Dr. Marcela Bonafina has extensive experience in the field of Forensic Neuropsychology, with a practice that is specialized in the assessment of Spanish monolingual and Spanish-English bilingual clients.

As former Assistant Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit at New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, Dr. Bonafina has evaluated over 750 traumatic brain injury clients.

As a consultant at Manhattan Veteran Affairs Hospital, Dr. Bonafina has completed the evaluation of monolingual and bilingual patients suffering from dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and complicated psychiatric issues.

Working as a Senior Psychologist at the New York City Official Center of Excellence for the World Trade Center Mental Health Program, Dr. Bonafina has assessed and treated the psychological trauma of hundreds of victims of the events of “9/11.”

Currently, Dr. Bonafina is the Associate Director of Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group International Branch.

Given this unique background, and as the immediate past-President of the Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals, Dr. Bonafina is the first choice of America’s leading litigation attorneys who have monolingual or bilingual clients and who are seeking an objective consultant to provide high quality neuropsychological assessment and assist in their preparation for trial.

Dr. Bonafina's casework encompasses criminal, civil, employment law, as well as highly complex litigation, including death penalty and multiple plaintiff class action cases.

Dr. Bonafina has lectured on numerous forensic and clinical issues as an invited speaker of, among others, the Latin American Neuropsychological Society, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York State Office of Mental Health, and various medical centers around the world. She makes regular national and local television appearances as a guest speaker on news shows on ABC, Univision and HITN.

• Tenured Professor of Neurophysiology, School of Psychology, National University of Buenos Aires
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine
• Honorary Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Visiting Professor, Department of Radiology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Program for Imaging and Cognitive Science, Columbia University

• University Fellowship Award, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York Neuropsychology Doctoral Program, New York
• Hispanic Health Leadership Award, National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington, D.C.
• Hispanic Health Advocacy Award, Association of Hispanic Health Care Executives, United Nations, New York, NY
• Elected Honorary President, III International Conference of Hospital-Based Neuropsychology.
• Nominated Honorary Lecturer for Twelfth International Conference of the SLAN-Latin-American Neuropsychological Society, Santiago de Chile

• Board Member, Argentine Society of Neuropsychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Scientific Committee, First National Conference of the Argentine Society of Neuropsychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Scientific Committee, First Latin-American Conference of Neuropsychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Charter Member by Invitation, Latin-American Society of Neuropsychology
• Scientific Committee, Fourth National Conference of the Argentine Society of Neuropsychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Scientific Committee, Sixth National Conference of the Argentine Society of Neuropsychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Active Member, International Neuropsychological Society
• Active Member, American Psychological Association
• Chair, International Liaison Committee, Latin-American Neuropsychological Society
• Active Member, Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executive
• Active Member, New York State Psychological Association
• Former President, Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals
• Scientific Committee, XI Conference, Latin-American Society of Neuropsychology, Puebla, Mexico
• Secretary, Board of the Latin-American Society of Neuropsychology

Television Interviews (ABC, NBC, Univision, HITN, Channel 13) on Suicide Among Latinas, Depression and Substance Abuse, Traumatic Brain Injury among Veterans, Psychological Effects of the Economic Crisis, Immigration and Trauma

Radio Interviews for Educational Purposes (AM and FM - Radio La Mega, Radio Amor, Radio La Kalle within the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut Tri-State Area, and AM-KIQI and KATD within San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Napa, Solano, Marin, and Sonoma, California) on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury among Hispanics, Suicide Among Young Latinas, Inter-Generational Differences Among Immigrants, Bipolar Disorder.

Newspaper Interviews for Educational Purposes (The New York Daily News, La Hora Hispana, Salud Mental) on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After “9/11,” Suicide Among Young Latinas, Psychological Effects of Menopause: A Preventive Approach.