Dr. Santana has practiced in the field of rehabilitation and testing for over 25 years. She was initially employed as a Vocational Evaluator, assessing individuals with disabilities, including patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and cerebrovascular accidents CVA), and making job recommendations based on her findings. She held this position for 9 years and then pursued a Master’s degree in Mental Health counseling. Eventually, she obtained a doctorate degree specializing in Neuropsychology from Albizu University and completed her internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami’s Ryder Trauma Center, and at the Spinal Cord Injury Unit, working once again with neurologically impaired patients. Her post-doctoral residency, also with the University of Miami, focused on working with individuals with dementia. Since becoming licensed in 2002, she has continued to work with this population in both in English and Spanish, at her private practice, and continues to evaluate and treat patients at a local rehabilitation hospital. She conducts evaluations for private patients
and has served as an expert on numerous legal cases (I.e. Workers’ Compensation, Disability and Civil claims).