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David Libon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

  • Department: Drexel Neurology
  • Specialty:Neurology
  • Education: Ph.D., Neuropsychology, University of Rhode Island, 1985; Clinical neuropsychology, Boston VA Medical Center, 1985
Patient Care

Dr. Libon provides neuropsychological evaluations for Department of Neurology outpatients and inpatients concentrating on patients with dementia, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. He sees patients in Center City Philadelphia and Darby, PA.
Research

Dr. Libon has five active research grants investigating a wide range of topics related to dementia. He has produced over 100 published peer review papers, presentations, and book chapters.

Research Awards and Honors

  • Nelson Butters Award - conferred by the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) for research on vascular dementia, 1998.
  • Edith Kaplan Award - from the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society recognizing years of mentorship of students and contributions to process analysis of brain-behavior relationships, 2006.
Teaching

Dr. Libon is an associate professor in the Department of Neurology.

In the past he has held positions as supervising neuropsychologist at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center, director of neuropsychological services at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, and associate professor of psychiatry (neuropsychology) at UMDNJ-SOM. From 1998 to 1999 Dr. Libon served as visiting associate professor and interim graduate director of Drexel University's APA-approved graduate program in clinical psychology.
Specialties
  • Neurology
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Neuropsychological testing

Practice Locations

Drexel Neurology
219 N. Broad Street
The Arnold T. Berman, M.D. Building, 7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-762-6915
Fax: 215-762-6914

Drexel Neurology
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
Phone: 610-237-4000
Fax: 000-000-0000

Drexel Neurology
501 S. 54th Street
Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone: 215-748-9000

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