Rayna Hirst, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist located in San Francisco (Van Ness) & Palo Alto, CA
About Dr. 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 an Associate Professor 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 a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conflict of Interest and Clinical Research Grants Committee, the International Neuropsychological Society, and is Member-at-large and former Treasurer of the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum.
Dr. Hirst sees adults aged 18+ across the lifespan in San Francisco and 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.