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Deborah Catherine Koltai, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Duke Health Provider
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Where I See Patients
Duke Neurology Morreene Road - Durham, NC
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My Locations
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology 2015
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2017
- Associate Professor in Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology 2013
Languages I Speak
English, Hungarian
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Training and Education
Fellowship
Clinical Neuropsychology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1993-1995
Residency
Clinical Psychology, Sepulveda VA Medical Center (California), 1992-1993
Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, 1993
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants9
Books2
Academic Articles67
Book Sections2
Conference Papers14
- RECOVER Infrastructure Modification 11 (Yr 3) awarded by Research Triangle Institute International 2022 - 2025
- McPherson, Susan, and Deborah Koltai. A Practical Guide to Geriatric Neuropsychology. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Ravdin, Lisa D. A Review of: “Geriatric Neuropsychology: Assessment and Intervention”. Vol. 22. Informa UK Limited, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854040601025717.
- Hughes, Jasmine G., Charis A. Spears, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Katie Solarz, Mareshah Sowah, Nathan A. Shlobin, Deen Garba, Michael M. Haglund, Deborah Koltai, and Anthony T. Fuller. “The Impact of Ethics and Resources on the Allocation of Traumatic Brain Injury Surgery: A Survey of Neurosurgeons Within Low- and Middle-Income Countries and High-Income Countries.” World Neurosurg 197 (April 1, 2025): 123950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123950.
- Seas, Andreas, Pranav I. Warman, Alvan-Emeka K. Ukachukwu, Deborah C. Koltai, Joel Kiryabwire, David Kitya, and Michael M. Haglund. “Building sustainable neurosurgical capacity: lessons from the Duke Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology.” Neurosurg Focus 58, no. 3 (March 1, 2025): E4. https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.12.FOCUS24831.
- Koltai, Deborah C., Paula-Ann E. Chin, Michael W. Lutz, Victoria L. Bouvé, J Wynne Taylor, Alex L. Gualtieri, and Joel C. Morgenlander. “Neuropsychological normative standards for late career physicians.” Clin Neuropsychol 38, no. 8 (November 2024): 1873–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2024.2319899.
- Koss, E., D. K. Attix, and T. J. Story. “Neuropsychological evaluation.” In Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, 268–307, 2012.
- Story, T. J., and D. K. Attix. “Models of developmental neuropsychology: Adult and geriatric.” In Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology, 41–54, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511674815.005.
- Kam, Wayneho, Larry B. Goldstein, Alec McConnell, Hussein Al-Khalidi, Ellen Bennett, Carol Colton, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Deborah Koltai, and Nada K. El Husseini. “Abstract P67: Role of Genetic Variants in Predicting Cognitive Outcomes Following Small Vessel Ischemic Stroke.” In Stroke, Vol. 52. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.p67.
- Savage, Jeanne E., Philip R. Jansen, Sven Stringer, Kyoko Watanabe, Julien Bryois, Christiaan A. de Leeuw, Mats Nagel, et al. “GWAS meta-analysis (N=279,930) identifies new genes and functional links to general cognitive ability.” In HUMAN GENOMICS, Vol. 12. BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2018.
- Ruppert, P. D., D. K. Attix, and T. G. Monk. “Longitudinal Neuropsychological Outcomes of Postoperative Delirium.” In CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, 26:427–427. TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2012.
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