Meet Our Local Neurofeedback Specialists

Ronald J. Swatzyna, PhD

Doctor of Neurophysiology

Ronald J. Swatzyna, PhD received his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work from The University of Texas Arlington. Currently, he is the Director/Chief Scientist of Neurophysiology Research at Houston Neuroscience Brain Center and Founder of Clinical NeuroAnalytics, LLC. Dr. Swatzyna is a licensed clinical social worker, and board certified in neurofeedback and biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). For the past 25 years, Dr. Swatzyna has analyzed and treated the most diagnostically challenging cases in both inpatient and outpatient settings and 17 years ago he started acquiring electroencephalography (EEG) and quantitative EEG (qEEG) data to assist psychiatrists in medication selection and titration. Dr. Swatzyna also holds the distinction of being the first to integrate Pharmaco-EEG into private practice in the United States. As a researcher, he has presented and/or published over 90 peer-reviewed papers on brain injury, dysfunction, psychotropic medication, and other related topics at national and international conferences. Dr. Swatzyna is the Chair of the Sigma Xi Institutional Review Board (IRB) and is a board member of the Rice University/Texas Medical Center Chapter. Dr. Swatzyna is a retired City of Arlington, Texas professional Firefighter-EMT-I and a veteran of Vietnam and the first Gulf War. Finally, his personal battle with a traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder has motivated him to become a leading expert in brain dysfunction.