Psychology Expert Witnesses in Connecticut

This expert has been practicing for over 40 years and has experience in both hospital and ambulatory care settings. A Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist, she has been honored as a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. A Former President of the Greater New York Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, the Journal of Pediatric Health Care, as well as The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners. The recipient of awards such as Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island and the Nelms-Miller Editorial Award by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is involved in research to improve the health care outcomes for children and has been awarded thousands of dollars in grants. Currently, this expert is a Clinical Professor at a major college of nursing, where she is also the Coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program and she practices as a pediatric nurse practitioner in a pediatric ambulatory care setting for at-risk infants, children, adolescents, and young adults as part of her faculty practice.

As a Residence Case Manager for a major Cerebral Palsy corporation, this expert supervised staff at two residential locations and managed the cases for up to 12 consumers, preparing all program documentation for consumers based on Residential Habilitation Plans and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities regulations Currently, and since January 2010, this expert is a Director at United Cerebral Palsy, wherein she is the administrator of a 22-bed Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled. She supervises a staff of 75, which includes direct care workers, management, clinical, physicians, and nursing staff. She is responsible for the training of all staff, she develops policies and procedures for all systems, and she is also in charge of all Incident Management.

This well-credentialed expert is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey, as well as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Adelphi University, his M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing his Ph.D., the expert began his career working at the Catholic Charities foster care and group home agency in Brooklyn. He later directed a large mental health system in Oklahoma and then served as the Clinical Director of a large county mental health clinic upon returning to New York. The expert is active in New York and New Jersey as a forensic psychologist, providing testing and assessment of patients including psychological diagnosis, child abuse/neglect assessments, and alcohol/substance abuse assessments.

This expert in autism spectrum disorders completed his residency in Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and has since pursued academic, research, and clinical work in the field. He is the Clinical Director of the Autism Center at one of New York's largest hospitals and also serves as the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. A member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Society for Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, he has authored several books and dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles in the space.

This highly qualified psychiatrist has 20+ years of experience in medicine, having earned his Bachelor's degree at Harvard University and his MD at Columbia University. His is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education a major NY school of medicine. He previously served as the Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services, the Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services, and the Inpatient Unit Chief at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. In addition to his engagement in litigation support and forensic matters, he lends his lends his expertise to post-disaster and international settings.

This expert is the founder and clinical director of a psychology firm with offices in Queens and Manhattan. She received her doctorate from Hofstra University and completed her post-doctoral work in neuro-developmental psychology at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. She is a New York State licensed psychologist and a New York State certified school psychologist. She maintains a faculty appointment at a major university's PhD program in Clinical Psychology, and has previously lectured in psychology departments at many colleges and universities in the NY area.

This highly qualified expert earned her MD from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. She then went on to complete her Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Psychiatry. After her residency, she then completed her fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. She subsequently obtained her certification as a Medical Review Officer. In addition, this expert is the American Psychiatric Association's Early Career Psychiatry Trustee at Large, serving on the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association. She also sits on several Councils and Committees for the APA. She is recognized as an expert in the fields of Addiction Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. This member is a member of numerous medical societies that include being a Fellow of The American Psychiatric Association, a Member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, The Brooklyn Psychiatric Society, The New York State Psychiatric Association, The American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, and The Medical Society of the State of New York. This expert has published 9 articles and 1 book chapter. Formerly, this expert was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Stony Brook. Currently, this expert is an Inpatient Unit Director at A New York Medical Center.

This highly qualified expert earned her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her MD from New York University School of Medicine where she also completed her residency in adult psychiatry. She then went on to Columbia for a public psychiatry fellowship. She is board certified in psychiatry and neurology as well as public and community psychiatry. This expert has been published in Psychiatric Quarterly and has presented at an APA annual meeting. Formerly, she was the chief of psychiatry at Rockland Psychiatric Center and is currently a psychiatrist and assistant medical director of mental health at a leading telepsychiatry service provider.

This qualified expert is a licensed marriage and family therapist with years of experience specializing in early childhood mental health. She received her BA in psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her MA in counseling psychology from Alliant International University. She completed an internship in child and family therapy at the Salvation Army Clinic in Mexico City. She is active in her field as a member of the New York State Association for Infant Mental Health. Her former positions include case manager for SKIP of New York, a child abuse prevention program specialist for the New York Foundling, and a preventive social worker for Association to Benefit Children. Currently, this expert serves as a therapist and early childhood mental health consultant and the clinical supervisor the early childhood mental health therapeutic center for a mental healthcare association in New York. Additionally, she is an independent consultant and therapist for a private practice in New York.

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of neuropsychology. She earned her PhD in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience at New York University before completing a post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Cornell University Medical College. This expert is currently a New York State certified psychologist. She is active in her field as a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Dyslexia Association, the International Foundation for Autism Research, and the International Neuropsychological Society. She is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous publications throughout her career. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, identification of the cognitive consequences chronic inflammatory, autoimmune and infectious illness, neurologic illness, and brain injury. She has formerly served as a psychologist for the Four Winds Hospital, an assistant professor of psychology at Cornell University Medical College, and a neuropsychologist in the department of psychiatry at Northern Westchester Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the clinical and research supervisor for doctoral and post-doctoral neuropsychology as well as the director of a neuropsychology clinic in New York. She also owns a private practice in neuropsychology in New York.

This highly-qualified psychiatrist is board-certified in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine and has been practicing for 15 years. He received his BA in economics from Washington University in Saint Louis before earning his DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. This expert then completed his post-graduate training as an intern at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, a resident in psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he served as chief resident for two years, and as a fellow in psychosomatic medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. He is active in his field as a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis. He is also involved in research as an author of several publications and a peer-reviewer for three psychiatry journals. He has formerly served as an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a psychiatrist at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, and director of the psychosomatic medicine fellowship program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Currently, this expert is a psychiatrist at a major hospital system in New York, as well as an adjunct assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at a university-affiliated medical center and an assistant professor of psychiatry at a prominent New York university. He has also owned and operated his own private practice in psychiatry in New York for 15 years.

This expert has over 25 years of experience as a grief counselor, specializing in parental grief, child and adolescent grief, suicide bereavement and other complicated grief issues. He is author of a book covering grief and loss and numerous professional and popular publications. He is currently an international keynote speaker, consults to law firms, human service professionals, schools, businesses, hospitals and hospices, and maintains a private grief counseling practice.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in the field of psychology, specifically trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. He earned his BA from the American University and his MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Florida State University. He completed a fellowship in psychiatry at Boston University and is a member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Society of Biological Psychiatry. He previously served as an associate professor of psychiatry at Boston University. He is currently a professor of psychiatry at a prominent university, a clinical psychologist at a PTSD center in a VA healthcare system, and a psychologist at a private forensic practice in Massachusetts focused on PTSD-related matters.

This expert is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at an Ivy League medical school. He is Clinical Director of one of the largest and best known MS centers in the world. He is neurology clerkship director at a top tier hospital. In this role he supervises the education of Harvard medical students. He currently serves as chair of a Professors of Neurology education subcommittee and sits on the American Academy of Neurology’s Undergraduate Education Subcommittee. He also co-directs the multiple sclerosis fellowship program at a major MS center. This expert received his AB from the University of Chicago in 1993 in the Biological Sciences with a specialization in Neurosciences, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his MD at Loyola University. He completed medical internship at Mt. Auburn hospital and neurology residency at Tufts. He was a post-doctoral research fellow in the neuroimaging of multiple sclerosis under the guidance of Rohit Bakshi, MD He has authored or co-authored over twenty scholarly works. He co-edits a best selling textbook in the Multiple Sclerosis field.

This highly qualified and board certified psychiatrist has been practice for 33+ years. He earned his BS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MD at Emory University. He completed residency training in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. This expert is a member of several professional organizations including the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Currently, he is a clinical instructor at a university affiliated hospital. His clinical and forensic expertise includes assessment of complex diagnoses, treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and anxiety disorders. His expertise also includes dosing, side effects, drug interactions, and toxicity of psychotropic agents.

This extremely well qualified expert of Pathology completed his Internship and Residency in Surgical Pathology and his Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and his Residency and Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology at the Children’s Hospital of Boston. He is Board Certified in Pathology and is a member of the prestigious American Society of Clinical Pathology, American Association of Directors of Surgical Pathologists and the College of American Pathology. He has 175+ Publications on Pathology and is currently the Vice Chief of Pathology, the Director of Anatomical, Surgical, and Gastrointestinal Pathology at a Top Tier and Major Medical Center and is a Professor of Pathology at an Ivy League Medical School.

This expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of psychopharmacology. He earned his BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MD from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery at Boston University Affiliated Hospitals and a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, and the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law. He previously served as a staff psychiatrist for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, as a clinical supervisor for Lane Health Center at Northeastern University and as a psychopharmacology consultant for the University of Massachusetts. This expert is currently a psychiatrist at a private practice, a staff psychiatrist at a hospital in Massachusetts and a clinical instructor of psychiatry at an Ivy League university.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of pain psychology, specifically focusing on multidisciplinary chronic pain management. He received his BA in urban studies before going on to earn his MA and PhD in counseling psychology from the University of North Texas. He is a certified pain educator and a licensed psychologist. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the International Association for the Study of Pain. This expert is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented as an invited lecturer at various conferences, and as a member of multiple editorial boards for a number of pain journals. Among his former positions are director of psychology at Rehab Medicine Associates, executive director of the Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care, director of research for the Us Pain Foundation, and director of behavioral medicine at Pain Management Options. This expert also owned and operated two private practices in clinical and health psychology for over 25 years. Currently, this expert serves as the director of research and network development at a pain care center in Massachusetts, as well as an adjunct clinical assistant professor at a major medical school.

This supremely qualified psychiatrist has remained in active practice for over 30 years. He has been appointed to professorships in psychiatry at among the nation's top ten medical institutions, and has held high ranking clinical administrative positions at medical universities and hospitals throughout the country. He has also published an extensive body of literature on his field, and has given hundreds of nationally invited lectures. These strong qualifications make him extremely capable of performing the case review.