Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology) at CUMC

Robert Fee, PhD is a lifespan neuropsychologist who specializes in the evaluation of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning in children. Dr. Fee earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University, Masters from Columbia University, and his doctorate from City University of New York with a specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology. He completed his internship training in lifespan neuropsychology including pediatrics, epilepsy, aging, movement disorders, stroke, and neurorehabilitation in the Department of Neurology at North Shore University Hospital as well as psychotherapy within the Department of Psychiatry at Zucker-Hillside Hospital (Northwell Health System). His postdoctoral training in Neuropsychology was completed at Columbia University Irving Medical Center within the Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience and Division of Child Neurology, receiving advanced training in the assessment of individuals across the lifespan with various neurological disorders. His clinical activities focus on the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disability, learning disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, motor disorders, language disorders, genetic disorders, as well as congenital and acquired brain injuries, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neuro-oncology and other neurological conditions. He also provides psychotherapeutic consultation to children and families.
Departmental Appointments
- Department of Neurology
Division of Child Neurology
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Adolescent and Childhood Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Brain Injury
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Child Development
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Concussion
- Developmental Disorder
- Encephalitis
- Epilepsy
- Genetic Disorders
- Hyperactivity
- Intellectual disability
- Language Delay
- Language Problems
- Learning Disabilities
- Metabolic Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurobehavioral Disorders
- Neurocognitive Deficits
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurological Disorder
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Neuromuscular Disorder
- Neuropsychological Assessment
- Pediatric Attention Deficit - ADD
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
- Pediatric Sleep Disorders
- Pediatric Vascular Anomalies
- Psychology
- Seizure Disorder
- Stroke
- Tic Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Locations
CUMC/Harkness Pavilion
180 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (646) 426-3876
ColumbiaDoctors West 86th Street
21 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
Provider Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Insurance Programs
Please contact the provider's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
- Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NYP Employee Plan, NY Signature, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
- Affinity [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra]
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [EPO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Local 1199 [Local 1199]
- MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
- Multiplan [Multiplan]
- MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty]
- UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
- VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth, Special Needs Plan]
- WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
This provider sees pediatric patients
This provider accepts new patients
Appointment Phone Number: (646) 426-3876
Publications
Fee, R., Montes, J., & Hinton, V. (2019). Executive Functioning in the Dystrophinopathies and the Relation to Underlying Mutation Position. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 25(2), 146-155. doi:10.1017/S1355617718000942
S. Jain, Katherine Meilleur, Eunhee Kim...Robert Fee, VeronicaHinton, Payam Mohassel, Diana Bharucha-Goebel, Carole Vuillerot, Peter McGraw, Mark Barton, Joseph Fontana, Anne Rutkowski, A. Reghan Foley, Carsten G. Bonnemann. (2019). Longitudinal changes in clinical outcome measures in COL6-related dystrophies and LAMA2-related dystrophies. Neurology 93 (21) e1932-e1943; DOI:10.1212
Fee, R., Montes, J., Stewart, J., & Hinton, V. (2018). Executive Skills and Academic Achievement in the Dystrophinopathies. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24(9), 928-938. doi:10.1017/S1355617717001333
Leaffer, E., Fee, R., & Hinton, V. (2016). Digit Span Performance in Children with Dystrophinopathy: A Verbal Span or Working Memory Contribution? Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 22(7), 777-784. doi:10.1017/S1355617716000461
Fee RJ, Hinton VJ. Resilience in children diagnosed with a chronic neuromuscular disorder. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2011;32(9):644â€Â650. doi:10.1097/DBP.0b013e318235d614
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov