Claudia B. Padula, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist


Claudia B. Padula, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with specialty in neuropsychology, a Health Research Science Specialist at the VA Palo Alto Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), and Instructor (Affiliated) at Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her clinical and research interests focus on the unique risk factors associated with disease development and progression, specifically in addiction. By combining clinical and biological measures that predict treatment outcomes, she hopes to increase the precision of available treatments for her patients.