Brandi S. Henson, Psy D

Brandi S. Henson, PsyD, is associate director of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program, fellowship director of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program, and an attending psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as a clinical instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in pediatric psychology and neurodevelopment, with clinical and research interests focused on the neurodevelopmental trajectories of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and associated genetic syndromes. Dr. Henson earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and completed graduate training in psychology and clinical child psychology at Yeshiva University, followed by advanced training at McLean Hospital. Her work centers on providing multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental care and advancing research that supports long-term cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for children with complex …cardiac conditions.