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About John Dorn PsyD
Dr. Dorn received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York, master’s degree in clinical psychology from Marshall University and his doctorate from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. His doctoral dissertation concerning cerebral dysfunction in schizophrenia was completed as part of a NIMH funded research program at the University of Chicago Biological Psychiatry Program at the Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, Chicago, IL. Dr. Dorn has subspecialty training and experience in infant and toddler mental health, pediatric, adolescent and adult clinical psychology and neuropsychology, as well as geriatrics.
Dr. Dorn’s clinical interests focus on differential diagnostic testing in the areas of neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, pervasive developmental disorders, genetic syndromes, learning disabilities), attention and learning disorders, neurocognitive aspects of neurologic disorders (strokes, aneurysms, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis), traumatic brain injuries including concussions, and Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Moreover, Dr. Dorn has extensive experience in the evaluation of talented and gifted children and adults.
Dr. Dorn is affiliated with Southcoast Health (Brain and Spine Center as well its three affiliated hospital sites), Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River and Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Dr. Dorn is also a consultant at Southcoast Behavioral Health Hospital.
Academic positions have included clinical instructor, research supervisor or adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the College of DuPage, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania State University.
Additionally, Dr. Dorn is trained as a sports psychologist and has coached both girls’ and boys’ basketball through the high school AAU level. Academic positions have included clinical instructor, research supervisor or adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the College of DuPage, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and invited lecturer at the Barnstable (Cape Cod) Police Academy.
Locations
101 Page Street
New Bedford, MA
02740
New Bedford, MA
02740
480 Hawthorn Street
Dartmouth, MA
02747
Dartmouth, MA
02747
Insurance
Southcoast Health accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast Health patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.
Ratings & Reviews
At Southcoast Health, we strive to deliver exceptional patient care along with an exceptional patient experience. We appreciate all of your feedback and share your comments to recognize the wonderful care our teams provide to you as well as identify areas for improvement.
Patient Comments (28)
The facility is always clean, quiet and accessible.The staff at the doctor's office is knowledgeable and friendly. Parking is always available. I would like to see a few signs along the way directing patients to the address for those of us who don't know the area. Coming 2x a year it is easy to get lost :) The facility has a calming effect overall.
Timely comprehensive appointment; provider listened to me and answered all of questions. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to others.
I find that everyone in the office, all the help, all the medical professionals, everybody are very, very thoughtful and they're very kind and soft-spoken and very accurate.
Dr. Dorn was very professional, knowledgeable, and compassionate. I look forward to seeing him again.
Dr. Dorn is a Prince among doctors; he is top-notch in every way: listening, providing sensible options, sharing knowledgeable info, and consistently inviting input. The man is a gem.
Dr Dorn was a pleasure to meet. He explained things extremely thoroughly and made everything very clear and simple about a treatment plan. He was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of my questions.
One of the best experiences I've had with a Dr concerning the state of memory loss. I learned a lot in the meeting that was helpful and informative. I also walked out of the appointment less worried about the future. Great visit
Communication, understanding and informative. Improve speed on paperwork of documents
Dr. Dorn is personable, caring, and sees you as a person not just a patient. I've seen him for about three years and feel comforted knowing that he's helping me take care of my brain health.
Hi, this provider, Dr. Dorn, was not only professional and personable in every way, he put me at ease, which is really important to me. And that really helped me to give the best feedback that I needed to give him so that he could get the best picture about me. And I can't praise him enough in every way. Thank you. Bye.
The only thing is that I had to wait several months for appointment with this provider. Other than that everything else good.
Everything went well. Dr. Dorn was kind, understanding and considerate.Thank you Dr. Dorn
The Dr was so knowledgeable and kind. I felt HEARD and not rushed in any way. It took months to get in with him, but he's absolutely worth the wait!
Did everything well - very attentive, informed and respectful. No suggestions for improvement.
My neurology team is absolutely amazing!!!
A good job. I have had several Infusions in your local space. All the folks areVery welcome and are very helpful during every infusions! Overall, South coast health has been very helpful.
This provider was extremely thorough and showed great concern for my condition.
I'd like to have an office closer to Lakeville; travel is difficult at my age and I need a driver to take me. But any new office would have to include Dr. Dorn.
Every thing was done professionally
I am very happy with the care that Dr. Dorn has provided me and his assistant is also very polite and efficient. The only difficulty is that because Dr. Dorn is so good and so in demand, there are usually a decent amount of time between appointments and that's not their fault. As I said, it's only because he's such a good doctor. So I give them the best ratings possible.
Dr Dorn is very easy to relate to and share your concerns with. He gives great input and puts things into perspective. He also shares additional input and will work with a fellow doctor for additional suggestions for me to consider.
A visit with Dr. Dorn always gives me a lot of confidence in my aging process
Dr. Dorn was excellent, answered all my questions, helped me understand a lot of things I didn't understand, and he had a nice manner about him, and I was very pleased.
Dr.Dorn answered all my questions that I had, explained them to me in a way I could understand them sometimes it's difficult for me to express myself I felt comfortable and not afraid And the answers made sense
you did marvelous,
It was a good experience on my appointment
Dr. Dorn is a caring person, who listens attentively to what I say.
Dr. Dorn was fantastic. He made me feel very comfortable. He was very easily understood, and I had a very good appointment with him.