Multicultural Assessment and Research Center
Contact Information
Multicultural Assessment and Research Center
39 1st Avenue, Suite 101
Charlestown,
MA
02129
Phone: 617-643-5883
Fax: 617-643-5896
Email: MARC@mgh.harvard.edu
Adult Clinical Referral Form (PDF)
HIPAA Authorization Form for Release of Information (PDF)
Medical specialists or primary care physicians affiliated with Mass General Brigham can make referrals for a neuropsychology evaluation. We do not accept self-referrals.
Please note, if you are a health care professional making a referral and are not affiliated with Mass General Brigham, please explicitly state that the patient needs to be evaluated by MARC in your EPIC referral.
Patients not registered at Mass General must call 866-211-6588 to complete registration and obtain a medical record number prior to scheduling any appointment.
Explore This Research Center
About This Program
The Multicultural Assessment and Research Center (MARC) at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to best practices in multicultural neuropsychology. Our staff focuses on providing culturally and linguistically proficient neuropsychological services to diverse adult patients with a variety of disorders that impact cognitive functioning. Additionally, we provide enriched training opportunities for clinical psychology students who are interested in multicultural neuropsychology through the MGH Multicultural Neuropsychology internship elective and the MGH Multicultural Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Training Program.
Our Services
Neuropsychological Evaluations
MARC provides culturally and linguistically proficient neuropsychological evaluations and interventions to adults and older adults presenting with a variety of disorders that impact cognitive functioning, including but not limited to neurological/medical disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, brain tumors, psychiatric disorders and learning disorders/developmental disabilities, among other presenting concerns.
We focus on providing neuropsychological evaluations for individuals with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Our staff includes bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical neuropsychologists with extensive training in multicultural neuropsychology. Neuropsychological evaluations can be completed in both Spanish and/or English. We work closely with MGH Medical Interpreter Services to provide evaluations to a linguistically diverse patient base.
The neuropsychological evaluation consists of:
- Clinical interview with the patient and/or patient’s family member
- Administration of a battery of tests designed to evaluate different aspects of cognitive functioning (e.g., attention, memory, visuospatial abilities, executive functioning). Tasks require the patient to give verbal or non-verbal responses
- Feedback session with the patient and/or patient’s family member to discuss results and recommendations based on the evaluation
The neuropsychological evaluation can last from two to five hours, depending on the referral question. Patients are given breaks throughout the evaluation as needed. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, components of the neuropsychological evaluation can be offered either in-person or remotely.
Cognitive Training
We also offer cognitive skills training (e.g. attention/executive functioning, memory) to our Spanish-speaking patients, either in an individual or group format. Please note that patients should have had a neuropsychological evaluation at least six months prior.
Our Research
Clinicians at MARC conduct neuropsychological and neuroimaging research. Their ongoing projects focus on examining risk and protective factors for age-related memory decline and neurodegeneration.
For more information about our research, please visit Mass General’s Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention Program.
Our Team
Program Leadership
Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD
Director, Multicultural Assessment & Research Center
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Daniel Saldana, PhD
Assistant Director, Multicultural Assessment & Research Center
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Staff Neuropsychologists
Marta González Catalán, PhD
Adult Clinical Neuropsychologist
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Clara Vila-Castelar, PhD
Adult Clinical Neuropsychologist
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Edmarie Guzman-Velez, PhD
Adult Clinical Neuropsychologist
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Kay Seligsohn, PhD
Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Nadine Schwab, PhD
Pre-Doctoral Intern
Jorge Alcina, M.S, PhD Candidate
Practicum Student
Perla Ortiz-Acosta, BA
Neuropsychology Technicians
Alex Badillo Cabrera, BA
Nikole Bonillas Felix, BA
Lusiana Martinez, BS
Administrative Staff
Sarah Mancuso, BA - Group Practice Administrator
Diana Munera, BS - Clinical & Research Program Manager
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