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About Dr Metcalf
I am a Clinical Neuropsychologist specialising in medico-legal and clinical assessments in acquired and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
I have worked in brain injury rehabilitation services for 20 years and have extensive experience providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. In addition to my private practice, I am a Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU), Liverpool Hospital. I have worked at the BIRU since 2005.
I have worked in brain injury rehabilitation services for 20 years and have extensive experience providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. In addition to my private practice, I am a Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU), Liverpool Hospital. I have worked at the BIRU since 2005.
I am frequently engaged to complete reports for medico-legal purposes, medical and allied health professionals, rehabilitation providers, Department of Defence, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), CTP clients, Workers Compensation claimants and Lifetime Care and Support Scheme participants (SIRA).
My educational background includes a Combined Masters and PhD degree in Clinical Neuropsychology from Macquarie University. I am an endorsed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Clinical Neuropsychologist and am a fellow of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) . I hole an honorary associate position at Macquarie University, am an External Advisor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, and are a Conjoint Lecturer for UNSW. I am an approved supervisor for Clinical Neuropsychology higher-degree students and registrars for AHPRA and the APS.
Furthermore, I have an extensive research background with several publications in peer-reviewed journals. My PhD, entitled “The origin and nature of confabulation: A cognitive neuropsychological perspective”, was conducted at the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science. More recent interests include the development of reliable-change statistics for common neuropsychological measures in TBI, the emotional consequences of neuropsychological testing on clients and the assessment of effort clinical contexts.
Furthermore, I have an extensive research background with several publications in peer-reviewed journals. My PhD, entitled “The origin and nature of confabulation: A cognitive neuropsychological perspective”, was conducted at the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science. More recent interests include the development of reliable-change statistics for common neuropsychological measures in TBI, the emotional consequences of neuropsychological testing on clients and the assessment of effort clinical contexts.