Dr. Yayci Patiño is a staff clinical neuropsychologist at Brooks Rehabilitation. Patino received her master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., and her doctorate in clinical psychology, with a focus in neuropsychology and Latino mental health from William James College in Boston. 

Patiño completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s Cultural Neuropsychology Track – Lifespan, training within their cultural and bilingual lifespan neuropsychology track. Patiño also completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence – Lifespan Neuropsychology and Cultural Neuropsychology, where she served as their chief fellow.

Patiño joined the Inpatient Psychology Department at Brooks in 2022 as a staff neuropsychologist and practices at both Brooks’ University campus and Bartram campus hospitals. In this role, she provides bilingual services in English and Spanish to patients and their families during their adjustment to deficits and lifestyle changes after experiencing neurological injuries. She also collaborates with the workers’ compensation team at Brooks, providing expertise on bilingual inpatient neuropsychological evaluations and psychotherapeutic services.

Patiño’s clinical and research interests include cross-cultural neuropsychology, neurodegenerative disorders, aging, stroke and community-based interventions to promote cognitive health.