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Carla Ammons, PhD

Gender
Female
Language
English

Primary Specialty

Neuropsychology


Education

Doctor of Psychology School:
University of Alabama
Internship:
Emory University
Fellowship:
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Publications

Pubmed Profile

Network


Introduction

Carla Ammons, PhD, is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and serves as Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Ammons works with children and young adults experiencing cognitive problems secondary to their history of brain tumor, cancer treatment, stroke or other neurological conditions. She received her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Clinical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham before completing her internship and fellowship training in Adult and Pediatric Neuropsychology at Emory University School of Medicine/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Focus of Practice

  • Neuropsychology

Areas of Interest

  • Brain tumors and acquired brain injuries
  • Cognitive late effects of cancer treatment
  • Epilepsy
  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive rehabilitation

Locations

Childrens Physician Group - Neuropsychology

Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 2174 North Druid Hills Road NE 4th Floor Atlanta, GA 30329 404-785-2849

Research & Publications

Dr. Ammons’ research interests include functional neuroimaging, pre-surgical cognitive mapping, mechanisms of disease and/or treatment related cognitive decline and resilience, cognitive rehabilitation, and neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric cancer and blood disorders.