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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
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PIRATE Bios
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Patrick J. Doyle, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP
Dr. Doyle has 27 years of experience as a provider of clinical services to veterans with aphasia and as a clinical research scientist. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed data-based studies in the areas of aphasia treatment and the measurement of patient-reported health outcomes. He is the developer of the Burden of Stroke Scale (BOSS), a patient-reported measure of functioning and well-being for stroke survivors. |
Contact us:
Phone: 412-954-4628
Fax: 412-954-4629
E-mail: eileen.rosleck@va.gov
Address:
The Program for Intensive Residential Aphasia Treatment and Education
VA Medical Center
7180 Highland Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Attention: Eileen Rosleck (132A-H)
Application Materials:
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www.va.gov/viewers
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Malcolm R. McNeil, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP, BC-NCD
Dr. McNeil is an internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders. In addition to publishing numerous articles on aphasia treatment and the relationships between impairments of attention and language deficits in aphasia, he is the author of the Revised Token Test, a widely-used instrument for measuring auditory comprehension ability in aphasia |
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William D. Hula, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP
After working for three years at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, primarily in the outpatient clinic with persons with aphasia, Dr. Hula entered the Ph.D. program in Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. He trained as a VA Pre-doctoral fellow and took a full-time clinical position in the VAPHS Speech Pathology Program in 2005. His interests include the use of dual-task methods and theories to help identify specific points of breakdown in word production and comprehension in aphasia. |
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Christine T. Matthews, M.S., CCC-SLP
Ms. Matthews has 8 years of clinical experience, having worked at Rush University Medical Center and Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago. She joined the staff of the VAPHS Speech Pathology Program in 2006 and is currently pursuing her clinical doctorate in Speech Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Michael E. Biel, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mr. Biel has 14 years of experience working with veterans with aphasia, first with the West LA Veterans Center and currently with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. In 2007, in recognition of his energetic and innovative work in aphasia treatment, he was the inaugural recipient of the Association of VA Speech-Language Pathologists Rick Bollinger Clinician of the Year Award. He is currently pursuing his clinical doctorate in Speech Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Michael Dickey, Ph.D.
Dr. Dickey has 7 years of experience working with people with aphasia and as a clinical research scientist. He has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed studies and abstracts in the areas of aphasia assessment and treatment. He has worked extensively on developing and testing intensive behavioral treatments for language deficits among stroke-survivors with aphasia.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: December 23, 2008 |
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