Natalie Sherry, PsyD, ABPP-CN, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist in the University of Pittsburgh Departments of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Hematology/Oncology. She specializes in the evaluation of cognition among neurosurgical and neurological patients, particularly brain tumor. She developed the perioperative cognitive mapping protocol for UPMC’s Adult Neurosurgical Oncology Program alongside neurophysiology and conducts intraoperative language mapping for awake brain surgeries. Her academic interests include cognitive function among patients with brain tumor and traumatic brain injury. She is also on the steering committee for the UPMC/Pitt Psychology Consortium and co-creator of the psychology well-being survey aimed at improving the organizational well-being for psychologists.
Dr. Sherry completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh in neuroscience graduating summa cum laude. She also has a joint degree from Widener University including a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in business administration. She completed an internship in the Department of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University Hospital, as well as a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the UPMC Sports Concussion Program in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Sherry's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.
Specialized Areas of Interest
Board Certifications
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
Professional Organization Membership
Professional Activities
Education & Training
- BS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
- MA, Clinical Psychology, 2014
- MBA, Widener University, 2016
- PsyD, Widener University, 2016
- Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship, UPMC, 2018
Honors & Awards
- Senior Researcher Award, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019
Research Activities
Dr. Sherry is a co-investigator of a NIH R01 grant with Carnegie Mellon University investigating representational similarity spaces for objects and actions before and after brain tumor surgery.