Clinical neuropsychologist
Sameenah Rawoot
A HPCSA-registered clinical neuropsychologist practising at Healthfort Clinics Milnerton, whose doctoral research focused on right-hemisphere stroke syndromes.
Practice
Healthfort Clinics Milnerton
Teaching
Lecturer, undergraduate psychology, University of Cape Town
Supervision
Neuropsychology masters students, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Sameenah Rawoot is a HPCSA-registered clinical neuropsychologist. Her doctoral research focused on right-hemisphere stroke syndromes, and she has a special interest in the relationship between brain, body and mind. Her practice is based at Healthfort Clinics Milnerton, where all outpatient assessment, feedback and rehabilitation takes place. Inpatient neuropsychology consults are conducted at Mediclinic Milnerton on referral. She also lectures undergraduate psychology students at UCT, and supervises neuropsychology masters students at Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Her approach is grounded in evidence-based neuropsychological assessment and a holistic understanding of each individual. She recognises that cognitive, emotional and behavioural difficulties rarely exist in isolation, and considers the interplay between neurological health, psychological wellbeing, medical history, developmental factors and everyday functioning when working with patients.
Sameenah works with patients presenting with a range of neurological, cognitive and psychological concerns. Her work includes neuropsychological assessment, cognitive profiling, diagnostic clarification, cognitive rehabilitation, and recommendations to support patients, families and treating teams in understanding and managing cognitive and functional difficulties.
She also values collaborative work with other healthcare professionals, to ensure that assessment findings translate into meaningful recommendations for everyday life.
Neuropsychological assessment should be both scientifically rigorous and compassionate, giving patients and their families information that is understandable, meaningful and clinically useful.
Particular interests
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Acquired brain injury
- Stroke
- Right-hemisphere stroke syndromes
- Cognitive consequences of neurological conditions
- Psychological consequences of neurological conditions
Work with Sameenah
Appointments can be booked directly through the calendar. If you would rather speak to someone first, the practice is happy to talk it through.