Neurology

Thomas A. Hammeke, PhD

Professor of Neurology
Co-Chief Neuropsychology Division
Director of Training, Neuropsychology
Co-Director, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic

Specialty: Neuropsychology

Sub-Specialty:

• Adult Neuropsychology
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Dementia
• Developmental Disorders of the Central Nervous System
• Epilepsy

Education:

• PhD, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, 1978

Training:

• Predoctoral Internship, Psychology Service, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, 1977-1978
• Fellowship, Neuropsychology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, 1978-1979

Awards, Honors

• Distinguished Young Alumni, Fort Hays State University, KS, 1983
• Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 40, 1996
• Plaque of recognition and appreciation for services given as First and Founding President, Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology, 1997
• Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology, 1999
• Certificate of appreciation for service on Examiner Cadre, American Board of Professional Psychology, 2002
• Certificate of appreciation for service as Examiner Coordinator, American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2003
• Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin Clinical Service Award, 2005

Brief Clinical/Research Interest Statement:

Dr. Hammeke specializes in the clinical evaluation of adult neurological patients. His primary research interests are in functional magnetic resonance imaging in clinical populations, including epilepsy and closed head injury, and developing treatment strategies to minimize the effects of mild traumatic brain injury.

Research Grants, Contracts, Awards:

• From National Academy of Neuropsychology, "Neurocognitive functioning and brain activation in acute MTBI: A neuropsychological and functional MRI study." Total direct costs (2000-2001) $21,240; (Michael McCrea, PhD, Co-PI).
• From National Federation of High Schools, Green Bay Packer Foundation, and Kohl Foundation, "Concussion in HS Athletes." Total direct costs (2000-2001) $15,500; (Michael McCrea, PhD, Co-PI).
• From NIH/NINDS (1 RO1 NS33576) "Functional MRI of Human Brain Language Systems;" (2000-2004); 10% effort, Co-investigator (Jeffrey Binder, MD, Principal Investigator).
• From NFL Charities for "Neurocognitive functioning and brain activation in acute MTBI: A neuropsychological and functional MRI study." Total direct (2001) $20,000; PI, (Michael McCrea, PhD, Co-PI).
• From Waukesha Memorial Hospital Foundation for "Neurocognitive Functioning and Brain Activation in Acute MTBI: A Neuropsychological and Functional MRI Study." (2002-2004). Total direct $105,000; Co-PI; (Michael McCrea, PhD, PI).
• From Waukesha Service Club Charitable Grant for "Neurocognitive Functioning and Brain Activation in Acute MTBI: A Neuropsychological and Functional MRI Study." (2001). Total direct $25,000; Co-PI (Michael McCrea, PhD, PI).
• From NIH:NINDS (AG020279) "Alzheimer's Disease by functional MR imaging." 7/1/02 – 6/30/07 Shi-Jiang Li (PI). Total direct $2,102,612; Co-Investigator, 3% effort.
• From NIH/NINDS (2 R01 NS35929-01) "Presurgical applications of functional MRI in epilepsy;" Total direct costs (2004-2008) $1,000,000, Co-investigator, 12% effort (Jeffrey Binder, M.D., Principal Investigator; Sara Swanson, PhD, Co-investigator).
• From The National Operating Committee On Standards For Athletic Equipment (NOSCAE) for Acute Effects & Recovery After Concussion in High School Athletes: A Clinical & Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study ((2004-2006) $30,100, Co-Principal Investigator (Michael McCrea, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator).

Selected Publications:

1. Binder, J.R., Frost, J.A., Hammeke, T.A., Bellgowan, P.S.F., Springer, J.A., Kaufman, J.N., Possing, E.T. (2000). Human temporal lobe activation by speech and nonspeech sounds. Cerebral Cortex, 10, 512-528.
2. Seidenberg M. Griffith R. Sabsevitz D. Moran M. Haltiner A. Bell B. Swanson S. Hammeke T. Hermann B. (2002). Recognition and identification of famous faces in patients with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy. Neuropsychologia. 40(4), 446-56.
3. Mead, L.A., Mayer, A.R., Bobholz, J.A., Woodley, S.W., Cunningham, J.M., Hammeke, T.A., and Rao, S.M. (2002). Neural basis of the Stroop interference task: Response competition or selective attention? Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 8,735-742.
4. Szaflarski JP. Binder JR. Possing ET. McKiernan KA. Ward BD. Hammeke TA. (2002). Language lateralization in left-handed and ambidextrous people: fMRI data. Neurology. 59(2):238-44.
5. Sabsevitz, D.S., Swanson, S.J., Hammeke, T.A., Spanaki, M.V., Possing, E.T., Morris, G.L., Mueller, W.M., Binder, J.R. (2003). Use of preoperative functional neuroimaging to predict language deficits from epilepsy surgery. Neurology. 60, 1788 – 1792.
6. McCrea, M., Hammeke, T.A., Olsen, G., Leo, P., Guskiewicz, K. (2004). Unreported concussion in high school football players: implications for prevention. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 14, 13-17.
7. Binder, J.R., Bellgowan, P.S. F., Hammeke, T.A. , Possing, E.T., Frost, J.A. (in press). A Comparison of Two FMRI Protocols for Eliciting Hippocampal Activation. Epilepsia.
8. Hammeke, T.A., Kortenkamp, S.R., and Binder, J.R. (under review). Normative Data on 372 Stimuli for Descriptive Naming.
9. Randolph, C., Barr, W.B., McCrea, M., Millis, S., Guskewicz, K., Hammeke, T.A., Kelly, J.P. (under review). Concussion Symptom Inventory (CSI): An Empirically-Derived Scale for Monitoring Resolution of Symptoms Following Sport-Related Concussion.

CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS

1. Hammeke TA. Bellgowan PS. Binder JR. (2000). fMRI: methodology--cognitive function mapping. In T.R. Henry, J.S. Duncan, and S.F. Berkovic (Eds.) Advances in Neurology: Functional Imaging in the Epilepsies. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, v83, p21-33.
2. Hammeke, T.A. (2000). Review of Neuropsychological Differential Diagnosis. In Archives of Neurology, 57, 1376.
3. Hammeke, T.A. & Rao, S.M. (2001). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): A primer. APA Division 40 Newsletter, 19 (Winter/Spring), 12-16.
4. Bobholz, JA and Hammeke, TA. (2001). Review of Neuropsychological Assessment Across the Life Span. In Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 7, 398-399.
5. Hammeke, T.A. and Gennarelli, T.A. (in press). Traumatic Brain Injury. In B.S. Fogel, R.B. Schiffer, and S.M. Rao (Eds.) Neuropsychiatry (2nd edition). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
6. Sadek, J.R. and Hammeke, T.A. (2002). Functional Neuroimaging in Neurology and Psychiatry. CNS Spectrums 7, 286-299.
7. Nieder, L.L. and Hammeke, T.A. (2003). Review of C. M. Filley, The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter, Oxford University Press, New York, 2001 in Applied Neuropsychology, 10.
8. Hammeke, T.A., Mueller, W.M., Swanson, S.J., & Binder, J.R. (in press). Functional MRI in Epilepsy Surgery. In H.R. Winn (eds.) Youmans Neurological Surgery, 5th edition. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company.
9. Swanson, SJ, Sabsevitz, DS, Hammeke, TA, Binder, JR. (2005). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Epilepsy, APA Division 40 Newsletter, 23, 7-8, 19-23.