Dr Valeriya
Kuznetsova
Lecturer
Summary
Dr Valeriya Kuznetsova is a clinical neuropsychologist, experienced in diagnosing cognitive syndromes associated with various neurological, psychiatric, and neurodevelopmental conditions, as well as in cognitive rehabilitation. She has both clinical and research qualifications (Master of Psychology / PhD) from the University of Melbourne and is an AHPRA registered psychologist with endorsement in Clinical Neuropsychology. She also completed a clinical fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre focused on characterisation and monitoring of cognitive and psychological symptoms in patients receiving cancer treatments and in people living with multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory conditions. Valeriya holds appointments at several public hospitals, including a role at a community rehabilitation program where she supports patients recovering from acquired brain injuries. She also works in a private neuropsychological diagnostic and intervention service.
Research and Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
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Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Malpas, C. B., & Anderson, M. A. (2025). Cognitive impairment in hematology patients planned for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. Expert Review of Hematology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2025.2542867
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Malpas, C.B., & Anderson, M. A. (2024). Cognitive and psychological recovery from the immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Blood, 144, 7240. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2024-202851
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C. B. (2024). Neuropsychological outcomes of patients with haematological malignancies undergoing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: Protocol for a prospective study. BMJ Neurology Open, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2024-000800
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Kazzi, C., Kuznetsova, V., Siriratnam, P., Griffith, S., Wong, S., Tam, C. S., Alpitsis, R., Spencer, A., O'Brien, T. J., Malpas, C. B., & Monif, M. (2023). Cognition following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Autoimmunity, 140, 103126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103126
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Sales, C., Anderson, M. A., Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Malpas, C. B., Roos, I., Dickinson, M., & Kalincik, T. (2024). Patterns of neurotoxicity among patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell therapy: A single‐centre cohort study. European Journal of Neurology, 31(3), e16174. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.16174
Conference abstracts -
Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Neurological, cognitive, psychiatric, and psychosocial outcomes of CAR T-cell therapy. APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists Student Research Symposium, Melbourne 2022. Oral presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. The impossible choice: Cancer cure or a lifetime of impairment? 3-Minute Thesis Competition University Grand Final, Melbourne 2023. Oral presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Malpas, C.B., & Anderson, M. Cognitive and psychological presentation prior to CAR-T therapy: A real-world approach. Blood Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne 2023. Poster presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive and psychological presentation prior to CAR-T therapy: A real-world approach. The University of Melbourne MDHS Postgraduate Conference, Melbourne 2023. Oral lightning presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive and psychological presentation prior to CAR-T therapy: A real-world approach. Melbourne Brain Centre at Royal Melbourne Hospital Annual Symposium, Melbourne 2023. Poster presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive, neurological, and psychological presentation in patients planned for CAR-T therapy: A real-world approach. MS Australia Progress in MS Research Conference, Perth 2023. Poster presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive, neurological, and psychological presentation in patients planned for CAR-T therapy: A real-world approach. Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide 2024. Oral platform presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Malpas, C.B., & Anderson, M. Subacute cognitive and psychological recovery from the immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney 2024. Oral presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive and psychological recovery from the immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. The Royal Melbourne Hospital Research Conference, Melbourne 2024. Poster presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Malpas, C.B., & Anderson, M. Subacute cognitive and psychological recovery from the immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Blood Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane 2024. Oral presentation.
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Kuznetsova, V., Oza, H., Rosenfeld, H., Sales, C., van der Linde, S., Roos, I., Roberts, S., D’Aprano, F., Loi, S.M., Dowling, M., Dickinson, M., Kalincik, T., Harrison, S.J., Anderson, M., & Malpas, C.B. Cognitive and psychological recovery from the immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Melbourne Brain Centre at Royal Melbourne Hospital Annual Symposium, Melbourne 2024. Poster presentation.