Leah Ellenberg, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Clinical Professor, UCLA
Leah Ellenberg, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, is a licensed, Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Ellenberg’s professional career began in 1978 when she conducted research on lateralization of brain functions with Nobel laureate Dr. Roger Sperry at Caltech. After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Ellenberg joined the staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in 1978 and began her private practice in Clinical Neuropsychology, emphasizing pediatrics, in 1979. Dr. Ellenberg evaluates and differentially diagnoses children and adults with concerns about learning disabilities, attentional problems, emotional and/or behavioral issues, head injuries, medical conditions affecting the central nervous system, developmental disabilities and other conditions that may affect cognitive, behavioral or emotional functioning. She also assesses individuals to ascertain neurocognitive strengths and weaknesses for purposes of educational treatment and planning. In addition, Dr. Ellenberg has conducted independent neuropsychological evaluations at the request of school districts and family court as well as serving as a forensic expert.
Dr. Ellenberg was a staff member of the Psychosocial Program of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles from 1978-1986. She has held a Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology since 1989, and received subspecialty certification in Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology in 2015. She was a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine at USC from 1980-2007. She was an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 2008 to 2020, and is currently a Clinical Professor in that department. Dr. Ellenberg has conducted a number of research studies, most recently involved with the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study through UCLA, participating in research examining neurocognitive functioning in adult survivors of childhood brain tumors. She has trained many pre-and post-doctoral students in Clinical Neuropsychology at UCLA, an ongoing pleasure, and teaches topics in neuropsychology through the UCLA School of Medicine.
Dr. Ellenberg is a member of the consulting staff at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. She is also on the advisory boards of Park Century School. She has participated as a child psychologist in a number of overseas missions with Operation Smile, an organization she supports that sends teams of plastic surgeons and ancillary personnel to third world countries to treat children with cleft lip/palate and other deformities.
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