Dr. Daniel Saldana is a psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and an Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He joined the MGH Multicultural Assessment and Research Center (MARC) in October 2023 as a bilingual (English and Spanish) clinical neuropsychologist and serves as associate director. Dr. Saldana received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from City University of New York (CUNY), Queens College. He completed his internship and post-doctoral chief fellowship in lifespan cultural neuropsychology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute, Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence (HNCE). Dr. Saldana’s graduate research investigated the effects of deep diaphragmatic breathing training on cognitive functioning in healthy young adults. More broadly, Dr. Saldana is interested in cognitive training and has published chapters on the game of chess, elucidating the cognitive differences between experts and novices, and cognitive training across the lifespan. His clinical interests are focused on investigating differences between monolingual and bilingual/multicultural neuropsychological assessment. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, playing volleyball, practicing chess, and writing fiction.
Multicultural Assessment and Research Center (MARC), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School