February 3, 2026, Filed Under: NewsWelcome, Dr. Somekh Welcome to Melanie Somekh, PhD, MA, who completed her clinical pediatric neuropsychology fellowship through our program last year and now joins us full time. Dr. Somekh is an assistant professor of neurology and a neuropsychologist with expertise in early childhood neurodevelopment and Spanish/English bilingual neuropsychological assessment. She is skilled in adapting assessment procedures to ensure culturally responsive evaluations. Dr. Somekh received her Master of Arts and PhD in clinical psychology from Fordham University in New York, then completed predoctoral training in neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She completed her psychology internship with emphasis in neuropsychology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical pediatric neuropsychology at Dell Medical School. Dr. Somekh is widely published and is a member of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, International Neuropsychological Society, Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, and American Psychological Association. In 2022, she received an American Epilepsy Society (AES) Young Investigator Award.
