Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in California

Mill Valley, California

Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - Contested wills and trusts, Testamentary capacity, Undue Influence, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elders & Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Medicare, Geriatric decision making capacity competency, Medical Documentation and Coding, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychosis

Providing legal and forensic consultation on legal issues pertaining to the elderly and their mental, emotional, behavioral and cognitive functioning, including contested inheritance, undue influence and financial elder abuse, and dementia and related issues in nursing homes, memory care and assisted living facilities. Clinical Professor (Voluntary), Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco; Psychiatric Consultant, San Francisco Towers life care community 2021- Present. Consultant in Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021 - 2023. Previously, Director of Psychiatry, Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010 – 2020. Previously in private practice of Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry, 1977 – 2010, in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. Board Certified, Geriatric Psychiatry and General Psychiatry, by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished Fellow, American A...

Sacramento, California

Pharmacology- Clinical, Geriatric Psychiatry - Forensics, Polypharmacy, Fall Risk Review, Toxicology, Drug Interaction Analysis, Medication Variance Analysis, Product Liability, Opioid Prescribing Standards, Pharmacy Negligence, Medication Error Analysis, Benzodiazepine Management, Chemotherapy Dosing, Adverse Drug Event Causation, Controlled Substance Prescribing, LTC

Clinical Pharmacist with 10+ years of experience across psychiatric, geriatric, oncology, ambulatory, and community pharmacy settings. Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) and Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) with demonstrated expertise in medication safety, polypharmacy evaluation, drug interactions, adverse drug event analysis, and high-risk medication management. SEAK-trained expert witness providing evidence-based analysis grounded in clinical standards, regulatory expectations, and professional best practices. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Current position as Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist at Adventist Health (San Luis Obispo, CA) involves verifying and dispensing medication orders in compliance with Joint Commission and hospital regulatory standards, monitoring patient medication regimens for appropriate indication, dosing, route, interactions, and allergies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on formulary compliance, procurement, and quality assurance. Prior to thi...