Daryaneh Badaly, PhD
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Areas of Expertise
Conditions I Treat
- Attentional Disorders
- Chemo brain
- Cognitive changes
My Specialties
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Social, emotional, and behavioral assessment
Get to Know Me
I’m a board-certified pediatric neuropsychologist who is an expert in how a child’s brain development affects how they think, act, and feel. I work with children of all ages from toddlers to young adults who are facing a cancer diagnosis. I see patients at the Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion and at Memorial Hospital, which is the main hospital at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Some types of cancers and cancer treatments can change how the brain works, which can affect a child’s mood and behavior. Based on their doctor’s request, I can help understand how a child is doing by conducting neuropsychological evaluations (like a check-up for brain function). This helps plan for their treatment, their move back home and to school from the hospital, or their long-term well-being even years after the cancer is gone.
Sometimes, children face problems with learning or mental health that are not related to cancer. This can still affect their treatment or broader well-being. I focus on what each child is good at and where they need extra help so that they can succeed in school and in interactions with their friends and family. I work closely with their other doctors and teachers to make sure every child gets the support they need.
I was raised in a multicultural home and I’m fluent in French. I understand how different languages and cultures can influence a child and I’m experienced in conducting evaluations in French.
Before joining Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I worked at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Child Mind Institute. I have helped many young people with complex health problems including cancer and brain-related disorders.
I have an interest in helping children with their executive functioning. This relates to how the brain helps children pay attention, control impulses, stay organized, plan, and solve problems. Executive functioning can be affected by cancer or its treatments as well as other medical conditions. I previously studied executive functioning among children with early heart problems. I am experienced in providing training for executive functioning skills and have held parent and teacher workshops on strategies to help children improve their executive function.
Besides working with patients and engaging in research, I help train future neuropsychologists. I supervise students who are training to become specialists and also serve as a mentor and leader in professional organizations to help improve the field of neuropsychology.
I'm a neuropsychologist (NOOR-oh-sy-KAH-loh-jist). This is a doctor with special training in evaluating how brain problems affect behavior and cognition (mental processes).
I'm a pediatric psychologist (sy-KAH-loh-jist). I have special training in mental and behavioral health therapies. I treat children and adolescents.
- Assistant Attending Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Conditions I Treat
- Attentional Disorders
- Chemo brain
- Cognitive changes
- Coping difficulties
- Memory and concentration problems
- Mood changes
My Specialties
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Social, emotional, and behavioral assessment
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Georgetown University
- Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology, Child-Family Emphasis, University of Southern California
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, Child-Family Emphasis, University of Southern California
Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System
Board Certifications
- Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
Awards and Honors
- Early Career Service Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology (2024)
- Early Career Psychologist Scholarship, American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation (2020)
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Akamagwuna, U., & Badaly, D. (2019). Pediatric cardiac rehabilitation: A review. Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 7, 67-80.
Schmithorst, V. J., Badaly, D., Beers, S. R., Lee, V. K., Weinberg, J., Lo, C. W., & Panigrahy, A. (2021). Relationships between regional cerebral blood flow and neurocognitive outcomes in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Badaly, D., Beers, S. R., Ceschin, R., Lee, V. K., Sulaiman, S., Zahner, A., Wallace, J., Berdaa-Sahel, A., Burns, C., Lo, C. W., Panigrahy, A. (2022). Cerebellar and prefrontal structures associated with executive functioning in children with congenital heart defects. Frontiers in Neurology, 13.
Sahel, A., Ceschin, R., Badaly, D., Lewis, M. T., Lee, V. K., Wallace, J., Weinberg, J., Schmithorst, V., Lo, C., Panigrahy, A. (2023). Increased cerebello-prefrontal connectivity predicts poor executive function in congenital heart disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, 5264.
Wallace, J., Ceschin, R., Lee, V. K., Beers, S. R., Lo, C. W., Panigrahy, A., & Badaly, D. (2024). Psychometric properties of the NIH Toolbox Cognition and Emotion Batteries among children and adolescents with congenital heart defects. Child Neuropsychology, 30(6), 967–986.
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