitive interventions
  • Cross-cultural neuropsychology