C. Alan Hopewell, Ph.D., MP, ABPP Fellow, is the neuropsychologist at Core Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. He focuses on how the brain recovers after injury and illness, and he translates detailed cognitive testing into a recovery plan patients and families can actually use. He sees patients from Blue Springs and across the Greater Kansas City metro.
Dr. Hopewell’s work centers on the overlap between brain function, behavior and physical recovery. That is a natural fit for an integrated clinic, where a patient’s headaches, memory complaints, mood changes and balance problems are often connected to one underlying event rather than treated as separate issues.
Focus Areas
Dr. Hopewell evaluates and supports patients dealing with the cognitive and emotional aftermath of head injury and other neurological conditions. His core focus areas include:
- Concussion and traumatic brain injury, including return-to-work and return-to-activity planning
- Post-concussion syndrome, when symptoms persist longer than expected
- Memory, attention and processing-speed concerns
- Mood, anxiety and behavioral changes that follow injury or illness
- Cognitive testing that documents how an injury affects daily function
His approach is methodical and patient first. He starts by listening to what changed and when, then uses structured evaluation to map the specific strengths and gaps behind a patient’s symptoms. From there he builds practical recommendations and coordinates with the rest of the Core Medical Center team so therapy, behavioral support and medical care all point in the same direction.
How He Works With the Integrated Team
Core Medical Center is physician led and built around a single connected team, so a patient recovering from a head injury is not bounced between unrelated offices. Dr. Hopewell’s cognitive findings feed directly into the plan our therapy and rehabilitation providers carry out, and he works alongside founder Dr. Aston Goldsworthy and the medical staff to keep evaluation, treatment and documentation aligned from the first visit forward.
This matters most for patients managing concussion and post-concussion syndrome, where the path back to work, school or sport depends on understanding both the physical and the cognitive picture at the same time.
Services
Patients typically see Dr. Hopewell through one of three connected service lines at Core Medical Center:
- Behavioral Health Services for the mood, anxiety and behavioral changes that often follow a brain injury
- Concussion Treatment for structured evaluation and a guided recovery plan after a head injury
- Advanced Diagnostic Testing, including qEEG, to document brain function and track recovery objectively
Because all of this happens under one roof in Blue Springs, minutes from Saint Luke’s East Hospital and Centerpoint Medical Center, your evaluation, treatment and follow-up stay coordinated instead of scattered across the metro.
What to Expect
Your first visit focuses on understanding your history and your goals, followed by the specific testing your situation calls for. Dr. Hopewell explains what the results mean in plain language and what the next steps look like, then coordinates the rest of your care with the team.
Same-week appointments are typically available. If you or a family member is dealing with concussion recovery, lingering cognitive symptoms or behavioral changes after an injury, book a visit with Core Medical Center and we will take it from there.
