About Dr. Hopper
David
Hopper, Ph.D., FAABM, FAAPH, FIABMCP, FABMP, FAAS, is a neuropsychophysiologist
with
over 20 years of clinical
practice and over 35 years work experience in the health sciences. He holds doctorates in neuroscience,
psychophysiology, and psychology. He is a licensed alcohol and drug abuse
counselor and has held board certifications
in addiction, advanced cardiac life support, behavioral medicine, biofeedback,
brain injury, disability
analysis, EEG neurofeedback, EMT, forensics, hypnotherapy, medical psychotherapy,
neurotherapy, pain management, psychology, psychopathology, reiki, and somnology.
His primary training is in behavioral
medicine with a specialty in brain injury. He uses
a wellness approach to health and his treatment methods include a wide array of
traditional, holistic, and naturopathic therapies.
Dr. Hopper has taught for over 25 years and has served as an adjunct professor at various colleges and universities. He is also a licensed secondary education teacher in all sciences. Dr. Hopper helped establish the first high school EMT training program in Southern Nevada at the Academy of Medical and Allied Health Sciences located at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He helped model the Medical Academy after the four year medical school training of physicians and taught clinical anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology in addition to EMT.
He has received numerous awards, including Who's Who In Medicine, Who's Who for the Millennium, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the American West, Who's Who Among Distinguished Leaders, and CFIDS Physician Honor Roll. Dr. Hopper has been awarded Fellows by the American Academy of Behavioral Medicine, American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy, and the American Academy of Somnology. Dr. Hopper has been recognized for development of many innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques including neurosensory feedback coma stimulation, neurocognitive EEG rehabilitation, multi-modal electrophysiological dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) assessment and treatment, Brain Fitness®, neurocognitive rehabilitation, and Self-Help Through Hypnosis® (acclaimed as the "best" on the market by numerous hypnosis organizations). He also co-founded and served as clinical director of the first traumatic brain injury unit, sleep center, and pain center in Southern Nevada.
Dr. Hopper is a member of numerous scientific organizations and is a member of Mensa and the International Society for Philosophical Enquiry. He has written numerous articles and has appeared on radio and television as well as featured in magazines, books, and newspapers nationwide. Dr. Hopper has served as an expert witness for many nationally recognized court cases and has established precedence in many such cases. He is actively working on the development of a software version of his Brain Fitness™ program for brain rehabilitation as well as work on several books and medical journal publications.