Gekker Gertsberg Anna
Main achievement
Assistant Professor, PhD. University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
About
Anna Gekker Gertsberg is a remarkable neuropsychologist with a Ph.D. in Psychology, specializing in lifelong cognitive assessments with a focus on learning and memory. A graduate of the University of Rochester in 2013, she completed her clinical neuropsychology internship at Yale University School of Medicine and her fellowship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2015. Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, she diagnoses neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and mild cognitive impairment, as well as traumatic brain injuries, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for pre-surgical evaluations in patients with movement disorders. Her professional activity takes place in the United States, particularly at Nuvance Health in Danbury, Connecticut, where she works at the neurology practices on West Street and Sand Pit Road. Here, she tailors assessments to the individual needs of adult and elderly patients, providing precise therapeutic recommendations for a wide range of neurological and medical conditions. Actively involved in teaching, she contributes to the neuropsychology training program, guiding residents and fellows, and is appreciated by patients for her empathetic approach and attentive listening, holding excellent ratings of 4.8 out of 5. In her personal life, Anna Gekker Gertsberg values time spent with family, traveling, reading, cooking, and listening to music. She is fluent in English and Russian, facilitating communication with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her choice of specialty reflects a passion for the brain-behavior relationship, allowing her to significantly improve patients' quality of life through personalized interventions.
