Steinmann Health
Named after Dr. Sugerman’s grandmother, “Fancy Steinmann,” the Steinmann Institute promotes the principles of the Steinmann Family, which established a lifestyle of enduring compassion for those in need.
The Steinmann Institute is a multi-specialty clinical facility committed to providing necessary clinical neuropsychological services specially designed to meet the needs of persons who have acquired a brain injury or who have noticed neurofunctional decline, which may, or may not, be associated with a dementing process.
L. Michelle Sugerman-Hermansen, PhD
Dr. Sugerman-Hermansen is a Neuropsychologist and the owner of Steinmann Institute.
About Dr. Sugerman-Hermansen
Dr. Sugerman is a clinical neuropsychologist. She earned a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Capella University, a Master of Liberal Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Harvard University – Extension, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biochemistry from The University of Arizona. Her foundational training includes a clinical internship at Utah State Hospital and a specialized fellowship rotation in Pediatric Neuropsychology at Dartmouth Medical School. She has also completed post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School in Neuroimaging, Dementia, Neurorehabilitation, and Neuropsychiatry. She founded the Steinmann Institute in 2011.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Sugerman addresses the needs of pediatric and adult populations with conditions including learning disabilities, developmental disorders, traumatic brain injury (TBI), acquired brain injury, dementia, and severe and persistent mental illness. She also offers cognitive remediation, a behavioral therapy designed to improve cognitive functions such as attention, memory, and executive functioning. Her practice also offers forensic evaluations, including risk assessments, fitness-for-duty, and capacity evaluations. She is also a Credentialed ImPACT Consultant (CIC) for concussion assessment. Since 2012, she has served as the Chief Neuropsychologist Consultant for Salt Lake Behavioral Health (Military StrongHope). Her appointments have also included roles as a juvenile fire setter evaluation neuropsychologist and a state-designated TBI Fund neuropsychologist for the Utah TBI Fund. Additionally, as a HIMS trained psychologist, she conducts psychological evaluations. Demonstrating a deep commitment to patient advocacy, she spearheaded a 2016 initiative to secure affordable ongoing MRI access for TBI Fund patients.
Leveraging her extensive clinical and leadership experience, Dr. Sugerman has served in numerous professional service roles, including as the Polizzi Board Chair, President of the Brain Injury Alliance– Utah Chapter, President of the Utah Geriatric Society, and Public Policy Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association – Utah Chapter. She has also served as adjunct faculty for the Utah Valley University School of Aviation Sciences.
