Dr. Freeman Chakara is a
Board Certified Neuropsychologist and the founder of Providence Behavioral Health Services. He provides
Forensic Neuropsychological Evaluations for children and adults with known or suspected Brain Dysfunction. For the last twelve years, Dr. Chakara has evaluated children and adults for disorders of
Attention, Memory, Language, Spatial Cognition, Executive Function, Sensory-Motor, and Socio-Behavioral Disorders.
As needed, Dr. Chakara has assisted attorneys with independent evaluations and record reviews on work performed by other providers. His client engagements includes (1) Attorneys interested in establishing the mental capacity of a client, the merits of a psychological evaluation conducted by another expert, the validity of reported symptoms and expert testimony regarding neurocognitive functioning; (2) Employers pursuing fitness for duty evaluations; (3) Insurers requesting independent medical evaluations. He also provides services to educators and state agencies. Legal consultation is available for both defense and plaintiff attorneys.
As the Director of the Memory and Movement Disorders Clinic at Providence Behavioral Health, Dr. Chakara specifically assists with determining neurocognitive aspects of the following conditions:
- Memory
- ADHD
- Autism
- Asperger's
- Dyslexia
- Tumors
- Seizure Disorders
| Cerebral PalsyStroke / CVAHead Injury / TBIDementiaMovement DisordersSports ConcussionMalingeringSymptom Exaggeration |
Education/Training:2000: PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Widener University
2001: Licensed Psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania
Degree/Certification:2002: Postdoctoral Fellowship at Milton Hershey Medical Center
2007: Diplomate in Neuropsychology - ABN/FACPN
2011: Diplomate in Neuropsychology - ABPP/ABCN
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Brain Injury Medicine: Cognitive Impairments After TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes several types of damage to the brain that affect the cerebral cortex, subcortical nuclear structures, and their widespread white matter connections (see chapters by Kochanek et al. and Hovda for more details). The resulting cascade of pathological changes disrupts neural functioning at multiple levels, from individual cellular and vascular structures to the larger brain networks they comprise