Psychiatry Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of psychiatry expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on psychiatry and related issues. Psychiatry expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these psychiatry expert witnesses testify regarding may include: PTSD, Suicide, Depression, Psychiatry, Testamentary Capacity, Anxiety, Fitness For Duty, Psychopharmacology, Bipolar Disorder, Trauma, Ime, Psychosis, Addiction, Competency, and Personal Injury.
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Tyler E Morrison, M.D., M.A.S.
Adult, Child Psychiatric IME; PTSD, Fire, Wildfire
Morrison MedLegal
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD, Trauma, Fire, Wildfires, Adult & child, Independent medical exam IME, FDIA / Munchausen, Pediatric psychiatry, Case merit review, Natural disasters, Malpractice, Psychedelic therapy, Ketamine, Suicide, Competency, Testamentary capacity, Undue influence, Will contests, Medical decision making
Double-board-certified psychiatrist – adult and child.
Active clinical practice.
UC San Francisco psychiatry residency, #4-ranked nationally.
UC San Diego faculty, teaching clinical and forensic psychiatry.
Published author in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Medical Board of California–appointed Malpractice Expert Reviewer.
Appointed to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Disaster and Trauma.
Experienced expert witness, retained in 40+ state and federal cases.
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Diane J Weiss, MD, MPH
Expert Witness/Psychiatry IME (40 years)
Psychiatry
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Sexual Harassment & Discrimination, PTSD, Employment Law, Harassment, Emotional Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Personal Injury, Personality Disorders, Litigation Support, Psychological Trauma, Psychotherapy, IME, Eggshell Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation, Pain & Suffering
With over 40 years' experience in psychiatry, including decades providing expert witness litigation support, IMEs regarding psychiatric aspects of harassment (sexual/gender-based/racial), employment law, and/or injuries/accidents related to Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation issues, Dr. Weiss is well known for her comprehensive, fact-based, persuasive reports. (Please note: Dr. Weiss is an adult psychiatrist, and would not be the appropriate specialist to opine about children. Dr. Weiss does work on pro per cases.)
Dr. Weiss' unique ability to establish exceptional rapport with clients allows for thoughtful, thorough examinations, leaving no stone unturned. As everything affects the psyche, her keen attention to detail with complex medical-legal records enables her to integrate highly complex psychiatric histories and concepts, coming to evidence-based opinions, and providing high-caliber, usable medical-legal reporting and testimony.
Dr. Weiss has decades of diverse expe...
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Stephen M Taylor, MD, MPH
Child & adolescent and addiction psychiatrist
Stephen M. Taylor, MD, PC
Vestavia, Alabama
Addiction Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sports Psychiatry
Dr. Stephen Taylor is board-certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine. In more than 30 years of practice experience, and as an educator, presenter and advocate, Dr. Taylor’s life’s work has been to help adolescents and adults avoid or overcome addiction disorders and co-occurring general psychiatric disorders. Having served 16 years as the Medical Director of the Player Assistance and Anti-Drug Program of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Dr. Taylor also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Pathway Healthcare, a company that has opened and is operating outpatient addiction and mental health treatment offices across several states.
Dr. Taylor is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and he is currently serving as the President and Chair of the Bo...
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Ian C Lamoureux, M.D.
Lamoureux Forensic and Psychiatric Services, PLLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Sanity, Capital Crime, Death Penalty, Court Martial, Emotional/Psychological Damages, Testamentary Capacity, IME, PTSD, TBI, Malpractice, Arson, Undue Influence, Competency, Contract Capacity
Dr. Lamoureux is a double-board certified Forensic Psychiatrist. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Instructor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Lamoureux completed his residency in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following residency, Dr. Lamoureux completed his fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University under the supervision of internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist Phillip J. Resnick, M.D.
Dr. Lamoureux's decisive reports often preclude the need for testimony and trial. His professional interests and expertise include, but are not limited to:
Criminal: malingering, mental state at the time of the offense (insanity), criminal competencies (plead, stand trial, sentencing, post-conviction matters), capital sentencing, mitigation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, sexual homicide and related crimes, serial rape, spree murder, mass murder, death penalty,...
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Jessica Salamon, NP
Quadruple Boarded Nurse Practitioner
Arizona
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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AGACNP, FNP, PMHNP, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry
I have practiced as a nurse practitioner since 2008 and hold four board certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I completed my initial training at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and subsequently earned post-master's certificates from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Massachusetts Boston and Amherst.
My clinical background is rooted in emergency medicine and urgent care in both rural and urban settings. I have held leadership roles within emergency departments since 2017, serving first as Lead Advanced Practice Provider and later as Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine. In these capacities, I have built advanced practice programs in two emergency departments from the ground up, including the development and ongoing management of new graduate orientation programs.
I have particular expertise in nurse practitioner and physician assi...
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Dr. Charla C Watkins, DNP, APRN
Trauma, sexual assault, child abuse, psychiatry
Watkins Family Health & Counseling
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Psychiatry, Child Abuse
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Child sexual abuse, medical malpractice psychiatry, depression, urgent care cases, sexual assault, forensic consultant, bipolar, family practice, Trauma, Sexual assault nurse examiner, betrayal trauma, university sexual assault cases, Psychotherapy, medication management, EMDR, physical abuse
Dr. Charla Watkins is a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health. She is also a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Forensic Nurse Examiner who has conducted approximately 2,000 sexual assault exams of children, adolescents and adults and conducted 1,500 forensic interviews. Dr. Watkins is an experienced clinician and expert witness. She earned her doctorate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee and her doctoral research is in human sex trafficking. Dr. Watkins is passionate about patient care, forensic case work. She has a private practice in Fayetteville, Arkansas where she specializes in trauma therapy, depression, anxiety, abuse cases, bipolar illness, grief, betrayal trauma and medication management for psychiatry patients across the lifespan. Dr. Watkins has experience in working medical malpractice cases, case consultation and expert testimony. She focuses on being a neutral objective fact finder and keys in on truth and facts i...
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Diane J Weiss, MD, MPH
Expert Witness/Psychiatry IME (40 years)
Beverly Hills , California
Psychiatry
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Sexual Harassment & Discrimination, PTSD, Employment Law, Harassment, Emotional Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Personal Injury, Personality Disorders, Litigation Support, Psychological Trauma, Psychotherapy, IME, Eggshell Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation, Pain & Suffering
With over 40 years' experience in psychiatry, including decades providing expert witness litigation support, IMEs regarding psychiatric aspects of harassment (sexual/gender-based/racial), employment law, and/or injuries/accidents related to Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation issues, Dr. Weiss is well known for her comprehensive, fact-based, persuasive reports. (Please note: Dr. Weiss is an adult psychiatrist, and would not be the appropriate specialist to opine about children. Dr. Weiss does work on pro per cases.)
Dr. Weiss' unique ability to establish exceptional rapport with clients allows for thoughtful, thorough examinations, leaving no stone unturned. As everything affects the psyche, her keen attention to detail with complex medical-legal records enables her to integrate highly complex psychiatric histories and concepts, coming to evidence-based opinions, and providing high-caliber, usable medical-legal reporting and testimony.
Dr. Weiss has decades of diverse expe...
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Tyler E Morrison, M.D., M.A.S.
Adult, Child Psychiatric IME; PTSD, Fire, Wildfire
Morrison MedLegal
San Diego, California
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD, Trauma, Fire, Wildfires, Adult & child, Independent medical exam IME, FDIA / Munchausen, Pediatric psychiatry, Case merit review, Natural disasters, Malpractice, Psychedelic therapy, Ketamine, Suicide, Competency, Testamentary capacity, Undue influence, Will contests, Medical decision making
Double-board-certified psychiatrist – adult and child.
Active clinical practice.
UC San Francisco psychiatry residency, #4-ranked nationally.
UC San Diego faculty, teaching clinical and forensic psychiatry.
Published author in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Medical Board of California–appointed Malpractice Expert Reviewer.
Appointed to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Disaster and Trauma.
Experienced expert witness, retained in 40+ state and federal cases.
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Jeff Sugar, MD
JeffSugarMD
El Segundo, California
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Institutional Sexual Abuse, Effects of Trauma and Adversity on Child Development, Workplace Psychological Abuse, Internet Seduction, Post-traumatic Loss Grief and Depression, Psychological Effects of Injury to Body or Brain, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Emotional Abuse
A practicing psychiatrist 30+ years, Dr. Sugar is board certified both in child and general psychiatry. He is Past President of the Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at USC, and has been an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA.
As the Founding Director of Research at Hathaway Children and Family Services he led a study of the long-term effects of child trauma.
Currently, he is Director, Child Psychiatry Trauma Program and Attending Psychiatrist, Child and Adult Outpatient Clinics, supervising trainees in child and general psychiatry at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. At USC he sees patients, teaches psychiatry and performs research.
Plaintiff and Defense Forensic experience includes reports and/or testimony in both child & adult cases involving:
*Institutional Sexual Abuse/Institutional Betrayal Trauma
* Effects of Trauma and Adversity on Child Developm...
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Richard D Frishman, MD
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
Frishman Forensics & Psychiatric, LLC
Napa, California
Psychiatry
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traumatic brain injury, seizures, impaired cognition, malingering, feigned psychosis, dementia, incompetent to stand trial, forensic psychiatry
EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE:
- Dual residency in both neurology and psychiatry.
- Over 30 years of experience to include 5 years in private practice in both general neurology and general psychiatry, 5 years CA Dept. of Corrections, psychiatry, 20 years in CA Dept. of State Hospitals, psychiatry.
- Comprehensive neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioral knowledge across the broad scope of mental disorders, treatment modalities, and diagnostic criteria.
CLEAR COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Ability to explain complex psychiatric concepts in clear, non-technical language suitable for judges, juries, and attorneys.
ANALYTIC AND CRITICAL THINKING:
- Ability to analyze medical records, psychological test, and collateral information.
- Critical evaluation of evidence to form well-supported opinions.
- Skilled in writing detailed coherent reports that address specific legal questions.
- Ability to assess and evaluate mental health conditions accurately.
- Familiarity of forensic psychiatry and underst...
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Robert Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM
Forensic Psychiatry - Harvard/Mass General Trained
San Francisco Psychiatry
San Francisco, California
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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employment litigation, workplace harassment, PTSD, depression, cognitive impairment, testamentary capacity, anxiety
Dr. Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM is a Harvard/Mass General-trained civil forensic psychiatrist licensed in CA, TX and MA. He is board certified in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He has 20 peer-reviewed publications, 2 book chapters, and 12 psychiatric awards. He holds an academic position with Stanford School of Medicine.
He accepts civil forensic cases with a specialization on the following areas:
1. Employment/workplace litigation
Sexual harassment
Workplace accidents/negligence
Alleged PTSD, Depression or Cognitive Impairment
2. Testamentary/Contractual Capacity
3. Medical/Nursing Board
4. Personal Injury
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JOYCE C BROWN, MD
Prison Psychiatrist. Highly Experienced
SAN FRANCISCO, California
Psychiatry, Jails & Prisons
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Prison, Psychiatry, Chronic Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Forensic settings, Jail, State Hospitals, Psychotropic Medications, Impulsive Violence, Involuntary Treatment, Danger to Self, Grave Disability, Danger to Others, Evidence Based Treatment, Hospitalization, Long Term Treatment, Malpractice
I am a licensed psychiatrist practicing in California for over 25 years. The majority of my professional experience has been in adult male correctional institutions (prisons, jails, state hospitals), with extensive experience in crisis and acute hospital settings. I specialize in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, antisocial and borderline personality disorders, PTSD, and major depression. I have considerable knowledge of evidence-based medical practices for the symptoms and behaviors of these disorders, including psychosis, mania, depression, impulsive violence, suicidal behavior, and chronic self-injury. I excel at comprehensive legal and health record review, research, and investigation. I have a substantial history of well-documented report writing and expert witness testimony.
Medical Doctorate: Georgetown University College of Medicine
Internship: University of Southern California
Residency and Fel...
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Ani Behrouzi, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatry-Specialized in PTSD & Trauma
Ani Behrouzi Psychiatric Nursing Corp
Folsom, California
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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PTSD, Psychiatry Standard of Care, Workplace Psychological Injury, Emotional Distress, Failure to Diagnose Psychiatric Conditions, Psychological Damages, Medication Mismanagement / Psychopharmacology, Personal Injury Psychiatric Injury, Fitness for Duty Evaluations, Stress Claims, Trauma and Stress Related Disorders
Ani Behrouzi, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and founder of Trauma Recovery Psychiatry Center. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of PTSD, trauma-related disorders, anxiety, depression, and complex psychiatric conditions across the lifespan. Ms. Behrouzi has extensive clinical experience across emergency, inpatient, crisis stabilization, and outpatient psychiatric settings, working with high-acuity patients, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Her background provides a strong foundation for assessing psychiatric symptoms, functional impairment, and the real-world impact of trauma.
Her clinical practice focuses on comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and psychopharmacology, with particular strength in identifying trauma-related pathology and assessing causation. She is experienced in reviewing medical records, conducting detailed psychiatric assessments, and ...
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
Mill Valley, California
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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CHRISTY A COTNER, DNP, FNPc, PMHNP-BC
NP Expert Witness – Psychiatry & Primary Care
WELLNESS REIMAGINED, LLC
Corona, California
Psychiatry, Family Medicine
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Scope of practice, Internal Medicine, Standard of care, Polypharmacy and monitoring failures, Failure to assess suicide risk, Psychiatric care in residential hospital IOP or SNF environments, telepsychiatry, Controlled substance, Obesity, NP education
Christy Cotner, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric and Family Practice Expert Witness
25+ Years Clinical Experience | Dual Board-Certified NP | DNP-Prepared
Professional Summary:
I am a dual board-certified Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 25 years of direct clinical experience in primary care, internal medicine, urgent care, pediatrics, and outpatient psychiatry. I hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and currently serve as Director of the PMHNP graduate program at Western University of Health Sciences. My clinical background includes acute and chronic disease management, preventive care, triage and escalation of illness, crisis assessment, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management across the lifespan.
As an expert witness, I provide clear, objective, and evidence-based opinions for both plaintiff and defense in cases involving primary care standards of care, psychiatric medication management, delayed or missed diagnosis, pres...
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Jeff Victoroff, M.D.
University of Southern California
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology
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Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, PTSD, dementia, competency to stand trial, testamentary capacity, criminal, homicide
Dr. Victoroff is a Harvard trained, triple board certified neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and psychiatrist. He serves as Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific articles, and the principal author and editor of Concussion and Traumatic Encephalopathy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He was selected by the Surgeon General to be one of the founding neurologists of the NFL Neurologic Care Program.
Dr. Victoroff has served as an expert witness for 25 years, testifying in 45 depositions and 19 trials. He has been qualified by Municipal, State, and Federal courts to testify in all aspects of neurology and psychiatry. His subspecialty expertise is in traumatic brain injury, although he has also testified in cases of dementia, stroke, epilepsy, neurorehabilitation, PTSD, aggression and violence, testamentary capacity, competence to stand trial, undue in...
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Elizabeth Ferguson, MD
Harvard Trained Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist
Hogan and Associates Licensed in AL, CA, GA, CO, FL
California
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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hospital, malpractice, will contest, corrections, psychiatry, psychology, suicide, mental health, behavioral health, CMO, administrative, correctional psychiatry, litigation, JCAHO, law enforcement, telepsychiatry, business development, forensic psychiatry, fitness for duty, police
Dr. Ferguson, a board-certified Harvard trained forensic psychiatrist, is a respected active leader and experienced expert in the field of mental health litigation consultation. She is recognized by her peers for her administrative expertise in behavioral health organizations and has held many senior positions in national professional organizations for two decades. She has led or served on numerous community and national committees at the interface of law and psychiatry. At the earliest stage possible in her career, she was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
As a forensic psychiatrist, chief medical officer, director of telepsychiatry behavioral health business development, and forensic psychiatry fellowship director she has a record of proven leadership in the clinical, educational, research, and public policy forums of psychiatric and telepsychiatric services.
She greatly enjoys teaching psychiatrists how to testify and was the foundin...
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Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatrist
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
San Francisco, California
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Jail, Suicide, Prison, Forensic, Malpractice, Medication error, IME, Addiction, incarceration, Fitness for duty, Use of force, Chart Review, Standard of Care, Continuity of care, Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress disorder, Emotional Distress
I am licensed in California and Texas
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Amr Beltagui, MBChB, MD, DFAPA
Expert in Crisis & Emergency Mental Health
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Newport Beach, California
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
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Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, Crisis Intervention, Academic Medical Treatment, Functional Capacity, Disability Evaluation, IME, Standard of Care, Suicide Risk Assessment, Fitness for Duty, Severe Mental Health Disorders, Buprenorphine Treatment, Psychopharmacology, Personal Injury, Capacity Eval
Dr. Amr Beltagui is a highly accomplished psychiatrist with a distinguished career in both clinical practice and academia. A Diplomate of Psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he holds the title of Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Beltagui’s medical journey began at the University of Alexandria, where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He furthered his training with a residency in psychiatry at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Beltagui's professional experience is extensive and diverse. He has served as an emergency psychiatrist with Traditions Behavioral Health and an interventional psychiatrist at Mindful Health Solutions. His roles have also included being a staff psychiatrist at Kern Medical and a core faculty member for the UCLA-Kern psychiatry residency program. Additionally, he has worked at the Norfolk Regional Center in t...
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Barbara J. Justice, MD
Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist
Equity Evals
Long Beach, California
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Disease, Pharmacological Clinical, Competency to Stand Trial, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, Serve Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disability, Emotional Harm, Emotional Distress, Workers' Compensation, Mental Health, Malpractice, Capacity, Sexual Harassment Sexual Abuse and Victimization
Dr. Justice began her career in medicine as a surgeon in New York City. After 20 years as a practicing surgeon, she entered the field of Psychiatry and received training in a Fellowship program at UCLA. She is a Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist with training in all aspects of psychiatry and the law. Dr. Justice has broad experience testifying in criminal and civil cases and has been deposed extensively upwards of 400 times. She has also testified frequently as mental health expert witness for the state of California.
Her unique background in physical medicine, trauma, psychopharmacology and surgery, combined with her psychiatric expertise, gives her an in-depth understanding of the multitude of factors at issue in civil litigation cases. Dr. Justice is currently Attending Forensic Psychiatrist,
Director of Psychiatric Training at the Department of State Hospital in Norwalk California and CEO and Medical Director of the Glaser Forensic Group.
Dr. Justice received her MD and co...
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Alan Chen, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatrist, USC Faculty
Alan Chen, M.D. P.C.
Pasadena, California
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Trauma, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Psychotherapy, Competency, Capacity, State of Mind, Insanity Defense, Mental Health Diversion, Criminal Intent, Mitigation, Undue Influence, Standard of Care, Case Merit Review, Diagnosis, Psychopharmacology, Personality Disorders, Psychoanalysis
Faculty at the University of Southern California training programs for General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Lecturer and clinical supervisor at multiple institutions for psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Consultant to the Los Angeles County Superior Court and Mental Health Court (Approved Panel of Psychiatrists). Balanced, detailed, and trusted reports for issues including mental health diversion, insanity defense, mitigation, standard of care, testamentary capacity, undue influence. Clinical practice with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, serving medically and psychiatrically complex patients. General and Forensic Psychiatry, Board Certified (ABPN). Out-of-state consultation available, also licensed in the State of Ohio.
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Edward L. Spencer, M.D.
UCLA-trained Adult Psychiatrist
Beverly Hills, California
Psychiatry
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Disability, IME, Personality Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Work injury, causation, medical board, standard of care
I am a UCLA-trained general adult psychiatrist with experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treating all types of psychiatric illnesses. I have a special clinical interest and additional training in personality disorders. I am familiar with the detailed assessment of these conditions and their interplay with other psychiatric disorders, as well as contemporary psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for these conditions.
I have extensive experience conducting independent medical evaluations of injured workers in California. I am available to conduct file reviews and have experience in utilization review in the Worker's Compensation and commercial insurance environments. I have also served as an expert evaluator of physicians facing disciplinary action before the Board the Medical Board of California. In this area I assess physicians for impairment and provide written opinions on standard of care matters, and served as a practice monitor for physicians on probationary...
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Matthew J Steiner, M.D., Q.M.E.
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Encino, California
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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IME, testamentary capacity, fitness for duty, capacity to refuse treatment, medical malpractice, suicide, negligence, psychiatrist malpractice, PTSD, emotional distress, psychiatric disability, emotional harm, wrongful termination, stalking, malingering, threat assessment, security clearance, trauma
Dr. Steiner is dual-board certified in Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Steiner is founder and director of Expedient Medicolegal Services (www.expevals.com), where he mentors a group of 40+ physicians in multiple medical specialties in their own medicolegal practices. In his current position, Dr. Steiner has provided critical review on thousands of medicolegal cases and is versed in all aspects of how to be an optimal expert witness. Dr. Steiner is published in the fields of health psychology, immunological function and its effects on mental disorders and addiction. He accepts civil forensic and corporate/university threat assessment cases nationally, with focus on the following areas:
Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs)
Civil Capacities:
Testamentary Capacity (Ability to Make a Legally-Enforceable Will)
Capacity to Consent to (or R...
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Los Angeles, California
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Walter E. B. Sipe, MD
Walter E B Sipe MD
Oakland, California
Psychiatry, Pediatrics
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Traumatic Stress Disorders, PTSD, Neurobiology of Trauma, Memory, Child Development, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Functional Pain, Psychological Impact of Medical Illness, Capacity, Mitigation, Sentencing, Sex Abuse, Medical Complications
Holds a joint appointment as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Board Certified in general psychiatry and pediatrics, with additional training in pediatric gastroenterology. Teaching physician at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, with specific interests in somatic manifestations of stress and long-term impacts of traumatic events on basic brain processes.
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Meghan Jain, M.D.
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Santa Monica, California
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Traumatic Injury, Abuse, Standard of Care, Residential Treatment, Addiction, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Disability, Suicide Risk Evaluation, Self Harm, Capacity, Impulse Control, Executive Functioning, Panic Disorder, Intellectual Disability
Dr. Jain’s interest in psychiatry began as an undergraduate at USC where she majored in Neuroscience and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She then went onto Medical School at SUNY Downstate followed by a psychiatry residency at UCLA San Fernando Valley. She then went on to become Chief Resident while completing her fellowship in Child Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA. She is currently double board certified in Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
She has further gone on to become a certified Buprenorphine prescriber, a PEERS certified provider (to provide social skills training to patients on the Autism Spectrum) and a certified psychedelic assisted therapist.
Dr. Jain currently works at Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders in Los Angeles; sees patients in Imperial County via telemedicine; and has co-founded Ocean Bay Psychiatry in Santa Monica and treats children, adolescents, and adults. Her practice includes, but is not limited to; the treatment of Adjustment Disorder, A...
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Hisla Bates, M.D.
Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric/Adult Psychiatrist
Expedient Medicolegal Services
California
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Inpatient Treatment, Standard of Care, Risk Assessment, PTSD, Mood Disorders, Adolescent Psychopharmacology, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Competency, Traumatic Injury, Capacity, Disability Evaluation, Attachment Disorders, Conduct Disorders
Dr. Hisla Bates, MD, Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric and Adult psychiatrist. After completing an internship in primary care internal medicine at Yale, her general psychiatry training was completed at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She continued on to her Child and Adolescent psychiatry Fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s, Massachusetts General Hospital/ McLean’s program. She went on to complete a 12 month Fellowship in Integrative Psychiatry in 2020. She is board certified in both Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She uses Mindfulness, Positive Psychology/Psychiatry, and the Expressive and Creative Arts working with children and adults.
Dr. Bates is also the Co-Chair of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Art Committee and the Assistant Arts Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). She is a Parsons School of Design graduate, an illustrator, printmaker, speaker and...
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Todd P Hill, DO
Dr. Todd Hill: Expert Witness in Psychiatry
Executive Psychiatric Services, LLC
Calabasas, California
Psychiatry
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide, First Responders, Health Care Employees, Boarding School Abuse, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accident, Consultation-Liasion Psychiatry
With over two decades of experience as a Board-Certified psychiatrist, I have dedicated my career to understanding and addressing the complexities of mental health. Over the course of 22 years, I have honed my expertise across a variety of settings, including hospitals and clinics, ensuring a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to patient care. Having worked as a consulting psychiatrist in medical-surgical hospitals for 20 years, I also have extensive knowledge of patients who are medically as well as psychiatrically complicated. I have also worked in academia while serving as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry for the Osteopathic Medical School in Kansas City, Missouri. Additonally, I have served as Medical Director with extensive expertise in leading inpatient psychiatric hospitals and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) delivering exceptional care and innovative program management.
For the past 18 years, I have specialized in providing expert witness opinions in legal mat...
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Rohit Aiyer, M.D
Expert in Interventional Pain and Psychiatry
Mind and Brain Link
Manhattan Beach, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Psychiatry
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Pain Management, Interventonal Pain, Minimally Invasive, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Neuromodulation, Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Pain Psychiatry, PTSD, ADHD, Insomnia, Arthritis, Ketamine
I am a Double Board-Certified Interventional Pain Management Physician and Psychiatrist and Founder of Mind and Brain Link and MindPain Relief Institute.
I started his academic path by completing a 4 Year BSc. Honors Degree in Life Sciences at the prestigious Queen’s University in Canada. I then received his Medical Doctorate degree at one of the top medical schools in the United Kingdom, University of Birmingham in England. I then went on to complete his Psychiatry residency at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City. I then completed his Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College, and shortly after became double board certified in both pain medicine and psychiatry.
After my training, I worked at Henry Ford Health System in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Perioperative Surgery, and was also on Faculty at Wayne State School of Medicine as Assistant Professor. I...
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Ellika McGuire, MD
Experienced Child and Adult Psychiatry Expert
Ellika McGuire MD PLLC
California
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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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...
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Elliott M. Stein, MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist - Estates/UI, NH/ALF Cases
Mill Valley, California
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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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...
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Elizabeth Ferguson, MD
Harvard Trained Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist
Hogan and Associates Licensed in AL, CA, GA, CO, FL
Colorado
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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hospital, malpractice, will contest, corrections, psychiatry, psychology, suicide, mental health, behavioral health, CMO, administrative, correctional psychiatry, litigation, JCAHO, law enforcement, telepsychiatry, business development, forensic psychiatry, fitness for duty, police
Dr. Ferguson, a board-certified Harvard trained forensic psychiatrist, is a respected active leader and experienced expert in the field of mental health litigation consultation. She is recognized by her peers for her administrative expertise in behavioral health organizations and has held many senior positions in national professional organizations for two decades. She has led or served on numerous community and national committees at the interface of law and psychiatry. At the earliest stage possible in her career, she was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
As a forensic psychiatrist, chief medical officer, director of telepsychiatry behavioral health business development, and forensic psychiatry fellowship director she has a record of proven leadership in the clinical, educational, research, and public policy forums of psychiatric and telepsychiatric services.
She greatly enjoys teaching psychiatrists how to testify and was the foundin...
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Charolette Lippolis Condon, DO, MPH, FAPA
Psychiatry Expert – Trauma, Youth & Causation
Psychiatric Expert Consulting, LLC
Conifer, Colorado
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Trauma, Psychiatric Injury, Causation, Child Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, Wlderness Therapy, Troubled Teen Industry, Wrongful Death, Residential Treatment, Risk Assessment, Suicide, Standard of Care, Child Abuse, Neglect, Foster Care, Psychopharmacology, LGBTQ+, Records Review, Conversion Therapy, TTI
Psychiatry Expert Witness – Trauma, Causation, and Youth Residential Treatment
Double board-certified psychiatrist in General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry with over 20 years of clinical, leadership, and forensic experience. Actively practicing. Qualified as an expert in psychiatry over 200 times in Colorado and Texas state courts. Retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel in civil and criminal matters.
My forensic work focuses on the evaluation of psychiatric injury, trauma, and causation across the lifespan, with particular expertise in children, adolescents, and young adults. I am frequently retained in cases involving complex clinical histories where assessment of contributing factors, pre-existing conditions, and the impact of treatment environments is central to the matter.
I have extensive experience across the full continuum of psychiatric care, including emergency psychiatry, inpatient and residential treatment, group homes, outpatient care, and telep...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Westport, Connecticut
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Al Powers, M.D., Ph,D.
Expert in psychiatry, psychosis, and neuroscience
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
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psychosis, schizophrenia, transitional age youth, hallucinations, delusions, predictive processing, neural bases of psychotic symptoms, perception, sensory processing, drug-induced psychosis
Dr. Al Powers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and serves as Medical Director and Associate Director of the renowned PRIME Psychosis Risk Clinic at Yale. He earned his BA from Yale University (2004) and both his MD and PhD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2012). Following graduation, Dr. Powers completed a research-track psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine, serving as Chief Resident in the Neuroscience Research Training Program.
Dr. Powers specializes in treating individuals experiencing early psychosis symptoms while employing computational approaches to understand how sensory systems produce hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms. His laboratory utilizes diverse methodologies including computational modeling, functional neuroimaging, electrophysiology, psychophysics, and qualitative analysis to understand how psychotic experiences emerge. His research encompasses hallucinations, delusio...
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ALEX R. RODRIGUEZ, M.D.
Expert Witness in Medical Standards and Psychiatry
MEDCON Medical Consulting, LLC
Southbury, Connecticut
Psychiatry, Medical Management
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Child-Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Quality Management (Utilization, Quality and Risk Management), National Medical and Mental Health Standards of Care, Psychiatric Disability, Medical Disease Management
1. 49 years experience in psychiatric services, standards, and systems; extensive experience in testifying under oath
2. In-depth understanding of national mental health standards of care
3. Extensive consulting experiences with governmental, non-profit, and legal organizations
4. National and state leadership in health care services
5. Led development of national medical and mental health standards for Department of Defense, Blue Cross and Blue Shield National Accounts, Institute of Medicine, NCQA, URAC, National Quality Forum, and Disease Management Association of America
6. Skilled board-certified psychiatrist who has been continuously credentialed by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs since 1973, is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, has several published book chapters and professional journal articles, has served on medical college faculties, is a former president of the American College of Medical Quality, and has served on ...
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GEORGE P KELLY, MD
Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
George P. Kelly, M D
Fairfield, Connecticut
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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psychiatric malpractice, inappropriate hospital discharge, involuntary hospital admission, wrongful death, suicide, standard of care, psychiatric disability, inadequate supervision, inpatient psychiatry, murder, dangerousness, failure to warn, mood disorders, psychosis, failure to diagnose
Board Certified Psychiatrist.
Member of Impaired Physicians Committee of State of Connecticut, which expanded to involve ALL licensed medical professionals, and Dr. Kelly was its first Program Director. Expert in malpractice issues, standard of care issues, failure to protect, impaired practitioner issues.
Principal psychiatrist and team leader of 17-bed, locked, in-patient Connecticut State Hospital unit for young adults. Expert in hospital liability, wrongful confinement, wrongful discharge, medical malpractice, failure to diagnose, failure to treat, standard of care issues.
Private practice and teaching 30+ years
Voted "Teacher of the Year" by Norwalk Hospital Resident Staff
Please see Dr. Kelly's website for individual case discussions: georgekellymd.com
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Sally L Satel, MD
Addiction Psychiatrist, Opioids etc.
Yale University, MEDMARK (drug treatment)
Washington, District Of Columbia
Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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tobacco harm reduction, malpractice, pain treatment
I am a psychiatrist currently working as the medical director (part time) of a methadone clinic in Washington DC. I am also a lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry where I was a resident and assistant professor.
I am very knowledgeable about addiction to opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine. I have studied the Purdue litigation (the clinical aspects) in depth for a book I wrote and is due for publication in early 2027. I am now writing about addiction to social media and what that means.
I have educated judges, been involved in malpractice cases where physicians have been charged with negligent prescribing of opioid analgesia. I have testified for the defense in tobacco litigation for Philip Morris (Altria), where the company prevailed. The majority of my cases went on to settle; once aftera deposition.
I also write for general audiences. Here is a list of my essays and articles dating back to the 1990s: sallysatelmd.com
I loved teaching judges (a...
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Tracy Martin, MD
Forensic Psychiatrist | IME , Criminal & Civil
Georgetown Forensic Psychiatry
Washington, District Of Columbia
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatric IME, Independent Medical Examination, Competency, Insanity, Malpractice, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Corrections, Emergency Psychiatry, PTSD, Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Sexual Harassment, Malingering, Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship, NGRI, Trauma
Attorneys retain Dr. Tracy Martin for clear, well-reasoned psychiatric opinions grounded in active clinical practice. As a forensic psychiatrist who maintains active clinical roles in both emergency and outpatient psychiatry, Dr. Martin brings current, real-world treatment experience to every case - not just academic theory.
Dr. Martin is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist and founder of Georgetown Forensics, serving plaintiff and defense counsel, courts, and government agencies in state and federal matters. She is licensed in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, and Colorado.
Independent Medical Examinations & Civil Forensic Services:
Dr. Martin conducts psychiatric IMEs and forensic evaluations for civil matters including personal injury and trauma-related psychiatric claims, disability and impairment evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, workers' compensation, psychiatric malpractice and standard of care opinions, wrongful death, suicide cases, and civil commitmen...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Florida
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Adam M Estevez, MD
Forensic Psychiatry, General Psychiatry
ADAM M. ESTEVEZ, MD, PA
St. Petersburg , Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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IME, Forensic, Forensic Psychiatry, Competency, Depression, Civil, General Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Capacity, Trauma, Criminal, Forensic Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Malpractice, Testamentary Capacity, Expert Witness, Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Fitness for Duty
Dr. Estevez has top credentials and training including education/training from Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia. Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Dr. Estevez has over 20 years of medical experience. Dr. Estevez has worked as a forensic psychiatry consultant with a Fortune 100 company for over 15 years. Additionally, Dr. Estevez is a psychoanalyst and currently is on faculty at Tampa Bay Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies. Dr. Estevez is licensed in New York, Florida, and Maine.
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
Florida
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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Jeremy B. Hertza, Psy.D.; ABN
Board Certified Neuropsychologist - ABN; AACBIS
BrainTrust
Florida
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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Psychiatry, Neurology, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Neuropsychology
Board-Certified Neuropsychologist and Brain Injury Specialist with Over 15 Years of Clinical and Executive Leadership
Nationally recognized expert in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurorehabilitation, with over 15 years of experience delivering and overseeing comprehensive care across the lifespan. Board Certified in both Brain Injury (AACBIS) and Neuropsychology (ABN), and a national trainer for AACBIS.
Extensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams across acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, trauma, and long-term care settings. Trusted leader in program development, clinical quality, and physician evaluations across multiple states.
Serves as Fitness for Duty Program Director for physician evaluations in the southern U.S., and holds academic leadership as an Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Named a Fellow of both the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American College of Professional Neuropsychology. Selected as one of the forensic neuropsyc...
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Roger Z Samuel, MD
Forensic Psychiatry expert for adults and children
Boca Raton Psychiatric Group
Boca Raton, Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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PTSD, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, TBI, Geriatric Psychiatry, Wills/Competency, Custody, Disability, Personal/emotional Injuries, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Aviation Psychiatry, Suicide, Addictions, Dementia, Return-to-Work, IME, Medical Malpractice
Dr. Samuel, Medical Director of the Boca Raton Psychiatric Group, has board-certifications in 4 psychiatric specialties: General, Forensic, Child/Adolescent, and Geriatric.
His forensic psychiatric practice encompasses various types of evaluations; expert testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense; and Independent Medical Examinations. He has testified, at both the State and Federal levels, regarding matters of Addiction, PTSD, Depression, Child Custody, legal competency, Disability, trauma, and psychiatric injuries.
Dr. Samuel is an Aviation psychiatrist, having been trained for FAA/aviator evaluations and is on the FAA list for this.
His written reports, based on the application of current medical knowledge to the known facts of each particular case, are exhaustive and precise with meticulous attention to detail.
He is available to consult with plaintiff and defense attorneys in civil litigation, and with prosecution and defense attorneys in criminal litigation.
Dr. Samuel ha...
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Jeffrey A Danziger, MD
Psychiatric Affiliates PA
Maitland, Florida
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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will contests, undue influence, contested wills, testamentary capacity, dementia, capacity, forensic psychiatry, psychiatry
I am a forensic psychiatrist practicing in the Orlando, Florida area, and have been retained in numerous criminal cases over the years, and well as civil cases in the areas of personal injury, malpractice, employment litigation, and family law. I have been involved as an expert in various probate cases, including guardianship issues and testamentary capacity cases. I have been retained by attorneys for both the plaintiff and defense in civil cases over my years of practice, and by the state and defense in criminal cases.
I am board certified by the ABPN in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry. I have a particular interest in matters pertaining to competency in all settings, be they criminal or civil, and the issues of whether one's mental state renders them able to make a specific decision or carry out a specified act.
My first testimony ever in a courtroom involved a disputed 16 million will in 1988, and I have had subsequent experience...
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Henry M. Storper, MD
Henry Storper M.D.P.A.
Miami, Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Inpatient Psychiatry, Suicide, Overdose, Wrongful Death, Psychiatric Inappropriate Hospital Admission, Psychiatric Inappropriate Hospital Discharge, Involuntary Hospitalization, Psychiatric Malpractice, Mood Disorders, Psychiatric Disability, Murder, Psychosis, Hospital Psychiatry
Board Certified Psychiatrist.
Medical Director CMHC, Medical Director Crisis Stabilization Unit, Medical Director PHP, Medical Director Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Chief of Staff Deering Hospital. Currently: Outpatient/inpatient private psychiatric practice. Expert in hospital liability, malpractice issues, standard of care issues, litigation, consultations.
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Joel M Silberberg, MD
Former Professor of Psychiatry
Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV
Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES:
- Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law.
- Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center.
- Professor Psychiatry; ...
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Elizabeth Ferguson, MD
Harvard Trained Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist
Hogan and Associates Licensed in AL, CA, GA, CO, FL
Ponte Vedra , Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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hospital, malpractice, will contest, corrections, psychiatry, psychology, suicide, mental health, behavioral health, CMO, administrative, correctional psychiatry, litigation, JCAHO, law enforcement, telepsychiatry, business development, forensic psychiatry, fitness for duty, police
Dr. Ferguson, a board-certified Harvard trained forensic psychiatrist, is a respected active leader and experienced expert in the field of mental health litigation consultation. She is recognized by her peers for her administrative expertise in behavioral health organizations and has held many senior positions in national professional organizations for two decades. She has led or served on numerous community and national committees at the interface of law and psychiatry. At the earliest stage possible in her career, she was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
As a forensic psychiatrist, chief medical officer, director of telepsychiatry behavioral health business development, and forensic psychiatry fellowship director she has a record of proven leadership in the clinical, educational, research, and public policy forums of psychiatric and telepsychiatric services.
She greatly enjoys teaching psychiatrists how to testify and was the foundin...
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Sunny Sia, MBA, PMHNP-BC
Holistic Medical Care Clinic LLC
BRANDON, Florida
Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry
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Addiction, Adult child psychiatry, pediatric geriatric psychiatry, child custody, addiction psychiatric nurse practitioner, nurse practitioner, psychiatric disability evaluation, dual diagnosis, drug use, wrongful psychiatric hospital admission/discharge, Competency, Negligence, PTSD
Mr. Sunny Sia, MBA, PMHNP-BC, founder, practice owner and manager for Holistic Medical Care Clinic LLC., is a board-certified family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. His specialty includes adult & child psychiatry and addiction medicine.
He has experience in providing expert testimony in psychiatric malpractice issues (inpatient and outpatient settings), child custody cases and has done court ordered evaluation for legal competency, guardianship, disability and Independent Medical Examinations.
His strength is in providing objective case analysis and evaluation in either criminal or civil cases involving standards of care in psychiatric practice, adult competency and child custody case evaluations. Because of his depth and breadth of clinical experiences in addiction medicine and psychiatry, he is able to provide objective clinical judgments in cases involving drug use or issues involving addiction and psychiatric co-occurring disorders.
Licensed in Florida,...
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Alberto Augsten, Pharm.D., M.S.,BCPP, DABAT
Board Certified Toxicologist/Psychopharmacologist
Augsten Consulting, LLC
Hollywood, Florida
Toxicology, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Toxicology, Psychopharmacology, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, DUI, Drugs of Abuse, Poisoning, Medication Errors, Overdose, Opioid Overdose, Forensic Toxicology, Drugs of Abuse Testing
Dr. Alberto Augsten, founder of Augsten Consulting, is a consultant and expert witness specializing in psychopharmacology and clinical toxicology. Offering professional, impactful, and strategic consulting services, Dr. Augsten caters to legal, healthcare, and clinical practice development. His expertise encompasses many areas, ensuring clients receive top-notch guidance and insights.
Dr. Augsten is the only Dual Board Certified Toxicologist and Psychopharmacologist in the Nation, and has been qualified as an expert in Toxicology in both Criminal and Civil cases.
Dr. Augsten thoroughly analyzes environmental substances, including metals, pesticides, toxic gases, solvents, particulates, carcinogens, industrial chemicals, allergens, and natural toxins. Our expertise ensures a comprehensive evaluation of potential exposures and their impact on health.
Dr. Augsten specializes in providing tailored consulting services to assist in the development and optimization of clinical practic...
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Ryan C Wagoner, MD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Sanity, Competence, Suicide, Violence, Psychiatric Malpractice, Personal Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, IME
Dr. Wagoner is the Chief of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of South Florida and the program director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship. He is board certified in both general and forensic psychiatry and completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry after his residency training. He is an assistant professor at the university and maintains an active clinical practice. He is actively engaged in teaching forensic psychiatry to fellows, psychiatry residents, and medical students at the university.
Dr. Wagoner is experienced in both civil and criminal cases and has served as an expert in multiple arenas. He prides himself on preparing detailed forensic reports when requested and providing quality consultation to attorneys and businesses. Dr. Wagoner has presented educational lectures at the international, national, and local level. He is licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia.
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Gil Lichtshein, MD
Psychiatry expert for adults and children
Gil Lichtshein MD PA
Boca Raton, Florida
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Child Custody, Competency, Medical Malpractice, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Testamentary Capacity, Workers Comp, Civil and Criminal Cases
Dr. Lichtshein is board certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and his areas of expertise include psychiatric injuries, disability, workers comp, civil and criminal cases, fitness for duty, competency and custody. He is available for consultations, IME's,deposition and court testimony. .
He is available to consult with plaintiff and defense attorneys in civil litigation, and with prosecution and defense attorneys in criminal litigation.
Furthermore, he is a Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University and has participated in clinical research studies in varied domains including Depression and other mood disorders, Anxiety, and Dementia.
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Pamela R Noel, MD, MPH
Amaris Medical Experts
Lutz, Florida
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine
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Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Adult Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, OB/GYN, Emergency, Pediatrics, Surgery, Heme/Onc, Psychiatry, Urology
Dr. Pamela Noel graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and completed Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. She completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She also earned a graduate certificate in Infection Control and has a Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Noel has served as an infectious disease expert witness, assisting attorneys in various infectious disease related legal cases. She has also performed many independent medical examinations for clients seeking disability insurance due to various acute and/or chronic medical conditions.
Dr. Noel joined Infectious Disease Associates o...
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Georgia
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Jeremy B. Hertza, Psy.D.; ABN
Board Certified Neuropsychologist - ABN; AACBIS
BrainTrust
Atlanta, Georgia
Neuropsychology, Psychology
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Psychiatry, Neurology, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injury, Neuropsychology
Board-Certified Neuropsychologist and Brain Injury Specialist with Over 15 Years of Clinical and Executive Leadership
Nationally recognized expert in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurorehabilitation, with over 15 years of experience delivering and overseeing comprehensive care across the lifespan. Board Certified in both Brain Injury (AACBIS) and Neuropsychology (ABN), and a national trainer for AACBIS.
Extensive experience managing multidisciplinary teams across acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, trauma, and long-term care settings. Trusted leader in program development, clinical quality, and physician evaluations across multiple states.
Serves as Fitness for Duty Program Director for physician evaluations in the southern U.S., and holds academic leadership as an Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Named a Fellow of both the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American College of Professional Neuropsychology. Selected as one of the forensic neuropsyc...
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Dwight A. Owens, M.D., F.A.P.A., M.C.I.M.E.
Peachstate Psychiatric Services
Atlanta, Georgia
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Competency to Stand Trial, Forensic, Forensic Trained, Master Certified Independent Medical Examiner, Psychiatry, PTSD, and TBI
Dwight Owens, M.D., the Chief Psychiatrist for Peachstate Psychiatric Services, Inc. is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist, forensic trained and Master Certified Independent Medical Examiner. He has been practicing medicine in the heart of metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia for more than 20 years. He has both inpatient and outpatient care. He is a competent expert in Forensic Psychiatry, based on his experience and education combined. He current treats patients in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
Dr. Owens received his Bachelor’s degree from the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his medical doctorate from the Health Science Center (HSC) at Syracuse in 1994. He then returned to Macon, Georgia where he attended Mercer University’s School of Medicine, and obtained an internship certificate in the area of Family Medicine. In 1998 Dr. Owens returned to Syracuse to complete his formal Psychiatry training, and also served as the chief resident in his final year in...
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Kenneth E DiNella, MD
Kenneth E. DiNella, MD, LLC
Americus, Georgia
Psychiatry
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Child custody, emotional injury, competency to stand trial, insanity defense, will contests, psychiatric malpractice, Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fitness for duty, psychopharmacology, child abuse, sexual harassment, guardianship, conservatorship, undue Influence, malingering, psychiatric
Duke trained, board certified psychiatrist with over 22 years professional experience, including chief of staff and medical director. Experienced expert witness in child custody, civil and criminal matters. Completed SEAK expert witness training courses. Teaching experience at Duke University Medical Center. Former Chief Outpatient Resident at Duke’s Psychiatric Residency program. Magna Cum Laude graduate (psychology major) of Vanderbilt.
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Elizabeth Ferguson, MD
Harvard Trained Nationally Recognized Psychiatrist
Hogan and Associates Licensed in AL, CA, GA, CO, FL
Georgia
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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hospital, malpractice, will contest, corrections, psychiatry, psychology, suicide, mental health, behavioral health, CMO, administrative, correctional psychiatry, litigation, JCAHO, law enforcement, telepsychiatry, business development, forensic psychiatry, fitness for duty, police
Dr. Ferguson, a board-certified Harvard trained forensic psychiatrist, is a respected active leader and experienced expert in the field of mental health litigation consultation. She is recognized by her peers for her administrative expertise in behavioral health organizations and has held many senior positions in national professional organizations for two decades. She has led or served on numerous community and national committees at the interface of law and psychiatry. At the earliest stage possible in her career, she was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
As a forensic psychiatrist, chief medical officer, director of telepsychiatry behavioral health business development, and forensic psychiatry fellowship director she has a record of proven leadership in the clinical, educational, research, and public policy forums of psychiatric and telepsychiatric services.
She greatly enjoys teaching psychiatrists how to testify and was the foundin...
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Gina V Marra, RN, LCSW, CLCP
Emergency Medicine RN + LCSW + CLCP
Chicago, Illinois
Nurse, Social Work
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emergency department, emergency medicine, emergency, trauma, social work, therapist, psychiatry, catastrophic injury, restraint use, 215 mental health evaluation, LCSW, mental health, traumatic brain injury, Life Care Plan, triage, discharge, personal injury, life care plan, addiction, abuse
Gina Marra is a registered nurse, licensed clinical social worker, legal nurse consultant, and life care planning professional with clinical experience in emergency nursing, psychiatric and behavioral health care, neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, and medically complex patients. She continues to practice at the bedside in the emergency department, giving her current, firsthand knowledge of emergency nursing standards, triage, assessment, patient safety, discharge practices, documentation, and interdisciplinary care.
Gina has experience evaluating cases involving emergency care, nursing standards of care, patient deterioration, discharge safety, communication, documentation, and care coordination. She has reviewed matters for both plaintiff and defense, completed complex expert reports, assessed cases for merit, and provided deposition testimony. She has also attended Independent Medical Examinations related to mental health issues and nursing scopes and standards.
Her com...
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Richard S Goldberg, MD
Forest Park, Illinois
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
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Hospital, liability, dual diagnosis, involuntary, psychosis, suicide, workers comp, fitness for duty, malingering, sexual contact, disability, diagnosis, psychotropic medication, detox, inpatient, guardianship, violence
I am a board-certified psychiatrist with 33 years experience working in psychiatric hospitals, chemical dependency treatment facilities, nursing homes, community mental health centers, and office-based private practice of adolescents and adults with a wide range of psychiatric illnesses and addiction issues. I am currently in active practice.
I have a unique ability to perform completely private evaluations in security-sensitive circumstances. I am routinely contacted directly to arrange and coordinate independent evaluations, meet with clients without involving others, and can perform evaluations in anonymous locations when necessary. Reports are completed offline without involving any third party in the process (without answering services, recording devices, third party testing, EMR, secretarial/support staff or coordinators, transcriptionists, etc.) ensuring complete privacy throughout the IME process.
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Certified in Addiction Medicine
Hospital Clin...
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Shalini Chawla, MD
Board Certified Psychiatrist & Child Psychiatrist
Shalini Chawla MD LLC
Westmont, Illinois
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Custody, Trauma, Child safety, Psychiatric diagnosis, school accommodations, parental fitness, PTSD, expert opinion, medication management, Special ed, educational placement disputes, Competency, Family system, child psychiatry, Functional impairment, Psychiatric medication controversies, Capacity, attachment, Educational evaluations
I'm a board-certified psychiatrist and child psychiatrist with 15 years
of experience evaluating families in complex custody and visitation matters.
I completed my Adult Psychiatry training at Chicago Medical School in 2008 and my fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center in 2010. I worked at Illinois Masonic Medical Center where I was the Medical Director of our inpatient unit, the Vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the director of medical education for students from Rosalind Franklin University at our hospital. I also consulted on Pediatric patients on the Pediatrics floor, presented grand rounds to both the pediatrics and OB-Gyne departments. I also worked closely with the Consult and Liaison team in the hospital.
I also have experience in working as an independent medical examiner for BHM where I conducted peer reviews and documentation reviews.
I have been in private practice since 2011 and have two practice locations, one...
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Alan M Jaffe, Psy. D.
Forensic Psych-Custody-PTSD-IME-CREDIBILITY-IL WI
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology
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Child Custody Eval, Parental Alienation, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Addiction, Child sexual abuse, repressed memory, Sexual Offender, Family Law, Psychological Testing, Malingering, Competency trial, Fitness for Duty, Undue Influence, Standard of Care, independent medical exam, Testmentary Capacity, Post Traumatic Stress, psychology, IME
Dr. Alan M. Jaffe brings 45 years of forensic psychology and experience to the courtroom, having conducted more than 2,000 psychological evaluations in matters ranging from child custody disputes to high-profile criminal cases. He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a faculty position he has held for over four decades.
Dr. Jaffe is the author of the forthcoming academic textbook Parental Alienation Abuse: Psychological Implications and Legal Challenges, published by Nova Science Publishers. This work establishes parental alienation as a distinct form of psychological child abuse and provides courts with an empirically grounded framework for identification and intervention. His scholarship on custody evaluation has been recognized in the University of La Verne Law Review—a distinction rarely accorded to psychologists—and he has been published in multiple American Bar Association journals ...
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Alexander E. Obolsky, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry Consultant - Chicago
Obolsky Forensic Psychiatry Experts
Chicago, Illinois
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Workers Compensation, Stress Related Conditions, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Complex Psychological Casess, Death and Catastrophic Injuries, Employment Malpractice, IME's, Will Contests, Complex Trauma Cases, Complex Psychiatric Claims, Neuropsychological Assessments, Record Review, PTSD, Addiction Psychiatry, Discrimination
Dr. Obolsky is one of a select group of psychiatrists in the country holding three distinct board certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. With certifications in Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and General Psychiatry, he is uniquely qualified to opine on the multifaceted nature of catastrophic injury claims. With over 30 years experience, he remains clinically active and is dedicated to treating the ‘invisible’ emotional injuries that follow trauma and chronic illness.
Dr. Obolsky provides objective, evidence-based forensic evaluations for both plaintiff and defense counsel in complex civil litigation. His opinions are guided by rigorous, impartial analysis of the record and decades of clinical experience, ensuring a balanced opinion regardless of the retaining party’s perspective.
Drawing on over 30 years of clinical practice dedicated to treating the ‘invisible’ emotional injuries that follow trauma and chronic illness, Dr. Obolsky brings uni...
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Lauren K Robinson, MD, MPH
Forensic Psychiatrist - Northwestern Faculty
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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undue influence, testamentary capacity, sentence mitigation, NGRI, malpractice, schizophrenia, insanity, fitness, ethics, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, trauma, psychotic depression, post-partum depression
University of Chicago and Northwestern-trained psychiatrist. Board-certified in both general and forensic psychiatry. Active clinical practice. Clinical experiences include inpatient, outpatient, and correctional psychiatry. Award-winning teacher. Northwestern and University of Illinois faculty. Experienced expert witness in both civil and criminal cases.
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Joel M Silberberg, MD
Former Professor of Psychiatry
Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV
Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES:
- Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law.
- Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center.
- Professor Psychiatry; ...
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stephen pesanti
university of illinois at chicago
Forest Park, Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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civil, criminal, personal injury, wrongful death, insanity, competencies, fitness, suicide, medical director, PTSD, Bipolar, Depression, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Addiction
Dr. Pesanti did his psychiatry residency at the Cleveland Clinic after which he completed his forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has experience in treating a wide variety of pathologies. He has experience as the inpatient medical director at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he maintained a variety of roles, including running an inpatient team, maintaining and supervising multiple outpatient clinics, chairing the Ethics Committee, as well as sitting on multiple other mental health committees. He also has experience in various correctional settings.
Dr. Pesanti has worked forensic cases in both the civil and criminal domains, including wrongful death, suicide, personal injury, malingering, malpractice, immigration asylum, fitness for duty, various competencies, and pre-sentencing mitigation, as well as a variety of other issues. He is experienced in deposition, testimony, and report preparation.
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Andrea Weber, MD, MME, FASAM, FACP
Addiction Medicine Physician - Expert Witness
Positive Change Consulting, LLC
Solon, Iowa
Addiction Medicine, Psychiatry
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Opioid use disorder, Alcohol use disorder, Medical Cannabis, Suicide Risk, Buprenorphine, Pain, Encephalopathy, Catatonia, Stimulant use disorder, Overdose, Neuroleptic malignancy syndrome
Andrea Weber, MD, is a board-certified internist, psychiatrist, and addiction medicine specialist who cares for patients in clinic and hospital settings. Dr. Weber specializes in caring for people who use drugs, including by not limited to opioids (i.e. heroin, fentanyl), methamphetamine, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco/nicotine, and cannabis. This includes best practices in the use of medications for addiction treatment, such as buprenorphine (Suboxone). Dr. Weber also cares for the physical and mental health of adult patients, specializing in diagnosing and treating conditions that have overlapping psychiatric and physical symptoms, such as catatonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and encephalopathy.
Dr. Weber is a distinguished clinician and educator with over 8 years of experience in eastern Iowa. She is an award-winning educator providing dozens of lectures annually and supervising future healthcare workers in clinic and hospital settings. Dr. Weber is an active researcher with n...
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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Brian Briscoe, MD
Forensic Psychiatry Consultant
Next Step 4 Mental Health
Louisville, Kentucky
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Inpatient psychiatry, Wrongful death (psychiatric), Psychopharmacology, Hospital-based psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, Premature discharge, Capacity assessment, Suicide risk assessment, Psychiatric hospitalization, Medical record review, Psychiatric standard of care, Involuntary commitment, Psychiatric malpractice
Brian T. Briscoe, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatric evaluation, outpatient psychopharmacology, and hospital-based behavioral health care. His clinical work has included the evaluation and treatment of high-acuity patients, involuntary commitment decisions, suicide risk assessment, and complex medication management.
Dr. Briscoe has extensive experience practicing in real-world hospital and emergency settings, where clinical decision-making often occurs under time pressure and within complex systems of care. His forensic work draws on this background to evaluate psychiatric standards of care, clinical judgment, and the systems context in which care was delivered.
In forensic matters, Dr. Briscoe provides independent psychiatric consultation to attorneys and courts, including comprehensive medical record review, case analysis, written opinions, deposition, and trial testimony when approp...
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Susan D. Rich, MD, MPH, DFAPA
Award Winning Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Therapeutic & Learning Centers, P-LLC
POTOMAC, Maryland
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Trauma-Informed, Parental Loss, Sexual Assault
Dr. Susan D. Rich is Distinguished Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association and double board certified in child/adolescent and adult psychiatry. Dr. Rich has served as an expert in a number of medical malpractice cases involving the death of a parent on behalf of the orphaned children, children involved in childhood trauma from a caregiver, and catastrophic trauma during a motor vehicle accident, as well as women involved in on-the-job sexual grooming and subsequent sexual trauma from a supervisor. From 1994 to 2016, Dr. Rich served as an expert in 8 capital habeas cases involving individuals with prenatal exposure to alcohol. These individuals received favorable outcomes (either in pre-trial hearings that eliminated the possibility of the death penalty or appeals successfully reversing the death penalty).
Dr. Rich has been in private practice in a home office since March 2006. She has been named among the Top Doctors of the DC Metro Area by Washingtonian Magazine, the ...
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Yang Roby, MD, Ph.D
Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Neuroscience PhD
Innerpeace Psychiatric Services
Ellicott City, Maryland
Psychiatry
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Psychiatric causation, Work-related mental injury, Civil psychiatric IME, Employment-related psychiatric claims, Psychiatric disability evaluation, Psychiatric functional impairment, Record review psychiatric expert, Insurance psychiatric evaluation, Polypharmacy psychiatric effects
Dr. Yang Roby, MD, PhD, is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with over a decade of clinical experience in adult psychiatry and medico-legal psychiatric evaluation. She is the founder of Innerpeace Psychiatric Services, LLC, where she provides comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment for adults with complex psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions. Her clinical background includes extensive experience across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, consultation-liaison, geriatric, and dual-diagnosis settings.
Dr. Roby’s expert witness and IME work focuses on psychiatric causation, threshold impairment, and differential diagnosis in civil and employment-related matters, with particular emphasis on work-related mental injury and disability determinations. She is frequently retained to evaluate whether reported psychiatric symptoms meet diagnostic and functional thresholds, the presence and role of pre-existing psychiatric vulnerability, and the extent to which workplace or situatio...
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Eric Anderson, MD, MBA
Eric Anderson MD, LLC
Annapolis, Maryland
Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Psychopharmacology, Medication Management, Psychosis, Women’s Mental Health, Pregnancy/Post Partum, Suicide, Emergency Psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, Recidivism
Board Certified Psychiatrist in active clinical practice. Johns Hopkins trained in general psychiatry. Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at George Washington University. 20+ years medical experience, 15+ years in psychiatry. Colonel in the United States Air Force and Chief of Aerospace Medicine. 20+ years of military service including combat deployment. Numerous awards, to include “Top Doc” for the Annapolis area, U.S. Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal with Combat Device, and U.S. Navy Commendation Medal. Well-experienced public speaker.
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Donald L Sherak, MD
Brookline, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Forensic Psychiatry, Emotional Damages, PTSD, Effects of Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Child Testimony, Standard of Care, Psychopharmacology, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delay, Brain Injury, Criminal Responsibility, Fitness for Duty, Record Review
Dr. Sherak is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Over the past 30 years Dr. Sherak has been an invited trainer at professional organizations of physicians, nurses, social workers, attorneys, EMTs, and physicians in training. Dr. Sherak served as Medical Director of the Whitney Academy, a residential school treating Intellectually Disabled and Developmentally Delayed adolescent male sexual offenders, for 17 years and he continues to work with and consult on this population ans well as on individuals with Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delay and Brain Injury. Dr. Sherak has provided over 200 Fitness for Duty assessments for the United States Postal Service, local Police and Fire Departments and biohazard labs.
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Don Condie, MD
child, adult forensic psychiatry - Harvard Faculty
Don Condie MD
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, major mental illness, dissociation DID, criminal behavior, developmental disability, boundary violations, professional misconduct, public sector psychiatry, sex offenders, organizational leadership
Dr Condie was trained in adult, child and forensic psychiatry from 1983 until 1989 at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. In addition, during his forensic psychiatry fellowship he was a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School under the sponsorship of Dr Alan Stone and Dr Thomas Gutheil. He has practiced child and adult psychiatry as well as forensic psychiatry in Massachusetts for 42 years including his training, and has served as President of both the New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society. He is the Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.
He serves as Lecturer part time at Harvard Medical School through an affiliation with the Cambridge Health Alliance Department of Psychiatry where he participates in the Complex Child Case Review Committee and offers individual supervision as well as forensic consultations. He has also participated as an expert witne...
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Barry H. Roth, MD
ACES Psychiatry, Addictions, Geriatric, Forensic
Program in Psychiatry & the Law Harvard Medical School
Brookline , Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Malpractice, Standard of Care, Liability, Will Contests, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Competence, Trauma, PTSD, Emotional Injury, IME's, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Immigration, Civil & Criminal: Defense or Pltf/Prosecutor
My Forensic Psychiatric Expertise arises from six decades of education, training, knowledge, skill & experience; including patient care through 2021. I am uniquely qualified, clear and effective when complex fact patterns require opinions that encompass multiple psychiatric or addiction medicine domains.
I maintain 5 Active American Board of Medical Specialties Certifications:
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Certifications in
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry;
Diplomate, American Board of Preventive Medicine with Certification in
Addiction Medicine.
I have provided a very broad range of Forensic Psychiatric Expert opinions, reports, depositions, and trial testimony in civil and criminal in municipal, state, and federal courts.
I have been retained by plaintiffs, defendants, and prosecutors in California, District of Columbia New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Maryla...
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Daria Hanson
Harvard trained psychiatrist w depth of experience
Centerville, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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suicide, medical leadership, substance abuse, inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, addiction psychiatry
Harvard-trained psychiatrist with MBA and extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Leadership and front-line patient care background. Deep knowledge of standards of psychiatric care, patient safety protocols, organizational quality assurance, and suicide prevention. Contact: dxh777@gmail.com
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John A. Fromson, MD
Adult, Child, Addiction Psychiatry-Harvard Faculty
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Child and adolescent psychiatry, Physician impairment, Suicide, Effects of drugs and alcohol on behavior resulting in death, Mental healthcare systems and processes, Inpatient psychiatry, Partial psychiatric hospital programs, outpatient psychiatry
Certified by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in adult, child, and addiction psychiatry
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
National expert witness for plaintiff/defense in physician impairment, patient suicide, effects of drugs and alcohol on behavior resulting in death, mental healthcare systems and processes.
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Doreen M Riordan, RN, BSN, BA, PMH-BC, GERO-BC, LNC
Psychiatric Nursing
Riordan & Associates
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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Adult psych, Geriatric psych, Substance abuse, Home health, Corrections
8 years experience in psychiatric nursing in a variety of settings. Prior mental health experience prior to nursing as well. Expertise in inpatient psych, geriatrics, corrections, home health, substance abuse/ detox. Board certified in geriatrics and mental health nursing.
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Scott R Beach
Psychiatrist - Harvard Faculty
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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Catatonia, Emergency Psychiatry, Ventricular Arrhythmia, Sudden Cardiac Death, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Suicide, Malingering, Factitious Disorder, Munchausen , Overdose, Delirium, Risk Assessment, Antipsychotic, Serotonin syndrome, Alcohol withdrawal, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Lamotrigine, Telepsych, Antidepressant
I am a consultation-liaison and emergency room psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, specializing in the care of patients with co-morbid medical and psychiatric illness. I care for patients with medical complications of psychiatric illness or psychiatric medications, as well as psychiatric complications of medical illness or medications. As an emergency psychiatrist, I regularly perform risk assessment for suicide and harm to others and make decisions about whether patients need to be hospitalized involuntarily. Each week, I see dozens of patients with the following conditions: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, personality disorders, PTSD, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and TBI. I teach and supervise medical students, residents and fellows on a daily basis.
I completed a psychiatry residency at University of Virginia and a fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Massachusetts General...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Massachusetts
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Suzanne A Bird, MD
Emergency Psychiatrist--Harvard Faculty
Auburndale, Massachusetts
Psychiatry
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psychiatric emergencies, risk assessments, suicide, violence, substance use, standard of care, involuntary commitment, chart documentation, medical clearance, supervision of trainees and non-physician staff, restraints, crisis intervention, anxiety and depression, psychosis, involuntary holds, wrongful admission/discharge
Dr. Suzanne A. Bird is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 25 years of clinical, teaching and leadership experience in emergency psychiatry. She served as director of Psychiatric Emergency Services at Cambridge Hospital (a Harvard-affiliated community teaching hospital in Cambridge MA) for 16 years and ran the Acute Psychiatry Service in the Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for nearly 12 years. In addition to her clinical leadership roles, she is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, with extensive experience as an educator; training and supervising psychiatric residents, nurse practitioners and social workers, as well as medical students and junior faculty members.
She has managed and overseen the management of thousands of patients in acute crisis and is recognized for her expertise in suicide and violence risk assessment, medical clearance of patients with acute psychiatric presentations, decisions around involuntary commitment, ...
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Karen Reimers, MD
Geriatric Capacity and Undue Influence Expert
Psychiatric Professional Service Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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Undue Influence, Testamentary Capacity, Wills, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Financial Exploitation, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elder Abuse
Dr. Reimers has expertise in adult, geriatric and forensic Psychiatry. She is the author of The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations (Elsevier Academic Press, 2019). Her expert practice focuses on contested wills and trusts, undue influence, and testamentary capacity. Dr. Reimers is fluent in German and French. She enjoys teaching Psychiatry residents and fellows.
Dual Location in Orlando, FL
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Kevin M Passer, M.D. FAPA, FASAM, FABPM
Addiction Medicine Expert Triple Boarded
Kevin M. Passer, MD, PA
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Addiction Medicine, Psychiatry
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General Adult Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Drug addiction, Alcohol Use Disorder, Standards of Care, Opiate Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suboxone buprenorphine, Schizophrenia Psychosis, Psychopharmacology, Suicide, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Tobacco Use Disorder
Kevin M. Passer, M.D., LFAPA, FASAM, FABPM, FAACAP
Addiction Medicine Expert Witness
Website: www.AddictionTeleMD.com
Email: info@addictiontelemd.com
Phone: 844-835-3631
Dr. Kevin Passer is a Johns Hopkins–trained, triple board-certified physician in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Adolescent Psychiatry with over 30 years of experience. He provides expert witness services in civil, criminal, and administrative cases involving addiction, prescribing practices, and psychiatric care. His expert opinions are clear, timely, and grounded in decades of clinical and forensic experience.
Dr. Passer is the founder of Addiction TeleMD, a nationwide telemedicine addiction treatment practice. He also founded and directed The Drug and Alcohol Detox Clinic of South Mississippi for nearly 20 years, providing outpatient detox and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services.
Areas of Expertise:
• • Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Suboxone treatment
• • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) protocol...
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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William D Stratford, MD, FAPA
William D. Stratford, MD, PC
Missoula, Montana
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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IME exams, Expert witness, Plaintiff and defense, Trial work, Adult psychiatry, Child psychiatry, PTSD, Addictions, TBI, Chronic pain, Trauma effects, Medication interactions, Mitigation issues
I am a double-board certified forensic psychiatrist with over 40 years of experience. I received my medical degree from the University of Tennessee and completed a rotating internship, followed by a two-year adult psychiatry residency and a two-year child psychiatry residency at the University of Utah. I am board-certified in both adult and forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Throughout my career in private practice, I have conducted independent medical examinations (IMEs) and participated in trial work, representing plaintiffs and defendants. Much of my experience includes work in civilian settings, as well as jails, prisons, and mental health hospitals, with a strong emphasis on collateral contact and psychological testing. I am a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and licensed to practice in Montana only.
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Cynthia Paul, MD/JD
Expert Witness Psychiatry in Nebraska and Iowa
Omaha, Nebraska
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
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PTSD, Workers Compensation, Toxic work environment, age discrimination, post mortem will, guardianship of mentally ill adults, substance use disorder, depression, anxiety, sexual discrimination
Dr. Paul is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. She has 15 years of experience taking care of patients in community mental health, inpatient addiction facilities and private practice. As the founder of an insurance based private practice, she has 8 years experience dealing with challenges in the insurance industry. As Dr. Paul is also a Juris Doctor, she has unique perspective and a depth of understanding of legal analysis, and nexus between medicine and law. She started doing Forensic Psychiatry work 10 years ago and has recently focused on issues in Workers Compensation.
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Gregory P Brown, MD
Nevada Based Forensic Psychiatrist
Henderson, Nevada
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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testamentary capacity, contractual capacity, undue influence, guardianship, civil litigation, PTSD, personal injury, return to work, disability evaluation, fitness for duty, ADA accommodation
Dr. Brown has conducted thousands of forensic evaluations and rendered expert witness deposition or court testimony more than 80 times in civil and criminal cases for over 20 years. Dr. Brown testifies on a range of psychiatric issues that arise in litigation, which include but are not limited to testamentary/estate administration disputes, undue influence, fraud, elder abuse, personal injury and mental competency. Dr. Brown has conducted more than 10,000 forensic assessments, including civil commitment evaluations conducted for Clark County.
Dr. Brown is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the fields of Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Brown is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Brown’s clinical practice is based in the greater Las Vegas area, though he conducts his forensic evaluations outside of Nevada when needed.
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Raveendra B Suryadevara, MD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Personal injury
Las Vegas, Nevada
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Testamentary Capacity, Contested Wills, Insanity Defense, Death Penalty, Competency to stand trial, PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I am a Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in PSYCHIATRY
I am a Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
I am licensed to practice Medicine in the States of Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina
I had many years of experience in treating Mental Disorders at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
I had 11 years of experience at VAMC, Las Vegas in conducting Compensation & Pension Examinations on the Veterans who claimed various mental Disorders related to their Military Service. Major Portion of these Examinations were for the claims of POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS from Combat, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Sexual Assaults. Other claims included Bipolar Disorders, Major Depressive Disorders.
In the past, I had experience with the trials in the Court Rooms for Involuntary Hospitalizations in the States of Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida and in the Country of New Zealand. Those experiences with the Court Room...
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Ian C Lamoureux, M.D.
Lamoureux Forensic and Psychiatric Services, PLLC
Nevada
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Sanity, Capital Crime, Death Penalty, Court Martial, Emotional/Psychological Damages, Testamentary Capacity, IME, PTSD, TBI, Malpractice, Arson, Undue Influence, Competency, Contract Capacity
Dr. Lamoureux is a double-board certified Forensic Psychiatrist. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Instructor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Lamoureux completed his residency in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following residency, Dr. Lamoureux completed his fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University under the supervision of internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist Phillip J. Resnick, M.D.
Dr. Lamoureux's decisive reports often preclude the need for testimony and trial. His professional interests and expertise include, but are not limited to:
Criminal: malingering, mental state at the time of the offense (insanity), criminal competencies (plead, stand trial, sentencing, post-conviction matters), capital sentencing, mitigation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, sexual homicide and related crimes, serial rape, spree murder, mass murder, death penalty,...
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Joel M Silberberg, MD
Former Professor of Psychiatry
Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Nevada
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES:
- Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine.
- Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law.
- Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center.
- Professor Psychiatry; ...
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Tracy Martin, MD
Forensic Psychiatrist | IME , Criminal & Civil
Georgetown Forensic Psychiatry
New Jersey
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatric IME, Independent Medical Examination, Competency, Insanity, Malpractice, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Corrections, Emergency Psychiatry, PTSD, Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Sexual Harassment, Malingering, Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship, NGRI, Trauma
Attorneys retain Dr. Tracy Martin for clear, well-reasoned psychiatric opinions grounded in active clinical practice. As a forensic psychiatrist who maintains active clinical roles in both emergency and outpatient psychiatry, Dr. Martin brings current, real-world treatment experience to every case - not just academic theory.
Dr. Martin is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist and founder of Georgetown Forensics, serving plaintiff and defense counsel, courts, and government agencies in state and federal matters. She is licensed in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, and Colorado.
Independent Medical Examinations & Civil Forensic Services:
Dr. Martin conducts psychiatric IMEs and forensic evaluations for civil matters including personal injury and trauma-related psychiatric claims, disability and impairment evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, workers' compensation, psychiatric malpractice and standard of care opinions, wrongful death, suicide cases, and civil commitmen...
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Laurence M. Westreich, MD
Forensic Addiction Psychiatrist
Montclair, New Jersey
Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Child Custody, Employment, Intoxication, Withdrawal, Sports
Laurence M. Westreich, M.D. is a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), and those dually diagnosed with SUDs and mental disorders. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, completed a residency in Psychiatry at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center, and took a two-year fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. He is board –certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Westreich is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, and the author of Helping the Addict you Love (Simon and Schuster, 2007), A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017), and Addiction and the Law (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2024). Dr. Westreich is Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and serves as Consultant on Beha...
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Jessica Salamon, NP
Quadruple Boarded Nurse Practitioner
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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AGACNP, FNP, PMHNP, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry
I have practiced as a nurse practitioner since 2008 and hold four board certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I completed my initial training at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and subsequently earned post-master's certificates from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Massachusetts Boston and Amherst.
My clinical background is rooted in emergency medicine and urgent care in both rural and urban settings. I have held leadership roles within emergency departments since 2017, serving first as Lead Advanced Practice Provider and later as Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine. In these capacities, I have built advanced practice programs in two emergency departments from the ground up, including the development and ongoing management of new graduate orientation programs.
I have particular expertise in nurse practitioner and physician assi...
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Christopher Will
PMHNP Expert Witness | Risk & Standard of Care
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Suicide assessment, Nursing, Rural psychiatry, Psychosis / schizophrenia, PMHNP, Behavioral emergencies / crisis interven, Risk assessment, Depression / Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Bipolar disorder, Medication management, Psychopharmacology, Suicide prevention / self-harm, Seclusion and restraint practices
RN and NP licensed in AZ, NM, MA, CA
ANCC Board Certified PMHNP
Post graduate training in MBT and CBT-I
Provide paid clinical consultations to multiple NP groups and individuals with focus on complex case management and risk assessment and intervention.
Psychiatric expert witness
Inpatient & Outpatient Psychiatry
Standard of Care, risk Assessment, and clinical decision-making consultation
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Lauren Jones Sparks, DNP, CNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MA, RN
Medical Expert in Toxic Mold & CIRS Cases
Untamed Iona
Santa Fe , New Mexico
Mold, Psychiatry
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Toxic mold, Mold injury, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, CIRS, Biotoxin illness, Mold Illness, Mycotoxin, Mycotoxin illness, Enviromental illness, Sick Building Syndrome, Shoemaker, Mold toxicity, Inflammatory illness, Water-damaged building, Water damaged building, Toxic mold exposure, Multisystem illness, Neurotoxic
Dr. Sparks is a doctorally-trained nurse practitioner and founder of a New Mexico-based private medical practice focused on treating patients with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Treatment of Dr. Sparks’ own diagnosis of CIRS put her erythromelalgia (EM) into complete remission. Dr. Sparks is also the founder of The Einstein Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research and treatment for erythromelalgia and CIRS.
She is currently licensed as an APRN in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Dr. Sparks is an invited speaker at national and international conferences on CIRS/mold illness to colleagues and patients.
Dr. Sparks also holds a post-doctoral physician certification administered by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker in the “Shoemaker Protocol,” which is an evidence-based protocol to treat those injured by exposure to water damaged buildings. Dr. Sparks has also completed post-doctoral training in functional psychiatry. In addition, she studied functional nu...
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
New York
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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Eric Yarbrough, MD
Psychiatry, Addiction, LGBTQ, Transgender
Brooklyn, New York
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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LGBTQ, Transgender, Addiction, Gay, Gender Identity, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Dissociative Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Anxiety, Substance, Burnout, Work Stress, LGBT, Trans
I am a board-certified psychiatrist in both Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. I currently serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University, and I have held numerous leadership positions in organized psychiatry, including serving as President of the Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP) as well as Vice President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor over more than a decade of involvement.
My academic work includes authoring and co-authoring chapters in Tasman’s Psychiatry, the APA Textbook of Psychiatry, and several volumes with American Psychiatric Publishing, including Understanding LGBTQ Mental Health and Transgender Mental Health as a solo author. I lecture frequently at national and international conferences, including the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, the World Psychiatric Association, and Grand Rounds at institutions such as NYU, Rutgers, SUNY Downstate, and Ne...
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Hisla Bates, M.D.
Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric/Adult Psychiatrist
Expedient Medicolegal Services
New York, New York
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Inpatient Treatment, Standard of Care, Risk Assessment, PTSD, Mood Disorders, Adolescent Psychopharmacology, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Competency, Traumatic Injury, Capacity, Disability Evaluation, Attachment Disorders, Conduct Disorders
Dr. Hisla Bates, MD, Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric and Adult psychiatrist. After completing an internship in primary care internal medicine at Yale, her general psychiatry training was completed at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She continued on to her Child and Adolescent psychiatry Fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s, Massachusetts General Hospital/ McLean’s program. She went on to complete a 12 month Fellowship in Integrative Psychiatry in 2020. She is board certified in both Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She uses Mindfulness, Positive Psychology/Psychiatry, and the Expressive and Creative Arts working with children and adults.
Dr. Bates is also the Co-Chair of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Art Committee and the Assistant Arts Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). She is a Parsons School of Design graduate, an illustrator, printmaker, speaker and...
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Simon Dosovitz, MD
Forensic Psychiatrist – Criminal & Civil Cases
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Violence, Psychiatric Standard of Care, Psychiatric Damages, Expert Witness Psychiatry, Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Mitigation, Criminal Responsibility, Impaired Professionals, Testamentary Capacity, Elder Abuse and Capacity, Risk Assessment
Dr. Simon Dosovitz is a board certified, fellowship-trained forensic psychiatrist, former chief resident at Columbia University, and Assistant Clinical Professor at NYU School of Medicine. Attorneys choose Dr. Dosovitz for clear, defensible, and methodologically rigorous opinions. His evaluations are thorough, evidence-based, and tailored to legal standards.
As a graduate of a formal forensic psychiatry fellowship, Dr. Dosovitz brings specialized training in the legal standards, psychiatric methodology, and evaluative rigor that courts require. Unlike general psychiatrists offering occasional opinions, his expertise is built on dedicated, structured forensic education and experience.
He has provided expert consultation and testimony in criminal and civil cases, including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence and suicide risk, involuntary commitment, and forensic neuropsychiatric evaluations. Dr. Dosovitz has testified in court over 50 times and specializes i...
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Nigel I Kennedy, MB BS, PhD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist | IME NY & CA
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
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Independent Medical Examination, Personal Injury, Disability Evaluations, Psychological Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Medication Side Effects, Behavioral Disturbance, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Psychosis, Mania, Dementia, Conservatorship/Guardianship, Telepsychiatry, Capacity, ADHD
Dr. Nigel Kennedy is an ABPN board-certified psychiatrist and PhD neuroscientist with extensive experience in forensic psychiatry, medical-legal evaluations, and expert testimony. He is licensed in both California and New York and available for independent medical examinations (IMEs) across both states, including travel to underserved regions.
Dr. Kennedy has been recognized as an expert in psychiatry by mental health courts in New York City and Rockland County, and has provided testimony on behalf of Mount Sinai Hospital and Rockland Psychiatric Center, a state inpatient facility of the NY Office of Mental Health (OMH).
He has conducted psychiatric evaluations in civil, criminal, and disability contexts, and is equipped to handle high-volume IME referrals with a commitment to timely, objective, and evidence-based reporting.
Prior to specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Kennedy trained extensively in emergency medicine and neurosurgery, gaining clinical experience in acute trauma and ...
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Michael Bernstein, MD
Lawrence, New York
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Forensic Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, Personal Injury, Tort, Disability, IME, Expert Witness Testimony
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Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH
Columbia University
New York, New York
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide Prevention, Psychiatric Malpractice, Law and Psychiatry, Criminal Mitigation, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Practice, Statistics and Causal Analysis, Grief and Mourning, Pediatric Psychiatry, Family Loss, Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Economics/Game Theory
Dr. Amsel serves as an expert witness in matters related to psychiatry, with a focus on Malpractice, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Grief, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Psychiatric Care, and appropriate Evidence-based Standards of Care. Excellent references from multiple law firms are available on request. Dr. Amsel's expertise in dealing with the interface of legal and psychiatric issues is based on 28 years of experience in clinical practice, academic psychiatry, research, and public health, as well as his experience as an expert witness. Dr. Amsel studied mathematics at Columbia University before entering Yale University School of Medicine. After completing residency training he joined the Columbia faculty completing two prestigious National Institute of Mental Health research fellowships and obtained an Masters in Public Health (MPH) specializing in mental health statistics, and Child Psychiatry Research. As an expert on the effects of traumatic experiences...
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Maurice Preter, MD
Psychiatrist, Neuropsychiatrist, Neurologist
Maurice Preter MD Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, and Neurology
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neurology
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psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, wrongful death, conscious pain and suffering, aviation accidents, memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer, will contests, geriatrics, suggestibility, medical psychiatric malpractice, informed consent, Suicide by Cop
Dr. med. Maurice Preter, MD is a psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, psychopharmacologist and neurologist based in New York City with close to four decades' worth of experience in the medical profession. He is part of a limited number of fully dually trained and board certified specialists in both neurology and psychiatry and continues to be nationally and internationally active as lecturer, medical educator and as clinical and medical-legal consultant.
Dr. Preter offers psychiatric, neuropsychiatric and neurological expertise to assist plaintiff and defense counsel, the courts, federal, State agencies, and international organizations, prior clients including the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, the Department of Justice, and Kreindler&Kreindler.
More at www.psychiatryneurology.net
http://psychiatryneurology.net/2017/01/25/dr-preter-bio-now-video/
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Jason R Yanofski, MD
Adult/Child Forensic Psychiatrist – Hopkins - Yale
patchogue, New York
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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forensic psychiatry, psychiatry, child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, psychiatric malpractice, competency, criminal responsibility, civil commitment, suicide risk, violence risk, employment disability, hospital psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, expert witness psychiatry, psychopharmacology, forensic evaluations, IME, law
Dr. Jason R. Yanofski, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 15 years of clinical and forensic experience across multiple U.S. states and internationally. He is fellowship-trained in both Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Forensic Psychiatry (Yale University), following a psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine.
Dr. Yanofski’s career has spanned some of the nation’s most challenging psychiatric environments. He has served as a staff psychiatrist at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (New York), Napa State Hospital (California), San Quentin State Prison (California), and the California Health Care Facility. Internationally, he worked as an adult, child, and forensic psychiatrist at the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore, served as a civilian psychiatrist for the U.S. Navy in Japan, and as psychiatry team leader for the U.S. Army in Germany. His broad practic...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
New York
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Maryam Karim, MD
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Maryam Karim MD LLC
New York, New York
Psychiatry
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depression, anxiety, PTSD, capacity evaluation, Psychopharmacology, psychosis, workers' compensation, malpractice, chart review, medication error, incarceration, nursing homes, dementia, contested wills
I am a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and emergency rooms. I have teaching experience providing education to medical students and residents. I have extensive experience testifying as an expert in psychiatry in court, focusing on cases involving treatment over objection, retention, and assisted outpatient treatment.
Currently, I work as a forensic psychiatrist, participating in hospital forensic committees and conducting intensive analyses of adverse drug reaction cases. My credentials and practical experience make me a credible expert witness in psychiatry.
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
New York
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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Richard Gabel, MD, PC, DLFAPA
Expedient Medicolegal Services
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Record Review, IME, PTSD, Traumatic Injury, Adjustment Disorder, Mood Disorder, Standard of Care, Institutional Policy, Psychiatric Disability, Functional Capacity, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Psychosis, Abuse, Mitigating Factors, Emotional Distress, Personal Injury, Substance Abuse
Dr. Richard Gabel, MD, DLFAPA, is a psychiatrist licensed in New York State with over 40 years of experience in private practice since 1980. He holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gabel has a wealth of professional experience and has held leadership administrative positions in major hospitals in the New York City metropolitan region. He obtained his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of Harvard Medical School's flagship hospitals.
His clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with a wide range of mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia. He is also highly skilled in managing complex psychopharmacologic issues in medically ill patients.
Dr. Gabel is frequently sought after as a consultant, particularly in cases in...
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Silvia A Bernardi, MD
Psychiatrist - Columbia Faculty
Columbia University
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
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Divorce, IME, Custody, Personality Disorders and Trauma, Malingering, Deception, Intent, Factitious Disorders, Psychiatric Standard of Care, Professional licensing, Suicide, Alienation, Psychiatric Disability, Sexual Harrassment, Emotional Damanges, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Munchausen, Will
Columbia University Faculty Member with two decades of experience in clinical psychiatry and neuroscience research. My practice integrates psychoanalysis and psychopharmacology with advanced probing techniques, including DBS, TMS, and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, PET, DTI). I specialize in the complex differential diagnosis between the effects of trauma and the manifestations of personality disorders, with particular focus on narcissistic and borderline traits.
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Laurence M. Westreich, MD
Forensic Addiction Psychiatrist
New York
Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Child Custody, Employment, Intoxication, Withdrawal, Sports
Laurence M. Westreich, M.D. is a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), and those dually diagnosed with SUDs and mental disorders. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, completed a residency in Psychiatry at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center, and took a two-year fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. He is board –certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Westreich is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, and the author of Helping the Addict you Love (Simon and Schuster, 2007), A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017), and Addiction and the Law (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2024). Dr. Westreich is Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and serves as Consultant on Beha...
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Sandip Buch, MD
Prison Expert-Former Bellevue Forensic Psychiatry
Brooklyn, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Prison psychiatry, suicide, Severe mental illness, Workers' compensation, independent medical evaluation, psychiatric medication, medical malpractice defense, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ocd, depression, anxiety, private practice psychiatry, ACT team, addiction psychiatry, MAT
Sandip Buch, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience treating psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He is a native english speaker and owns a psychiatric practice overseeing over 20 psychiatrists and therapists, and provides guidance to the psychiatrists regarding appropriate psychiatric treatment and documentation. He also cares for adult patients in the New York area.
Dr. Buch has vast and varied experience caring for patients with psychiatric conditions both hospitalized (inpatients) and patients outside of the hospital (outpatients), treating inmates at Rikers Island prison (New York, NY), working in the forensic psychiatry unit of Bellevue hospital (New York, NY), and treating the chronically severely mentally ill for an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team (Brooklyn, NY). He has expertise treating adults, adolescents, and c...
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
North Carolina
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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James B. Furrh IV, MD
Clinical Psychiatrist and Expert Witness (NC)
Mobius Psychiatric Consulting
Asheville, North Carolina
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
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pharmacology, bipolar disorder, depression, disability, malpractice, addiction, suicide, involuntary commitment, risk assessment, schizophrenia, guardianship, forensic psychiatry, family law, divorce, contested will, capacity, ketamine, dementia, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder
Dr. Furrh is a general psychiatrist licensed in North Carolina and currently practicing both at the VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC and in private practice. He is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of an extensive range of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders and populations and has experience in the legal setting testifying as an expert witness.
Dr. Furrh's clinical background includes experience working in the inpatient, outpatient, and intensive community-based settings. The focus of Dr. Furrh's current position is severe mental illness diagnoses, geriatric psychiatry (including dementia and associated issues), addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (veteran population), sleep disorders, and personality disorders. He possesses expertise in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, and extensive knowledge regarding other "somatic" treatments (ECT, TMS, ketamine, psychedelics, etc). As a result of his unique clinical background, he has additionally developed a str...
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LaRae M Copley, RPh, MD, PhD
Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Copley Medical Consulting LLC
Amlin , Ohio
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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Malpractice, Psychiatry, College Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Suicide, Risk Assessment, Level of Care Assessment, Eating Disorders, Psychic Harm, PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, Pharmacology, Substance Disorders, Forensic Psychiatry, Competency, Sanity
Expert regarding standard of care, medical marijuana / THC, campus mental health, animal assisted therapy.
Medical Director overseeing a multidisciplinary medical team within a large behavioral health practice.
Over 15 years clinical experience practicing psychiatry. Served as Chief of Psychiatry for a College Counseling Center within a large public university for 8 years.
Extensive experience collaborating with treatment team including psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, physician assistants, dieticians.
Experience practicing criminal and civil Forensic Psychiatry, depositions and testimony
Licensed Physician and Registered Pharmacist.
Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine.
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Maureen L Curley, PhD ARN
Expert Abortion and Mental Health
Avon Lake, Ohio
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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Abortion and mental health, Reproductive Loss, Termination of Pregnancy, Voluntary Termination of pregnancy, Reproductive Psychiatry, Perinatal PTSD, Perinatal Mental Health, Maternal Mental Health, Post Abortion, Abortion Trauma, Perinatal Loss
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Lynn D Long, Ph.D., APRN-CNP, CRNI
LDL Healthcare Soltuions
Dublin, Ohio
Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry
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PMHNP-BC, Standard of Care, Record Review, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Malpractice, Psychiatry, Wrongful Death, APRN PhD, Mental Health, Elder Law
Dr. Long delivers comprehensive clinical care to patients with mental health disorders across the lifespan. Her expertise includes the management of conditions such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders (depression and bipolar(, schizophrenia and other other psychotic disorders, personality disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders (autism and ADHD), and comorbid substance use disorders. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Long teaches at the graduate level at a Big Ten university and leads a multidisciplinary team of credentialed healthcare professionals.
Dr. Long is a nationally recognized nursing expert with over 40 years of experience spanning clinical practice, education, and research. She is board-certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) and holds licensure in both Ohio and Connecticut. Dr. Long earned her PhD in Nursing from Mercer University, a Master’s in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master’s in Nursing Edu...
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Christopher Vince Rizzo
Triple Certified APRN, Mental Health, Adult Gero
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Psychiatry, Hospitalist
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PMHNP-C, APRN, CNS, Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Palliative Care, Admission/Discharge PLanning
I am a triple-certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with certifications as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-C), Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS-BC),and Adult-Gerontology Certified Nurse Practitioner (APRN-CNP). My experience spans psychiatric care, adult-gerontology practice, complex medical management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I am committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered care while leveraging advanced clinical expertise to improve outcomes across diverse healthcare settings. Additionally, I bring strong assessment, consultation, and leadership skills that support both direct patient care and healthcare consulting initiatives.
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Shannon C. Miller, MD, DFASAM, DLFAPA
Addiction Medicine
Forensic Addiction & Psychiatric Services, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Addiction Medicine, Psychiatry
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Alcohol, Gambling, Heroin, Opiate, Fentanyl, Nicotine, Vaping, e-cigarette, Cannabis, Marijuana, Sedative, Phenibut, Xylazine, GHB, LSD, DMT, MDMA, Dextromethorphan, PCP, Ketamine
“FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION. Updated CV available at www.forensicaddictions.com. Consultation on issues relating to alcohol/drug use, addiction, gambling, etc.
Active clinical practice for 3 decades in Addiction Medicine, broadly experienced. Direct clinical experience specializing in addictions, including government and private practice, both inpatient and outpatient withdrawal management, rehabilitation, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, corrections, methadone, buprenorphine, chronic pain, drug testing, impaired providers, gambling, and a wide array of addiction-related disorders. Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, Board Certified in Psychiatry. Distinguished Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Editor of largest and perhaps most read Addiction Medicine textbook worldwide, and for 4 editions over a 20-year span. Previously served 10 years as co-founding Co-Editor of a leading addiction medicine...
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Robert M. Davis, MD
Experienced Expert Medical Witness in Psychiatry
Ohio
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Bipolar, Addiction, Major Depression, Anxiety, IDD, Standard of Care, Injectable Medication (LAI), Policies and Procedures, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Suicide, Psychopharmacology, Competency Evaluations, NGRI, Medical Malpractice, Capacity for Trial, Habeas Corpus, Independent Medical Exam
Robert Davis, MD is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who has been in practice for over 25 years. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with Honors and High Distinction and received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine. He completed his psychiatric residency program from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia where he also served as Chief Resident. He has extensive clinical and administrative experience in providing patient care. He is currently the Medical Director for Wesley Family Services in Pittsburgh and has an active clinical practice.
He also has extensive experience in forensic psychiatry and as an expert witness. His curriculum vitae is available upon request.
He can be reached by phone (412) 295-6950 or email -
robertmarcdavismd@gmail.com
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Robert A. Campbell, MD, FACS, FASAM
Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry-Columbus Ohio
Dublin, Ohio
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
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Addiction, Addiction psychiatry, Medical ethics, PTSD, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, psychosomatic medicine, psychological effects of injuries, care of first responder PTSD, Behavioral addictions, operating room fires, criminal defense of psychiatric patients, The interface of psychiatry and other medical specialtie
Former Board certified cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon
Currently Board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine
Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
I reviewed over 350 malpractice cases in a 35 year career of providing testimony
I have testified by deposition approximately 150 times and testified in both state and federal court approximately 80 times
I have reviewed over 65 cases of operating room fires both for plaintiff and defense.
I have reviewed approximately a dozen cases resulting in PTSD for the victim of operating room fires both for plaintiff and defense.
I have been a member of arbitration and settlement teams
I have spoken at a national conference (AALNC) on medical malpractice
I am on the Clinical Faculty at 5 medical schools and/or psychiatric programs
I am frequently lecture on the topics of General and Addiction Psychiatry
I have been teach medical ethics for over 30 years and been on numero...
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Levi D Vance, PA-C
Inpatient Psychiatry Physician Assistant
Medford, Oregon
Physician Assistant, Psychiatry
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Inpatient psychiatry, Consult Liason, Suicide risk, Crisis care, Psychosis, Mood disorders, Substance use, Patient safety, Involuntary hold, Discharge planning, Medication management, Malpractice, Standard of care, Behavioral Health, Acute psychiatry, Psychiatric hold, Assessment, Telemedicine, Documentation, Hospital Safety
Levi D. Vance, PA-C – Psychiatric Expert Witness
I am a board-certified Physician Assistant with over six years of experience in inpatient psychiatry at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Unit. My practice involves daily evaluation and management of patients with acute psychiatric conditions including psychosis, severe mood disorders, substance use disorders, and suicidal ideation requiring crisis stabilization.
Courtroom Experience
I regularly provide testimony in civil commitment hearings, which has familiarized me with legal proceedings, communicating psychiatric concepts to legal audiences, and responding to examination.
Clinical Background
My clinical work encompasses suicide risk assessment, psychiatric medication management, involuntary hold determinations, discharge planning for high-acuity patients, and crisis intervention. I treat patients across the full spectrum of acute psychiatric presentations and work within multidisciplinary teams to addr...
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Katrina Shchupak, MD
Psychiatric Expert Witness
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Perinatal, Deprescribing, Adolescent, Addiction, Geriatric, Consult and liason, Hospital psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, ADHD, PTSD, postpartum, treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Medical Director of intensive outpatient program. Managing patient population from the age of 13 and older, including a subset of geriatric and perinatal patients. Cases include deprescribing in appropriate patient populations, in particular gradual taper off long-term benzodiazepine use. Also working as an on-call Consult & Liaison psychiatrist for medically admitted patients with a significant percentages of geriatric cases, difficult to place psychosocially complex cases and emergency psychiatry cases seen both in the emergency department and in the crisis response center.
With a prior history of working for several years in a methadone maintenance clinic in the outpatient psychiatry department with experience managing MMT patients and a significant portion of focus on minimizing risk of psychotropic abuse.
Specialty certifications include American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry with extensive clinical experience working with adolescents in clinical practice, as well as Perina...
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Richard M Sobel, MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University
Media, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Pain Management - Medicine
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Psychopharmacology, Worker's Compensation, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep, Depression, Anxiety, Compex Regional Pain Syndrome, Neuropathic Pain, Trauma, Opioids, Addiction, Medication
Specialty focus: Pain Medicine, Psychotherapy, and Psychopharmacology.
Academics: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical School. Recipient of two resident teaching awards.
Leadership: President of Greater Philadelphia Pain Society (local chapter of the American Pain Society) 2013-2015
Special skills:
(1) Communication: I have lectured extensively on the management of depression and chronic pain to both large and small audiences.
(2) Organization: I manage a large solo practice using a computer-based practice management system which I wrote and have updated for over 30 years.
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Frank A. Fetterolf, M.D.
Frank A. Fetterolf, M.D. LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychological Injury, Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD), Dissociative Identity, Borderline Personality, Factitious, Adult Victims Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexually Violent Offenders, Paraphilias, Sexual Assault and Harassment, Functional Neuro Symptom (Conversion), Trial Competence, Insanity, Malingering
I am a board-certified psychiatrist, a member of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), and a court-appointed forensic psychiatrist for Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS). I have submitted expert opinions in over 275+ cases and have testified as a qualified expert in both state and federal courts. My independent medical/psychiatric evaluations (IMEs) incorporate structured diagnostic tools to support clear, evidence-based forensic opinions.
My practice has a specialized focus on forensic evaluations involving complex trauma, dissociation, and contested mental states. I routinely assess individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, including presentations in vulnerable populations such as individuals with autism, intellectual disability, or dementia. I have particular expertise in dissociative phenomena—including dissociative subtypes of PTSD, functional neur...
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Robin A Altman, MD
Reading, Pennsylvania
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, young adult psychiatry, psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Child Custody, Competency, Testamentary Capacity, Diminished Capacity, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Asperger's Disorder
I have been a practicing child psychiatrist in a solo private practice since 1995. I am board certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. I initially worked at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center for 7 years, and then moved to Spring Psychological Associates, where I continue to have an office. I was the first chairperson of the Child Psychiatry Department at Reading Hospital.
I was the medical director of the Children's Home of Reading from 1997-2012. I managed the medical functioning of the institution while caring for adolescents in their residential treatment facility. I currently work for Concern, Inc, a mental health provider in the Reading area, where I see adolescents at the Abraxas shelter and detention center, as well as group home and therapeutic foster care children. I have been a principle investigator for psychiatric research at the Berks Research Center in Reading.
In my spare time, I am a writer, and have written Shrink Rap - An Irreveren...
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Robert M. Davis, MD
Experienced Expert Medical Witness in Psychiatry
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Bipolar, Addiction, Major Depression, Anxiety, IDD, Standard of Care, Injectable Medication (LAI), Policies and Procedures, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Suicide, Psychopharmacology, Competency Evaluations, NGRI, Medical Malpractice, Capacity for Trial, Habeas Corpus, Independent Medical Exam
Robert Davis, MD is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who has been in practice for over 25 years. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with Honors and High Distinction and received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine. He completed his psychiatric residency program from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia where he also served as Chief Resident. He has extensive clinical and administrative experience in providing patient care. He is currently the Medical Director for Wesley Family Services in Pittsburgh and has an active clinical practice.
He also has extensive experience in forensic psychiatry and as an expert witness. His curriculum vitae is available upon request.
He can be reached by phone (412) 295-6950 or email -
robertmarcdavismd@gmail.com
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Paul E Ruskin, M.D.
Psychiatrist - Clinical & Administrative expertise
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry
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PTSD, Trauma, Depression, substance abuse, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Dementia, Medication Management
Board certified psychiatrist with over 40 years clinical experience treating psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. Extensive experience conducting independent medical examinations and file reviews, and as a physician administrator and supervisor. Completed approximately 1000 VA compensation and pension exams. Founder and director for 22 years of a geriatric psychiatry fellowship. Lead psychiatrist for over 10 years, supervising 20-30 psychiatrists at a given time, as well as a number of clinicians from other disciplines. Leader of a multidisciplinary team of approximately 15 mental health professionals.
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 2022-present
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/ Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1983-2017
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Towson University, 2012-2013
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Tel Aviv Un...
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Dale E. Panzer, MD
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine
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TBI, concussion, mild TBI, infection, hypoxia, brain bleeds, delirium, dementia, testamentary capacity, undue influence, personal injury, PTSD, and malingering
Dr. Panzer is among a select group of experienced forensic physicians dual Board-Certified physicians in Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine. He has served as a forensic evaluator and testifying expert witness for the past 13 years simultaneous with clinical practice as a treating psychiatrist at a highly regarded regional rehabilitation hospital. Patients suffer from brain injuries, TBI, dementias, stroke, spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries.
He has extensive treatment and evaluation experience with TBI and concussion patients and co-founded a concussion research collaboration with a local university functional imaging center (PET/SPEC/DTI MRI).
Dr. Panzer's testimony experience includes TBI, concussion, mild TBI, infection, hypoxia, brain bleeds, PTSD, spinal cord injury, malingering, cognitive capacity, testamentary capacity and undue influence. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University School of Medicine, has taught residents and...
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Meghan Musselman, MD
Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Psychological Damages, Mood Disorders, Emotional Damages, Competency to Stand Trial, Emergency Psychiatry, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide Risk, Criminal Responsibility, Fitness for Duty, Inpatient Psychiatry, Violence Risk, Schizophrenia
Dr. Meghan Musselman is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist. Dr. Musselman completed medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. During her medical training, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, an honor reserved for those medical students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated values of professionalism, leadership, and service.
Following medical school, Dr. Musselman completed a four-year residency in psychiatry with Harvard Medical School through the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency Program. While in residency, Dr. Musselman was awarded the Rappeport Fellowship, an honor awarded by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law to residents who have demonstrated excellence in the field of forensic psychiatry. Dr. Musselman also served as chief resident of the inpatient psychiatric unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
After residency, Dr. Musselman completed a fellow...
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David T Springer, MD
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Disability Evaluations, Peer Review, Independent Medical Examinations, Employment, Medical Record Review, Fitness for Duty, Medical Malpractice
I am a Board-Certified psychiatrist and have had extensive clinical and forensic psychiatric experience throughout my career. I have performed hundreds of forensic evaluations, including IMEs, disability determination, return to work and worker’s compensation evaluations. I have been an expert witness in dozens of cases involving civil litigation, including victims of sexual abuse and employment issues, as well as medical malpractice defense regarding plaintiff's claims of psychiatric injury. In the course of my career, I have been deposed multiple times and have also testified in court on a number of occasions.
I have been in private practice for over 30 years treating a wide variety of patients. In addition, I was a Residency Training Director for seven years, Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital for seven years, worked in two correctional facilities for three years and currently work in a Department of Veterans Affairs’ outpatient clinic. I have also taught Drexel U...
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
Pennsylvania
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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James C Ballenger, MD
Low Country Forensic Consultation
Charleston, South Carolina
Forensic Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
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Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Blood Levels, Addiction Medicine, Psychopharmacology, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress, Suicide, Depression, Traumatic Brain Injury, Malpractice (Psychiatry)
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Tennessee
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
Texas
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatrist
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Texas
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Jail, Suicide, Prison, Forensic, Malpractice, Medication error, IME, Addiction, incarceration, Fitness for duty, Use of force, Chart Review, Standard of Care, Continuity of care, Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress disorder, Emotional Distress
I am licensed in California and Texas
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Aida Dabreo, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Mental Health APRN Expert Witness
Houston, Texas
Psychiatry, Nurse Practitioner
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, APRN, immigration, personal injury, car accident, psychiatric disability evaluation, dual diagnosis, psychiatric evaluation, Competency, Negligence, PTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, slip and fall, slip and fall, comprehensive mental evaluation, job injury, truck accident, wrongful death
Aida is a dual Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner licensed in NY,MD, TX , AZ, MA and OR. Aida's specialties includes treating adolescents and adults with depression, anxiety, panic disorder, mood disorder, PTSD and pain management. With a deep understanding of both the psychiatric and legal fields, Aida is well equipped to objectively analyze complex medical records, provide expert opinions, and assist in case preparation. Aida will help your firm with psychiatric malpractice cases, personal injury injury lawsuits involving mental health issues, immigration or any legal matter requiring psychiatric expertise.
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Karen Ding, MD
Double-Boarded Child Adolescent Adult Psychiatrist
Houston, Texas
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, OSFED, PTSD, trauma, ADHD, depression, bipolar, anxiety, OCD, substance, alcoholism, sexual abuse, sexual assault, abuse, autism
I am a double board-certified psychiatrist with over seven years of clinical experience treating children, adolescents, and adults in inpatient, outpatient, and day program settings. I focus on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. As a psychiatrist at Eating Recovery Center in Houston, Texas, I have treated a patient population ranging from age 10 to adult for eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. In my private practice, I work with clients of different cultural backgrounds to address concerns with depression, anxiety, mood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
CLINICAL PRACTICE AND APPOINTMENTS
Psychiatrist August 2023-present
Eating Recovery Center / Pathlight Mood and Anxiety, Houston, TX
• Provide care to children, adolescents, and adults with mood disorders and...
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Helen Spaustat, CPC, CMPA, CRC, CHC
Expert Witness Medical Billing, Coding, UCR Fees
BEST-MED CONSULTING, LLC
SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Medical Billing, Medical Coding
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Pain Management, Orthopaedics, Anesthesia, UCR, Personal Injury, Chiropractic, Neurology, Fraud Waste Abuse, Unbundling, Fee Analysis, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Medical Record Auditing, Psychiatry, Up coding, Outpatient Hospital, Hospital Billing, Reasonable charges, Future Costs, Medical Billing Fraud
BEST-MED CONSULTING, LLC - Billing Expert Solutions of Texas. Highly Experienced Expert Witness 10 years –200 + cases. Multiple specialty expertise (Pain Management, Anesthesia, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Orthopedic, Radiology, Hospital) Trial and deposition experience. Certified Professional Coder and Medical Record Auditor 20+ Years. Healthcare Compliance experience for Health Plan and Large Health System. Experience in detecting Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse former Special Investigation Unit Manager.
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Austin De La Cruz, PharmD, BCPP
Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist
Precise Psychiatry, PLLC
Houston, Texas
Pharmacist, Psychiatry
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psychopharmacology, psychiatric pharmacy, neuropharmacology, Neurology, Pharmacology, Mental health, Medication errors, Addiction Medicine, Drug interactions, addiction psychiatry, Medication management, polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, Substance use disorder, sleep medications, depression, neuropsychopharmacology, suicide, ADHD
Dr. Austin De La Cruz, PharmD, BCPP is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. He is also a practicing prescriber with extensive experience in pharmacology, psychiatry, neurology, and safe prescribing practices.
He currently provides direct patient care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas, where he specializes in the treatment of mental health disorders in veterans. He is actively involved in training healthcare professionals and precepting pharmacy students and psychiatric pharmacy residents within a primary care mental health clinic.
In addition to his primary academic role, Dr. De La Cruz holds adjunct and instructor positions at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the University of St. Thomas. His areas of expertise include psychopharmacology, medication safety, drug-drug interact...
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Sanjay Adhia, MD, MRO
Forensic Psychiatry | TBI | PTSD|Multi-Plaintiff
Sanjay Adhia MD Professional Association
Sugar Land , Texas
Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine
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Malpractice, Personal Injury, Disability, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, testamentary capacity, competency, will contest, undue influence, toxic tort, correctional, rape, Fitness for Duty, Neuropsychiatry, prison, suicide, IME, jail, child custody, mass tort
Dr. Adhia is triple-Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine (BIM), and Psychiatry headquartered in the Houston, testifying nationally. He is one of a few Forensic Psychiatrists who are Board-Certified in BIM. In addition to forensic/expert witness practice, he works in a renowned neuro-rehabilitation center where his focus is treating the neuropsychiatric sequelae of brain injury, concussions, stroke, and spinal cord injury.
Dr. Adhia is the Associate Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director at McGovern Medical School at UT Health. He has been appointed by the Governor to the Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI).
Dr. Adhia's forensic practice focuses on the psychiatric impact of personal injury, abuse, competency, testamentary capacity, toxic torts (chemical exposure, oil spill), violence, and complicating mental illness.
Dr. Adhia treats patients, as a psychiatrist, who suffer...
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Gabor Vari, MD
Army Veteran Psychiatry Expert Witness
Texas
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, ADD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adderall, Ritalin, trauma, PTSD, suicide, addiction, substance abuse, IME, personal injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice, disability evaluation, telepsychiatry
NOTE: I exclusively work with attorneys, employers, and insurance carriers. I do not work with self represented plaintiffs / plaintiffs in pro per.
I am an Army veteran, double Ivy League trained, and two-time Jeopardy champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric illnesses. I have served as an expert in medical-legal matters over 100 times and have testified dozens of times. I maintain an active practice in Los Angeles. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Residency: UCLA - Chief Resident of Bipolar Disorders Clinic
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania - Appel Award for Most Outstanding Student Entering Field of Psychiatry
Undergrad: Brown University - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors
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Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS
UTMB Forensic Psychiatrist and Training Director
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Competence to stand trial, Insanity, Criminal responsibility, Sentencing mitigation, Risk assessment, Civil commitment, Testamentary capacity, Guardianship, Malpractice, Disability, Fitness for duty
Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS is Associate Professor, Director of Forensic Services, and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as Lecturer in the Law and Psychiatry Division of the Yale School of Medicine. He completed medical school at the Yale School of Medicine, general psychiatry residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and forensic psychiatry fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine. He is board certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Prior to joining UTMB, he served as Medical Director of Northern Arizona for Southwest Behavioral and Health Services, where he supervised the treatment of serious mental illness and addiction and was a court-appointed psychiatric examiner for Mohave County Superior Court civil commitment proceedings.
Dr. Zhong maintains a clinical practice in general and forensic psychiatry. He treats patients with me...
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George S. Glass, MD
George S. Glass, MD, PA
Houston, Texas
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
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Medical Director of Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals. Consultant to Medical Board, Bar Association, FAA
Board Certified, Psychiatry; Board Certified, Addiction; Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas, Baylor College of Medicine, Cornell Weill
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Leonard J. Weiss, MD
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Psychiatry Austin, PLLC
Austin, Texas
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Psychiatrist, Medical Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury Med, Testamentary Capacity, Addiction, Alcoholism, DUI, Criminal Responsibility, Mental Disability, Malpractice, Psychotherapy, Confidentiality, Violence and Domestic Abuse, Undue Influence, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Competency, Aviation, Occupational
Dr. Weiss is a practicing Psychiatrist and Forensic Psychiatrist. Early in his career, he practiced Internal Medicine when he decided to pursue a deepening interest in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Internal Medicine continues to play a part in treating psychiatric conditions. He obtained Brain Injury Medicine Board-Certification after he served on cases involving brain injured plaintiffs and/or defendants or in which a TBI was a factor. He has a clinical psychiatric practice in Austin, Texas.
Dr. Weiss is uniquely qualified to address psychiatric conditions, as well as overlap with other medical conditions, symptoms, and treatment.
Board-Certified in each of the following specialties:
• Psychiatry, ABPN
• Forensic Psychiatry, ABPN
• Addiction Psychiatry, ABPN
• Internal Medicine, ABIM
• Brain Injury Medicine, ABIM
• Nutrition, American Board of Nutrition (Former)
Dr. Weiss completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan He...
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Elena Kennedy, MD
State Hospital Psychiatrist/Highly Experienced
Plano, Texas
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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Severe/Chronic Mental Illness, Long Term Treatment, Involuntary Treatment, Jail/State Hospitals, Evidence-based treatment, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia/psychosis, Danger to self, Danger to others, PTSD, Medication Management, Psychiatric Emergencies, Standard of Care, Psychotropic medications
Based in Texas, Dr. Kennedy, MD (former Dr. Ammatuna) is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical experience treating adults with a wide range of mental health conditions, including complex and high-acuity cases and has extensive experience as an expert witness across Texas Mental Health Courts, with involvement in 500+ testimonies, independent medical evaluations (IMEs), and case reviews. Her work in legal settings is grounded in clear, objective psychiatric analysis and a deep understanding of mental health and medical standard of care.
Dr. Kennedy has served as a staff psychiatrist and Behavioral Unit Director in Texas state hospitals (Terrell, North Texas, Big Spring), treating both civil and forensic populations. She has also worked as Medical Director in community psychiatric clinics (MHMR), overseeing care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
Her experience includes serving as a consulting psychiatrist for multidisciplinary teams...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Texas
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Benjamin T Thatcher, DO
Intermountain Psychiatry and Law
Kaysville, Utah
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Addiction Medicine. Urine drug testing. Malpractice. Boundary violations
I am triple board certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. I am also a Certified Medical Review Officer for urine drug testing.
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Susan D. Rich, MD, MPH, DFAPA
Award Winning Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Therapeutic & Learning Centers, P-LLC
Virginia
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Trauma-Informed, Parental Loss, Sexual Assault
Dr. Susan D. Rich is Distinguished Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association and double board certified in child/adolescent and adult psychiatry. Dr. Rich has served as an expert in a number of medical malpractice cases involving the death of a parent on behalf of the orphaned children, children involved in childhood trauma from a caregiver, and catastrophic trauma during a motor vehicle accident, as well as women involved in on-the-job sexual grooming and subsequent sexual trauma from a supervisor. From 1994 to 2016, Dr. Rich served as an expert in 8 capital habeas cases involving individuals with prenatal exposure to alcohol. These individuals received favorable outcomes (either in pre-trial hearings that eliminated the possibility of the death penalty or appeals successfully reversing the death penalty).
Dr. Rich has been in private practice in a home office since March 2006. She has been named among the Top Doctors of the DC Metro Area by Washingtonian Magazine, the ...
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Ashley Harmon, MD
Harvard-Trained Adult and Child Psychiatry Expert
Ashley Harmon, MD PLLC
Seattle, Washington
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Sexual Harassment, Physical and Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, PTSD, Psychological Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Psychiatric Causation, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Suicide, Autism, Independent Medical Examination, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Child Abuse, Psychedelics, Ketamine
PSYCHIATRIST & PSYCHOANALYST: FORENSIC & CLINICAL EVALUATION
CREDENTIALS
Board Certified: Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN)
Faculty: University of Washington (Current); Harvard Medical School (Former)
Training: Harvard Medical School (Residency & Fellowship)
Experience: 20+ years clinical evaluation and treatment across the lifespan
FORENSIC & CLINICAL EXPERTISE
Diagnostic Clarification: Objective assessment of Complex Trauma, PTSD, Mood, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism & ADHD), and related psychiatric conditions.
Impairment Assessment: Longitudinal psychiatric functional impairment and disability evaluations.
Litigation Support: Psychiatric Causation and Sequelae; Assessment of Damages; Standard of Care review.
Evaluative Services: IMEs, Rule 35 Exams, Evidence-Based Reports, and Rule 26 Disclosures.
Testimony: Available for Deposition and Trial (Plaintiff and Defense).
LOGISTICS
Location: Seattle-based
Availability: National travel; Remote/Telehealth consultation
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Ellika McGuire, MD
Experienced Child and Adult Psychiatry Expert
Ellika McGuire MD PLLC
Seattle, Washington
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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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...
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Mary D. Moller, PhD(h), DNP, MSN, BSN, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN
Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
MDM Psychiatric Associates, Inc
Gig Harbor, Washington
Psychiatry, Nurse Practitioner
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Adult ADHD, Addictions, Psychopharmacology, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing, Outpatient treatment, Group therapy, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner education
I am an advanced registered nurse practitioner dually certified as a clinical specialist in adult psychiatric–mental health nursing and a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner. I am Prof Emerita at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA where I developed and coordinated the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice program. I am Director of Psychiatric Services at Northwest Integrated Health, a substance abuse treatment center, in Tacoma, WA where I practice 15 hours/week as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. In this capacity I conduct full psychiatric evaluations, document a differential diagnosis, prescribe psychotropic medications, and conduct both individual and group psychotherapy for complex patients that have both a substance use disorder and a major mental illness. From January 2009 to August 2014, I was Director of the Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialty at the Yale University School of Nursing. I was owner of the first i...
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Linda L Miller, DO
Linda L Miller DO
University Place, Washington
Psychiatry, Mental Health
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IME, deposition, mental health, mental conditions, workers compensation, disability, record review
I have a current certification with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, INC
I have a private practice of psychiatry for 28 years and have been providing IMEs and expert opinion for the same amount of time. I have performed more than a thousand IMEs for company's and attorneys. Many of these have been with panels of IME experts including orthopedists, chiropractors and neurologists.
Because of my additional education, training and experience in primary care medicine, I have good understanding of the impact of medical issues and medical conditions on the mental health of clients.
My reports are detailed and opinions are well defended using the DSM V book of mental conditions and scholarly articles if necessary
References are available upon request.
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Alan M Jaffe, Psy. D.
Forensic Psych-Custody-PTSD-IME-CREDIBILITY-IL WI
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology
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Child Custody Eval, Parental Alienation, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Addiction, Child sexual abuse, repressed memory, Sexual Offender, Family Law, Psychological Testing, Malingering, Competency trial, Fitness for Duty, Undue Influence, Standard of Care, independent medical exam, Testmentary Capacity, Post Traumatic Stress, psychology, IME
Dr. Alan M. Jaffe brings 45 years of forensic psychology and experience to the courtroom, having conducted more than 2,000 psychological evaluations in matters ranging from child custody disputes to high-profile criminal cases. He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a faculty position he has held for over four decades.
Dr. Jaffe is the author of the forthcoming academic textbook Parental Alienation Abuse: Psychological Implications and Legal Challenges, published by Nova Science Publishers. This work establishes parental alienation as a distinct form of psychological child abuse and provides courts with an empirically grounded framework for identification and intervention. His scholarship on custody evaluation has been recognized in the University of La Verne Law Review—a distinction rarely accorded to psychologists—and he has been published in multiple American Bar Association journals ...
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