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Neuropsychologist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Rosenblatt, Andrew
POSITION TITLE: Neuropsychologist
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE END DATE
MM/YYYY FIELD OF STUDY
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY B.A. 05/2010 Neuroscience
University of Houston, Houston, TX M.A. 05/2017 Clinical Psychology/ Neuropsychology
University of Houston, Houston, TX Ph.D. 12/2019 Clinical Psychology/ Neuropsychology
VA Connecticut Healthcare System - West Haven, West Haven, CT Internship 06/2019 Health Science Psychology/ Neuropsychology
UCLA Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA Fellowship 09/2021 Clinical Neuropsychology
A. Personal Statement
Dr. Rosenblatt is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist in the departments of Neurology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC). In 2021 he completed a two-year, American Psychological Association-accredited, post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Rosenblatt has worked extensively with patients with a range of neurological disorders and injuries within the context of neuropsychological evaluation, psychotherapy, and individualized cognitive rehabilitation interventions. He is currently in the process of developing a cognitive rehabilitation service line for the department of Neurology’s Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders to provide evidence-based intervention to patients with mild cognitive impairment. He has previously contributed to neuropsychological research studies with the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) at VA Boston Healthcare System and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, the Boston Attention and Learning Lab, as well as the BRAVE Trial, a multi-site clinical trial for a cognitive rehabilitation intervention funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Rosenblatt is also involved in the development of community outreach initiatives to educate LGBTQ older adults on healthy aging and dementia, as well as educational programs for caregivers of individuals with dementia. He is also currently consulting on an Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D), Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Health of LGBTQIA+ Older Adults (Principal Investigator: Jason Flatt, PhD, University of Nevada Las Vegas).
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
2022 - Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2021 - Clinical Neuropsychologist, Kuhn Cognitive, Santa Monica, CA
2021 - 2022 Research Project Advisor, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2016 - 2018 Clinical Research Coordinator, Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
2014 - 2016 Clinical Research Coordinator, BRAVE Trial, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2012 - 2013 Research Assistant, Boston Attention and Learning Lab, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2011 - 2012 Research Assistant, Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience (CTCN), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA
2010 - 2012 Neuropsychological Assistant, Boston Neuropsychological Services, Needham, MA
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2019 - Present Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
2018 - 2019 Psychology Service Diversity Committee, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
2018 - 2019 LGBT Committee, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
2014 - Present American Psychological Association
2014 - Present International Neuropsychological Society
2014 - 2016 APA Div. 40 Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training (University of Houston branch co-founder and representative)
Honors
2019 I CARE Award for Outstanding LGBT Veteran Service, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
2013 Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship, University of Houston
C. Contribution to Science
1. Psychodiagnostic and psychosocial factors associated with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Rosenblatt has contributed to studies examining the relationship between traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder from diagnostic, neurocognitive, and psychosocial perspectives.
a. Rosenblatt AS, Li R, Fortier C, Liu X, Fonda JR, Villalon A, McGlinchey RE, Jorge RE. Latent factor structure of PTSD symptoms in veterans with a history of mild traumatic brain injury and close-range blast exposure. Psychol Trauma. 2019 May;11(4):442-450. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6810643.
b. Seidl JN, Pastorek NJ, Lillie R, Rosenblatt A, Troyanskaya M, Miller BI, Romesser J, Lippa S, Sim AH, Linck J. Factors related to satisfaction with life in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. Rehabil Psychol. 2015 Nov;60(4):335-43. PubMed PMID: 26618214.
2. Neuropsychological sequelae of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Rosenblatt has contributed to studies examining the relationship between traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder from diagnostic, neurocognitive, and psychosocial perspectives.
a. DeGutis J, Esterman M, McCulloch B, Rosenblatt A, Milberg W, McGlinchey R. Posttraumatic Psychological Symptoms are Associated with Reduced Inhibitory Control, not General Executive Dysfunction. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2015 May;21(5):342-52. PubMed PMID: 26126233.
b. Esterman M, DeGutis J, Mercado R, Rosenblatt A, Vasterling JJ, Milberg W, McGlinchey R. Stress-related psychological symptoms are associated with increased attentional capture by visually salient distractors. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2013 Aug;19(7):835-40. PubMed PMID: 23803518.
3. Mechanisms of face recognition. Dr. Rosenblatt has contributed to studies examining the mechanisms underlying face recognition.
a. Degutis J, Mercado RJ, Wilmer J, Rosenblatt A. Individual differences in holistic processing predict the own-race advantage in recognition memory. PLoS One. 2013;8(4):e58253. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3622684.
4. Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) in sexual and gender minority older adults. Dr. Rosenblatt is currently examining risk and protective factors for ADRD in sexual and gender minority older adults.
a. Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Health of LGBTQIA+ Older Adults. Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D), Funded 3/1/2022 – 2/28/2025. PI: Jason Flatt, PhD. Role: Consultant.
