
Sara J. Swanson, PhD, ABPP
Chief, Professor
Location
- Neuropsychology - Froedtert Hospital
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Neuropsychology
- Epilepsy
New Patient Appointments
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Concussion
- Dementia
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Post Acute COVID Syndrome
Treatments and Services
- Virtual Visit
Patients Ages Seen
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- St. Luke's Medical Center – Milwaukee
Board Certifications
- Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinic Locations
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-5660
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-5400

Biography
Sara J. Swanson, PhD, is a Professor of Neurology and Division Chief of Neuropsychology. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). She specializes in the clinical evaluation of adults with neurobehavioral disorders, epilepsy, head trauma, and memory disorders. She conducts intracarotid sodium amobarbital testing and functional MRI for language mapping. Her research interests involve predictors of cognitive outcome after temporal lobectomy, functional MRI, and the neuropsychology of epilepsy. She has published in these areas, and been a co-investigator on NIH studies using fMRI for language mapping.
Sara Swanson is associated with the Functional Imaging Research Center and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program.
Education and Training
Doctor of Philosophy - Washington State University - Pullman, WA (1989)
Internship in Clinical Psychology - University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, WA (1989)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology - Ϲ - Milwaukee, WI (1990)