Forensic Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Dr Kasra Christopher Maasumi
California
Dr. Kasra C. Maasumi has 8 years of experience in the field of Neurology and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California Irvine, his MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles UCLA, and his MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurology at Texas Tech...
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Psychiatric Social Work and Women’s Mental Health Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified social worker has more than 20 years of experience in her field, working in various settings such as residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and outpatient mental health clinics. She earned her BS in social work from Northern Arizona University before earning her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. This...
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Dr. Dr Neil Edward Schwartz
California
Dr. Neil E. Schwartz has 18 years of experience in Neurology and Vascular Neurology. He earned his BS in Kinesiology from University of California, Los Angeles and both his Ph.D in Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology and his MD from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Vascular Neurology at the Stanford University...
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Forensic Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of psychiatry, specializing in forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He earned his BS in biology from the University of Virginia before earning his MD from Tulane University. He subsequently completed an internship at Georgetown University Hospital, a residency at Johns Hopkins University,...
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Dr. Dr Walter Edward Benkert Sipe
California
Dr. Walter E.B. Sipe has 16 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Psychology from Harvard University and his MD from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. After completing a residency in Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and a residency in Psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine....
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Dr. Dr Nathan Ernest Lavid
California
Dr. Nathan E. Lavid has 22 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Microbiology from the University of Kansas and his MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern...
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Dr. Dr Brian Gary Wong
California
Dr. Brian Wong has 3 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. He earned his B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and his M.S. in Global Medicine from the University of Southern California. After completing his residency in Pediatric and Child Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, University...
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Dr. Dr Kimberly Michelle Miller
California
Dr. Kimberly M. Miller has over 13 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MS and PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florida. She completed a fellowship in Neuropsychology at VA Northern California Health Care System. Dr. Miller is board certified in Clinical...
Dr. Dr Philip Ralph Delio
California
Dr. Philip Delio has 23 years of experience in Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Stanford University and his MD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Cerebrovascular Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology. Formerly, this expert served as a Clinical...
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Dr. Dr Thomas Thomas Megerian
California
Dr. Jonathan T. Megerian has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology with expertise in Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology and Chemistry from Union College and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurology at Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a fellowship in Behavioral Child...
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Dr. Dr Mark Thomas D'Esposito
California
Dr. Mark T. D'Esposito has 31 years of experience in the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and BS in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester, and his MD from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology. After completing his residency in Neurology at Boston Medical Center,...
Dr. Dr David Y Kan
California
Dr. David Y. Kan has over 15 years of experience in Psychiatry, specializing in Addition Medicine and Forensic Psychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Northwestern University and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Psychiatry and a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine....
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Dr. Dr Mace Beckson
California
Dr. Mace Beckson has 32 years of experience in the fields of Forensic and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his AB in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College and his MD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at the Neuropsychiatric Institute-University of California at Los Angeles, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurology at the...
Dr. Dr Ezekiel Fink
California
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Dr. Ezekiel Fink has 15 years of experience in the field of Neurology, Pain Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. They earned their undergraduate degree from [Undergraduate Institution] and their medical degree from [Institution Where the Medical Degree Was Earned]. After completing their residency in Neurology at [Residency Institution or Hospital], they went on to complete a fellowship in Pain...
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Dr. Dr Michael Makhinson
California
Dr. Michael Makhinson has 19 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from University of California, Los Angeles and both his MD and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry....
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Dr. Dr Sarah Resnik Cheyette
California
Dr. Sarah R. Cheyette has 26 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. She earned her BA in Cognitive Neurophysiology from Princeton University and her MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her residency in Pediatrics before going on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children's Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in...
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Dr. Dr Debra Rosalind Kahn
California
Dr. Debra R. Kahn has 17 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Psychology and Feminist Studies from Stanford University and her MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. She completed a Residency in Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate...
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Dr. Dr Clifford S. Segil
California
Dr. Clifford S. Segil has 16 years of experience in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. He earned his BS in Neuroscience from Trinity College and his DO from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at the Western University of Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Adult Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, he went on to...
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Dr. Dr Farhad Sahebkar
California
Dr. Farhad Sahebkar has 18 years of experience in Neurology and 8 years experience in Pharmaceuticals. He earned his MD from the Universität Witten/Herdecke Fakultät für Gesundheit. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Illinois Chicago and another residency in Child Neurology at Stanford University. He then completed a research fellowship in Neurology at University of...
Dr. Jeff Alan Sugar, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. Jeff A Sugar has 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from the New College of Florida and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing both an internship in Psychiatry and Rotating Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at...
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Dr. Dana Chidekel, ABN, ABPdN, FACPN, PhD
California
Dr. Dana Chidekel has 30 years of experience in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. She earned her BA in Playwriting from Hampshire College and both her MA and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. She completed internships in Psychology at Glen Roberts Child Study Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,...
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Dr. Douglas Eliot Tucker, DFAPA, FASAM, MD
California
Dr. Douglas E. Tucker has over 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry, specializing in Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, and his residency...
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Dr. Robert Martin Bilder, ABPP-CN, PhD
California
Dr. Robert M. Bilder has 40 years of experience in the field of Psychology. He earned his BA in Biology and Psychology from Columbia College and his Ph.D. in Psychology from City College of New York. He completed his internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at The Neurological Institute - Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by...
Dr. Barry Irwin Ludwig, FAANEM, MD
California
Dr. Barry I. Ludwig has 47 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Spanish and Pre-Medical Studies from Washington University in Saint Louis and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital before completing a residency in Neurology at NYC Health +...
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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer, FAANS, MD
California
Dr. Lawrence M. Shuer has over 38 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in General Surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and his fellowship in Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, he completed his...
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Dr. Lawrence Stephen Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer has 52 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics. He earned his BS in Psychology and Pre-Medicine, his MS in Mathematics, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from The Ohio State University. He also obtained his MBBS from the GKT School of Medical Education. Today, this expert is certified as a Private Pilot through the Federal...
Dr. Jonathan Albert Schleimer, MD
California
Dr. Jonathan A. Schleimer has over 31 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS from the University of California San Diego and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Neurophysiology at UCSF Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology...
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Dr. Anthony L Strickland, FNAN, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Anthony L. Strickland has 31 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from California State University Los Angeles and his MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. After completing his internship at Sepulveda VA Medical Center, he went on to complete a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychopharmacology at...
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Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo, JD, MD
California
Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo has 18 years of experience in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College, her JD from New York University, and her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing her internship in Pediatrics and her residency in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, she went on to complete...
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Dr. Daniel Hal Geschwind, FANA, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Daniel H. Geschwind has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Chemistry and Psychology from Dartmouth College and both his MD and Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Neurology, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurogenetics, all at the David Geffen School...
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Dr. Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MD
California
Dr. Manuel L. Saint Martin has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Law. He earned his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and his JD from Southwestern Law School. After completing an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went on to complete a Residency in Psychiatry at LAC+USC...
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Dr. Thanh Trung Le, MD
California
Dr. Thanh T. Le has 27 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Utah and his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Pediatrics, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology, all at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Today, this expert is board...
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Dr. Samuel I. Miles, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Samuel I. Miles has over 44 years of experience in the fields of Forensic, Clinical and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Chemistry from the City College of New York, his MD from New York Medical College, and his Ph.D. from the New Center for Psychoanalysis. After completing his internship in Medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, he went on to complete a residency in...
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Dr. James Ethan Rosenberg, MD
California
Dr. James E. Rosenberg has 29 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an internship in Rotating Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and a...
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Dr. Autumn Skye Ivy, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Autumn S. Ivy has 6 years of experience in the field of Neurology with expertise in Child Neurology. She earned her BS from California State University, Los Angeles, and her MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Pediatrics, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford....
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Dr. Dominick Addario Jr, MD
California
Dr. Dominick Addario has 47 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from Rutgers University and his MD from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine at the Albany Medical Center, he went on to complete a residency in Psychiatry at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board-certified in...
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Dr. Steven Lee McIntire, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Steven L. McIntire has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned both his BS and MS in Biology from Stanford University and both his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Malden Hospital and a residency in Neurology at the UCSF School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology through the...
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Dr. Matthew William State, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Matthew W. State has 28 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Political Science from Stanford University, his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and his MPhil and PhD in Genetics from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry, he went on to complete a...
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Dr. Michael Allan Lobatz Sr, MD
California
Dr. Michael A. Lobatz has 41 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and completed additional training in Neuropharmacology at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his residency in Neurology at...
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Dr. Mary Kay Dyes, MD
California
Dr. Mary K. Dyes has 31 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Neurology. She earned her BA from Trinity University and her MD from the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center. After completing her internship and residency in Pediatrics at the LAC+USC Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center....
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Dr. Andrew Han-Tse Woo, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Andrew H. Woo has 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Biology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Neuroimmunology, and MD from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and his residency in Neurology at the University of California Los...
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Dr. Paul Graham Fisher, MD
California
Dr. Paul G. Fisher has over 27 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. He earned his BA in Human Biology from Stanford University, his MD from UCSF School of Medicine, and his MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. After completing two residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, he went on...
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Dr. Matthew Fitzgerald Carroll, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. Matthew F. Carroll has 23 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Cornell University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve...
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Dr. Peter Craig Cassini, MD
California
Dr. Peter C. Cassini has 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington, his MS in Anatomy from The Ohio State University, and his MD from The University of Toledo Health Science Campus. After completing his residency in Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine...
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Dr. Allen David Bott, MD
California
Dr. Allen Bott has 43 years of experience in the fields of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology. He obtained his MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before he completed both an internship and a residency in Psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a residency in Neurology and a fellowship in Child Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine....
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Dr. James Russell High, FAPA, MD
California
Dr. James R. High has 51 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Medical Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington and his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed both an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at LAC + USC Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert...
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Dr. Christopher Reveley Thompson, FAHA, MD
California
Dr. Christopher R. Thompson has 17 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in General Psychiatry at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, he...
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Dr. John Thomas Dunn, PhD
California
Dr. John T. Dunn has 35 years of experience in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology and his MA and PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his clinical internship at Bridges to Recovery and his counseling internship at Coldwater Canyon Hospital. Today, this expert is licensed as a Psychologist in California....
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Dr. Mark H Strassberg, MD
California
Dr. Mark H. Strassberg has 42 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS from Brooklyn College and his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. After completing an internship in Flexible Medicine at Deaconess Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at UCSF Medical Center, he went on to complete another...
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Dr. Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Young Shin Kim has 25 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her MD in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University College of Medicine, her MS in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University, her MPH in Epidemiology from Yale University, and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After completing her...
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Dr. Marcel Oswaldo Ponton, FNAN, PhD, QME
California
Dr. Marcel O. Ponton has 32 years of experience in the field of Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, his MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology. After completing an internship in Clinical Psychology at LAC + USC Medical Center, he went on to complete...
Dr. Charles Leon Scott, MD
California
Dr. Charles L. Scott has 26 years of experience in the field of Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Music from Emory University and his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Adult Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he went on to complete his fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and...
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Forensic Psychiatry Expert Witness FAQs
A forensic psychiatry expert witness provides objective, professional insight into cases involving mental health issues. They can assess competency, provide diagnoses, and testify on the impact of psychiatric conditions.
Forensic psychiatry experts often assist in criminal cases, civil litigation, family law disputes, and malpractice suits where mental health factors are involved.
Forensic psychiatrists use clinical interviews, psychological testing, and review of medical records to evaluate a defendant's mental state at the time of an alleged offense.
Yes, some forensic psychiatrists specialize in areas like child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, or neuropsychiatry which may be relevant depending on your case specifics.
In insanity defense cases, a forensic psychiatrist can provide crucial testimony about the defendant's mental state during the crime, helping courts understand complex psychiatric concepts.
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