Judith Bendheim Guedalia

Dr. Judith S. B. Guedalia is Director of the Neuropsychology Unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, and Co-Chair of Nefesh Israel.

Dr. Guedalia's academic education spanned many continents and cities. Her Ph.D. in Psychology is from Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Dr. Guedalia is a member of the MCE (Mass Casualty Events) Team in the Emergency Room of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center. She is a Licensed Psychologist (Ministry of Health, State of Israel) and a Supervisor Level Specialist in the areas of Neuropsychology, Developmental, Medical, and Rehabilitation Psychology. She is a certified School Psychologist (State of California, USA) and practitioner of EMDR with a lot of experience in the field of Traumatology. Dr. Guedalia is also a Certified Assessor of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).

She has written peer review journal articles in the areas of Neuropsychology, and Judaism and Psychology. Since 2004, she writes a monthly column for The Jewish Press (www.thejewishpress.com – a widely read American Jewish weekly).

Dr. Guedalia lives in Israel with her husband