Kristian Nitsch Ph.D.

Kristian Nitsch, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of medical and rehabilitation populations, with an emphasis on acquired brain injury. Dr. Nitsch earned his doctorate in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in rehabilitation psychology, at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2018. He completed his internship in clinical neuropsychology at the Charleston Consortium followed by a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation neuropsychology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Nitsch joined Shepherd Center’s Psychology Department and Shepherd Pathways, Shepherd’s post-acute acquired brain injury program, in 2020. He collaborates with an interdisciplinary team of health care providers to support patients’ cognitive and emotional well-being as they navigate the rehabilitation and recovery processes. Dr. Nitsch also serves as the primary research advisor for Shepherd Center’s clinical neuropsychology fellowship program.