General Info

Michael Westerveld, PhD, ABPP-CN, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who directs AdventHealth Medical Group’s neuropsychology practice in Central Florida. He evaluates and treats patients with a wide array of medical and developmental conditions that affect cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning, and he has in-depth understanding of how certain medical conditions can impact brain development and performance in school, work, at home, and in the community. Through detailed functional assessments, he can help patients and their families understand and cope with the complex issues that can accompany medical and developmental disorders. Dr. Westerveld earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Following an internship in neuropsychology at the VA Medical Center in East Orange NJ, he completed an advanced fellowship in neuropsychology at Yale University and remained on the faculty there for 20 years before joining the AdventHealth team in Florida in 2008.  Awards & Recognition Dr. Westerveld is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. He serves on national advisory panels for neuropsychology, and is a two-term past president of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. Differentiators One of only five neuropsychologists in Florida with board certification in both clinical neuropsychology and pediatric subspecialty certification through the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. Unique skills include functional brain mapping and Wada testing. Nearly 30 years experience with cognitive and behavioral comorbidities of epilepsy and other complex medical conditions.