Pediatric Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in South Carolina

Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Child, Adolescent, Adult, Trauma, Emotional Damage, PTSD, Self Harm, Suicidal Ideation/Suicide, Physical and Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, LGBTQ+, Transgender, Divorce, and More

Double board-certified, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, with 10+ years of clinical experience evaluating and treating patients with a broad range of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychosis, autism spectrum disorder, personality disorders, ADHD, PTSD, self harm, suicidal ideation, and more. Experience evaluating and consulting on personal injury, emotional injury, causation, standard of care, medical malpractice, disability, child abuse, and family law related litigation. Retained evenly by prosecution and defense. Unique expertise in work with LGBTQ+ youth and families, including work with transgender and gender non-conforming youth. Clinical Instructor and Supervisor in the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry where I give lectures on psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, while supervising child psychiatry fellows. Thorough and efficient work, clear and well o...

Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry - Inpatient Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital, Behavioral Health Hospital, Acute Psychiatric Care, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry, Medical Malpractice, Psychiatric Malpractice, Standard of care, Involuntary, Baker Act, Suicide Risk, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Competency, Schizophrenia, Competency

Double Board-Certified Psychiatrist General Psychiatry | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Expert Dr. Naren Vellanki is a double board-certified psychiatrist with over nine years of clinical experience, specializing in inpatient psychiatric hospital care for both pediatric and adult populations. His expertise is grounded in extensive, hands-on treatment of high-acuity patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals, including both voluntary and involuntary admissions. Dr. Vellanki’s expert experience encompasses cases involving children, adolescents, and adults admitted to psychiatric hospitals, with particular focus on assessment, diagnosis, risk management, treatment planning, medication decisions, and hospital-based standards of psychiatric care. Current Clinical Roles: •Inpatient Psychiatrist, University of Louisville – Treating pediatric and adolescent patients admitted to the psychiatric hospital, including management of acute safety concerns, involun...

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Forensic Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry - Medical malpractice: plaintiff and defense cases. Trauma-related disorders: PTSD/complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, food addiction, obesity, ADHD, OCD. Child-adolescent & adult psychiatry, neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology, mood disorders

Dr. Brewerton is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he has a private practice and conducts research. He is board certified in general, child/adolescent & forensic psychiatry, & addiction medicine. He is: Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry; Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders; Founding member/former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society; author of 200 articles/book chapters and over 450 scientific presentations at local, national and international conferences on many topics in psychiatry, including eating and related disorders, psychopharmacology, neurobiology, posttraumatic stress, dissociation & the effects of childhood sexual/physical abuse; Editor of the Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach (2004), Co-editor of Eating Disorders, A...