Maureen Lacy, PhD

Maureen Lacy, PhD

Psychology, Psychiatry | More

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

UChicago Faculty Physicians hold faculty positions with the University of Chicago and provide care for patients on the academic health system’s main campus in Hyde Park and in care centers throughout the Chicago region.

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Maureen Lacy, PhD, is interested in the assessment of memory, language, reasoning, spatial and attention problems related to medical, neurologic and psychiatric conditions, including but limited to:

  • Brain tumors and treatment effects (chemotherapy and radiation)
  • Epilepsy (partial complex; pre/post surgical interventions)
  • Traumatic head injury and concussion
  • Autoimmune conditions (lupus and MS)
  • Cardiac disease
  • Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease)

Dr. Lacy is also interested in the neuropsychological detection and characterization of neurodegenerative conditions (dementias), such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Depression (pseudodementia)
  • Vascular disease (stroke, ischemic disease)
  • Lewy body disease
  • Frontotemporal dementias
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus

She is part of the several specialty clinical service teams that provide comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Examples of these teams include:

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Lacy is engaged in multiple ongoing research projects, in which she studies the cognitive, behavioral and clinical aspects of Hydrocephalus across the lifetime. Dr. Lacy also enjoys teaching and is co-director of the Clinical Neuropsychology Externship training program, educating future neuropsychologists from local and national universities. She is also engaged in lectures and rotations of medical students, and supervises undergraduate students engaged in research.

Fellowship

  • Michigan Medicine

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • American Psychological Association
  • International Neuropsychological Society
  • Midwest Neuropsychology Group
  • Association for Internship Training in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Aetna HMO (specialists only)
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
  • BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
  • BCBS PPO
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • CountyCare *see insurance page
  • Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • United Choice Plus POS/PPO
  • United Options (PPO)
  • United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
  • United W500 Emergent Wrap
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
  • Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
  • United Choice HMO (specialists only)
  • University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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At a Glance

Practicing Since1996

Languages Spoken

  • English