Christopher Benjamin, PhD
Associate Professor Term; Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; Assistant Professor of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Biography
Research & Publications
Patient Care
Appointments
Biography
Dr. Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology. He completed his PhD training in neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia; research fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston; and his clinical fellowship at the Semel Institute, University of California Los Angeles where he was the epilepsy fellow and Chief Fellow in neuropsychology. As a clinician he is a member of Yale's Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and he also sees adults with a range of neurological disorders. As a researcher his work focuses on how we can improve surgical planning to treat epilepsy and brain tumors.
Education & Training
- Clinical Fellow, NeuropsychologySemel Institute, UCLA (2014)
- MAUniversity of Melbourne, Clinical Neuropsychology (2012)
- PhDUniversity of Melbourne (2012)
- Research FellowHarvard Medical School (2012)
- Research FellowBoston Children's Hospital (2012)
- Research FellowHarvard Medical School (2011)
- Research FellowBoston Children's Hospital (2011)
- BAUniversity of Melbourne, Biological Psychology (2002)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Clinical Research Training Scholarship | American Academy of Neurology | 2018 |
Sweblius Foundation Award | Swebilius Foundation | 2017 |
KL2 Junior Scholar's Award | Yale Center for Clinical Investigation / NIH | 2016 |
Clinical Research Award | National Academy of Neuropsychology | 2013 |