McFarland Neuropsychology

When we sought a neuropsychological assessment for my husband, we were fortunate that Dr. McFarland was accepting new patients. He and his staff were very respectful and thoughtful when sharing the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, providing a careful, detailed explanation of each aspect of the results. The news was hard to receive, but his professionalism and highlighting of strengths as well as weakness inspired both confidence and comfort. The follow-up appointments allowed us to think through the implications together and to consider potential outcomes, strategies, and expectations, with Dr. McFarland’s reassuring guidance. This process eventually led to our decision to move out of state, which regrettably meant the need to find new health care providers. Despite now being in a city with excellent medical facilities, we have not managed to find a neuropsychologist to match the care we received from Craig McFarland. Sharing difficult, disappointing news with patients must surely be one of the most challenging aspects of a neuropsychologist’s job, and we continue to be very appreciative of his care and compassion which helped soften the message for us.

My husband and I saw Craig McFarland a couple of years ago. It was a difficult visit because we had our suspicions confirmed that my husband has Alzheimer’s. Craig was very calm and patient yet thorough in his testing. He managed to lay out what we could expect, where we were in the process and gave us some guidance as to how to deal with what was coming. We have been back to visit him to follow up to see what he had to say about the progression of the disease since our last visit. I look forward to visiting him again this spring. He is a very thoughtful person whom I’ve found to be very helpful.