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Patient Rating:

4.4 out of 5

128 Patient Ratings
14 Patient Comments

Norman L. Foster, M.D.

Chief, Division of Cognitive Neurology

Specialties

Languages

  • English

Bio

Dr. Norman Foster is a board certified geriatric neurologist who has specialized in brain imaging and dementing and neurodegenerative diseases for over 30 years. In 2005, Dr. Foster’s passion for improving Alzheimer's care brought him to the University of Utah, where he helped establish the first academic clinic in the Intermountain West devoted to caring for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders – the Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR).

Dr. Foster sees patients in CACIR’s sub-specialty Cognitive Disorders Clinic. His clinical interests include a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, and dementia that is atypical, rapidly progressive, early-onset, focal, or familial.

Dr. Foster also conducts extensive research in cognitive neurology and brain imaging.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment Clinical Office Address
(801) 585-7575 Imaging and Neurosciences Center
Cognitive Disorders Clinic
729 Arapeen Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurology - Professor
Academic Divisions Cognitive Neurology
Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Geriatric Neurology)

Patient Ratings

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Likelihood of recommending doctor
4.4
My confidence in doctor
4.5
Time doctor spent with me
4.4
Doctor spoke using clear language
4.5
Doctor's effort to include me in decisions
4.3
Doctor's concern for questions & worries
4.4
Doctor's explanation of condition/problem
4.3
Wait time at clinic
3.9
Doctor's friendliness and courtesy
4.6

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

May 07, 2013

Dr Foster is awesome!

April 22, 2013

I would recommend the staff to all. They are great

April 04, 2013

Patient did not feel like she was included in the discussion. Dr. Foster spoke with family instead of directing the conversation to her. She indicated that she felt like a illness instead of a person when he was directing teaching to resident (?).

March 04, 2013

I believe should have provided more information about what the initial testing revealed. A little bit condescending.

November 07, 2012

We felt comfortable with the counsel and direction Dr Foster gave to us. We value his expertise and know we are on the right track if we follow his advise.

October 22, 2012

Dr Foster was awesome. Obviously knows what he is doing and instills confidence. My wife is looking forward to her next visit with him when he expects to confirm with her what is going on. She is comfortable with whatever the outcome is.

October 18, 2012

dr. foster was very helpful in sorting out my memory loss problem.

October 08, 2012

We feel we had the very best of care

October 04, 2012

We had not received the notes from the first visit so we were not fully prepared for the discussion. Dr. Foster had to take more time explaining all of those things at the onset of the discussion. This took up more of his time. He did not seem to rush over anything even though this took longer.

September 20, 2012

The doctor had a tendency to speak in doctor jargon which was a bit hard to understand. However he was very polite.

August 09, 2012

Dr. Foster was very personable. He made us feel comfortable about the next steps and required testing for her condition. She was very at ease with him.

May 21, 2012

Dr Foster has a way of providing pertinent information in a positive way that we can understand. We feel he is sincerely concerned, and highly qualified in his field. We appreciate the care we've received. The care goes beyond diagnosis, to include ways of coping, in a proactive format before needs arise.

March 19, 2012

We both feel comfortable with the doctor and his team and have extremely high confidence in his capacity and desire to help.

January 23, 2012

good