Suzan Uysal

Suzan Uysal is an Associate Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University. She co-directs the Neuropsychology Fellowship program in Neurology and teaches functional neuroanatomy and clinical neuroscience across multiple departments. Her clinical practice focuses on neuropsychological evaluations for neurologic and age-related disorders.

Education: PhD in Psychology from NYU, with fellowships at NYU School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Hospital. She has authored a major textbook integrating functional neuroanatomy with clinical neuroscience.

Research interests include neuroprotection in cardiac surgery, neurocognitive outcomes of surgical procedures, and perioperative neurology. Key publications include seminal work on cerebral oxygenation optimization and postoperative cognitive decline assessment.

Her work bridges clinical practice and education, with contributions to diagnostic coding standards (ICD-10-CM) and perioperative safety principles. She collaborates across disciplines in neurology, anesthesiology, and rehabilitation medicine.

Professional roles include leadership in neuropsychology training programs and editorial contributions to clinical handbooks on neuroprotection and critical care.