Our Providers

PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Erica Kornblith

Erica Kornblith, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF School of Medicine. She is trained in the assessment of individuals across the lifespan and works with adolescents and adults with a variety of neurological and other health conditions including concussion, acquired brain injury, ADHD, PTSD/complex trauma, other psychiatric diagnoses, and neurodegenerative conditions. She has a special interest in working with seniors with a history of head injury to promote healthy cognitive aging. Her assessment approach is collaborative and strengths-based and tailored to the needs of the individual patient/family. She also provides individual and group cognitive rehabilitation services for adults and older adults.

Dr. Kornblith received her PhD from California School of Professional Psychology, and completed internship training at VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System and postdoctoral clinical and research training at San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF, including fellowship training in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Neuropsychology and advanced training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and clinical research design. She has co-authored dozens of peer reviewed publications and conference abstracts and maintains an active research program at UCSF focused on traumatic brain injury and cognitive aging, supported by funding from the US Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the National Institute on Aging.

She sees patients in person at the Orinda office for assessment, and in person and via telehealth for cognitive rehabilitation.

PhD, ABPP-CN

Jessica Foley

Dr. Jessica Foley is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN). She conducts neuropsychological evaluations for patients presenting with suspicion of neurodegenerative illness. She also performs comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations of adults with a variety of known or suspected neurologic illnesses. Dr. Foley is specialized in the assessment of adults across the lifespan with concern regarding neurologic and neurodegenerative compromise.

In addition to her work at The Clinic, Dr. Foley is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Attending Neuropsychologist within the UCSF Department of Neurology Memory and Aging Center. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 2002, followed by a Ph.D. and Psy.D. from Nova Southeastern University (2007) with a specialization in clinical neuropsychology. She completed predoctoral internship training specializing in neuropsychology at Brown Medical School Department of Psychiatry, and postdoctoral fellowship training in neuropsychology at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neurosciences and Human Behavior. She previously (2009-2014) served as a Neuropsychologist and Instructor of Psychiatry within the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry and the Boston VA Medical Center, where she functioned as the senior Neuropsychologist within the Brockton division, which is specialized in the assessment of medically complex older adults. She also served as faculty within the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology and Training Leader for neuropsychology training within the geropsychology internship and fellowship programs. Dr. Foley serves as a faculty mentor for neuropsychology students in training, supporting clinical and research skills among scientist-practitioners in clinical neuropsychology.

Dr. Foley has authored or co-authored 30 peer reviewed research publications including empirical studies and literature reviews, and has collaborated on or independently authored a myriad of additional book chapters, book reviews, and professional conference presentations and symposia, with a primary focus on neuropsychology, normal and pathological brain aging, and risk factors for cognitive impairment. Her research predominantly concerns the interface between brain white matter microstructural pathology and cognitive abnormalities among neurodegenerative and related conditions, as well as methods to facilitate earlier detection of abnormalities among these populations.

PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Rayna Hirst

Dr. Rayna Hirst is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist conducting neuropsychological evaluations, including dementia, psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, ADHD), and medical/neurological diagnoses (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, neuro-oncology). Dr. Hirst is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Neuropsychology Program at Palo Alto University, providing didactic and supervisory education to doctoral students who are training in clinical neuropsychology. Her research focuses on the validity and interpretation of neuropsychological assessment in a variety of clinical disorders. She is Treasurer of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology and a member of the SCN Education Advisory Committee, in addition to being a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the International Neuropsychological Society.

Dr. Hirst sees adults aged 18+ across the lifespan in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Hirst completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a specialization in Neuropsychology, at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her internship at the VA Ann Arbor/University of Michigan Healthcare System. Her two-year neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship was at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She is trained in the neuropsychological assessment of a variety of neurological, medical, and psychological disorders.

PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Sarah Asmussen

Dr. Asmussen is a clinical neuropsychologist offering therapy and assessment. Her focus in therapy is facilitating in-depth individual and relationship work by using an integrated approach applying Mindfulness, CBT, Psychodynamic and Couples-based treatments. Therapy interventions take place in the San Jose office and via telemedicine, across the state of California.

In addition to providing support through clinical interventions, she provides comprehensive neuropsychological and psychological evaluations across the lifespan in Palo Alto and San Jose. Diagnoses such as ADHD, ASD, Depression, Anxiety, etc. are often evaluated in the outpatient clinic.

Dr. Asmussen’s experience spans nearly two decades. Prior to joining The Clinic, she worked in private practice, as a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Senior Scientific Director at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, and in both inpatient and outpatient facilities (e.g., concussion clinic, memory clinic, poly-trauma unit, acute rehabilitation, burn unit, VA Palo Alto Hospice, epilepsy monitoring unit).

Dr. Asmussen completed her two-year residency at Barrow Neurological Institute-St. Joseph’s Hospital specializing in Clinical Neuropsychology. She completed Internship at James A. Haley VA. She graduated with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University, a Stanford affiliate, and was awarded a certification in Neuropsychology.