John E. Gordon, PhD - cofounder
Dr. Gordon earned his doctoral degree at George Peabody College (Vanderbilt University) in 1972. Dr. Gordon earned his diplomate in clinical neuropsychology and was licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Prior to full-time private practice, he had faculty appointments at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. He also provided neuropsychological consultation to many hospitals in the Philadelphia area. After transitioning to full time private practice, Dr. Gordon maintained his faculty appointments at Widener University and Drexel University. Dr. Gordon co-authored 20 professional articles and delivered more than 60 presentations in the field of clinical psychology and neuropsychology. He remained clinically active until shortly before his death in 2017. As a result of his lifelong commitment to his patients and students, the John E. Gordon research award is presented on an annual basis through the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society to assist an exceptional neuropsychology student in their doctoral research. He will always be remembered for his commitment to the field, his patients, and his students.
David Massari, PhD - co-founder, retired
David J. Massari, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist who was licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. Dr. Massari earned his doctoral degree at Syracuse University and completed a post-doctoral internship in clinical child psychology at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Over the years, he has held several faculty appointments and is currently and adjunct clinical associate professor at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University. He is a diplomate in clinical neuropsychology and is also a certified school psychologist. In addition to his clinical practice and clinical supervision he has co-authored 17 articles in the field. He has also delivered 13 presentation at various conferences. When Dr. Massari was actively practicing, he provided both clinical services and medical legal evaluations and consultation to attorneys and insurance carriers.
Edward A. Maitz, PhD, retired
Edward A. Maitz, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Temple University in 1989. He interned at the VA Hospital in Coatesville Pennsylvania then worked as a clinical neuropsychologist at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey prior to entering private practice. He has worked in private practice at Clinical Neuropsychology Associates since 1988. He earned a Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology from the American Board of Neuropsychology and is also Board Certified in Cognitive Rehabilitation (Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation); and Biofeedback Training (Biofeedback Certification Institute of America). He holds faculty appointments at Drexel University College of Medicine and Widener University. He has published more than 20 papers in professional journals and has more than 50 presentations in the United States and Canada. He has a special interest in mild traumatic brain injury and has been a member of the Brain Injury Panel of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; and the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. In addition to his clinical practice, he provides medical legal evaluations and consultation to attorneys and insurance carriers and is a faculty member of the L.L.M. Trial Advocacy program at the Temple University Beasley School of Law.