Tamar D. Gefen, PhD

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Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Psychology

Secondary Specialty

Neuropsychology

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Education

Professional Education:: PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2015

Faculty Profile

Associate Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9

4.9

95 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

18 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

18 Reviews

February 09, 2026

4.0

Dr. Gefen's courteous and thorough feedback is appreciated. Testing itself is as non-stressful as such can be.

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February 04, 2026

5.0

Very knowledgeable

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January 22, 2026

5.0

Very kind, compassionate, took extra time to explain recommendations and treatment plan for my mom.

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December 04, 2025

5.0

Brilliant! Excellent compassion and great. information.

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December 04, 2025

5.0

She was friendly and took time to explain my results with great care.

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November 12, 2025

5.0

Intuitive. Well trained! Great listener!

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October 27, 2025

5.0

She delivered good news. My memory is not declining.

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October 23, 2025

5.0

She is a good listener; she is caring, and she is very sensitive to one's concerns and cognitive development or the lack thereof.

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September 12, 2025

5.0

I respect her. She surrounds herself with an excellent staff. The is very professional and knowledgeable,but speaks from the heart and listens to me. She is patient and kindhearted. Everything speaks that she would treat her parents just the same. She has a way of communicating with me and has a way to convey to me she values me as a person. I know she has many other patients, but I could I have confidence that she do the best for my brain condition. She makes a difficult situation manageable and respectful.

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September 08, 2025

5.0

Reasonable

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September 04, 2025

5.0

She's brilliant and so caring. She explains everything clearly & makes very helpful recommendations.

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July 25, 2025

5.0

She takes time to ask you if there are any questions and gives you time to answer any concerns you might have.

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July 17, 2025

5.0

Dr Gefen is someone I connected with immediately and as such we can have great, honest discussions. She is intelligent, extremely personable, insightful and someone who is always looking to do the best for her patients. There is no one I would rather see!!!

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July 02, 2025

5.0

She presented how she saw my problems, how she identified them and what steps I could take to limiting the problems. This included my questions on the recomendations.

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June 23, 2025

5.0

Kind but professionally thorough and explains well

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June 19, 2025

5.0

Very thorough, kind, listened well, answered questions & concerns

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May 08, 2025

5.0

I didn't actually see her this time, but I've seen her before, and she is very pleasant.

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May 05, 2025

5.0

She is very experienced and has wonderful communication skills. She is very reassuring and has a calming and positive manner. She is a good listener.

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Disclosures

Tamar D. Gefen, PhD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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