Ralph Benedict PhD

Dr. Ralph Benedict, PhD, is a psychologist and board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the evaluation of cognitive and behavioral changes associated with neurologic disease. He is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Neurology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and serves as Director of the Neuropsychology Service within UBMD Neurology. Dr. Benedict also provides inpatient neuropsychology consultation at Erie County Medical Center and holds additional volunteer faculty appointments in Psychiatry and in Psychology/Counseling & Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo. His clinical work focuses on comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and care for individuals with cognitive concerns related to conditions such as multiple sclerosis, concussion and brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders, including memory disorders. He supports specialized programs including the Jacobs Multiple Sclerosis Center and the UB Alzheimer’s Disease & Memory Disorders Center. Dr. Benedict earned his doctoral degree in psychology at Arizona State University and completed postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His academic and research interests integrate neuropsychological testing with brain imaging findings, and he serves as Neuropsychology Advisor within the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center.