Dr Sarah Griffiths
Special interest
Diagnostic assessment of dementia
General interest
Neuropsychological assessment and treatment of neurological disease
Dr Griffiths is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. She is the Lead Neuropsychologist for the Memory Assessment Service where she oversees the assessment of, and post-diagnostic intervention programmes for, people with neuro-degenerative disorders. She has expertise in diagnostic assessment, cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Dr Griffiths obtained a First Class Honours in Psychology from University College London before completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry. She also achieved a distinction in her Post-Doctoral Diploma in Neuropsychology from the University of Glasgow.
From 2005-2013 Dr Griffiths was a specialist Neuropsychologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens’ Square, where she gained expertise in working with people with a wide range of neurological disorders including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumour and dementia. Latterly, she was the Lead Neuropsychologist for Neuro-Oncology, developing specialist assessment and treatment programmes for patients with brain tumours, regularly speaking at international conferences on this topic and participating in a number of research projects.
