About Us
The Cognitive Reserve program was created by five doctors to provide a solution for the countless patients who sought help with preserving
their memories in their advancing years. Now, the program these doctors created for their patients is
available to everyone.
Jeffrey Farbman, M.D.
Dr. Jeffrey Farbman is Board Certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. While actively
involved in the practice of general neurology, Dr. Farbman also maintains a special interest in disorders of balance and the
evaluation and treatment of dizziness.
Dr. Farbman, a native New Yorker, completed his undergraduate education at Brooklyn College and then earned a Master
of Science degree in neurobiology at Northwestern University. He is a graduate of Rush Medical College of Rush University
where he earned his M.D. degree and served his residency in neurology at The University of Chicago. Following the completion
of a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston in 1998, Dr. Farbman joined Northwest
Neurology.
Neil Pliskin, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Dr. Neil Pliskin is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Neurology, the Director of the Neurobehavior Program, the Director
of the Neuropsychology Service, and the Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine, all at the University of Illinois at
Chicago. He is a board certified neuropsychologist with years of experience directing Neuropsychology and psychology training
programs. Dr. Pliskin is involved in educational and clinical practice issues at the national level through his work as Director
of Continuing Education for the International Neuropsychological Society and Chair of the Practice Advisory Committee of the
American Psychological Association's Division of Clinical Neuropsychology.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Pliskin went on to earn
his Ph.D. in Psychology at the Chicago Medical School. His internship was at Washington D.C.'s Saint Elizabeth's Hospital,
residency at the National Institute of Mental Health, and his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology was
completed in 1988 at the University of Oklahoma.
Sanford Sherman, M.D.
Dr. Sanford Sherman has practiced General Neurology at Northwest Neurology since 1988, and sees patients with a wide range
of neurological conditions. He helped develop and is the Physician Director of the award winning stroke program at St. Alexius
Medical Center, and serves as a member of the Neurosciences Advisory Board of the Alexian Brothers Health Network.
Dr. Sherman was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan
and his Medical Degree from Rush University Medical School. He interned in Internal Medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes
Medical Center and he completed his residency in Neurology and Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of
Illinois at Chicago.
Sherrie All, Ph.D.
Dr. Sherrie All is a clinical neuropsychologist at Neurobehavioral Associates. She has specialized experience in cognitive
rehabilitation for people with brain injury, psychiatric illness, and mild cognitive impairment and has become an expert in
brain fitness and healthy aging. She is engaged in research examining cognitive deficits and their rehabilitation in psychiatric
conditions such as schizophrenia as well as cognitive enhancement to reduce the risk or delay the onset of dementia.
Dr. All is a product of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she completed her Bachelors. Her Masters and Ph.D. in Psychology were
earned from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, IL. Dr. All's internship and post-doctoral
fellowship were completed at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Darrin Thomas, Ph.D.
Dr. Darrin Thomas offers the technological background that allows the cognitive reserve
program to be made available online. He grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, earning his Bachelors of Business Administration from the
University of Alaska Anchorage. His Ph.D. in Management Information Systems was earned from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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