Expert No. 315156 – Medical Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: M.D. – Consulting expert experienced in Forensic Psychiatry with more than 13 years experience in the field. Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with added qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry, and has been performing evaluations for courts, attorneys, legal agencies, and private companies for the past ten years. In addition to his forensic psychiatric practice, he has served as the medical director at a large county jail psychiatric services center for over the past eight years. His forensic specialties include: criminal forensic psychiatry; competency to stand trial evaluations; insanity evaluation; and general mental state at time of offense evaluations, including the effects of drugs, alcohol, and prescription medications (i.e. Ambien). His civil forensic psychiatric evaluations have included testamentary capacity evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, and general psychiatric IME’s (independent medical evaluations). In addition, has performed psychiatric standard of care assessments for Medical Board of California. Also has faculty appointment as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at a University of California school. In addition, he has co-authored articles and an American Psychiatric Association textbook chapter on assessment of violence, malingering, and inpatient suicide. He has made presentations at the national meetings of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and National Commission of Correctional Healthcare. More than 10 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Correctional Facilities | Malingering | Psychiatry |
| Drugs and Alcohol | Medical Malpractice | Psychopharmacology |
| Forensic Psychiatrist | Mental Health | Substance Abuse |
| Forensic Psychiatry | Neuropsychiatric Disorders |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Criminal forensic psychiatry: sanity, competency to stand trial, mitigation issues, dangerousness evaluations; effects of drugs and alcohol on mental states (i.e. DUI's).
- Civil forensic psychiatry (IME for psychiatric disability; workplace violence assessment, testamentary capacity; correctional psychiatry issues).
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Sacramento County Conflict Criminal Defender Panel
- Solano County Conflict Criminal Defender Panel
- Napa County District Attorney
- Sacramento County Public Defender
- Private attorneys in California
- Federal Public Defender
- Medical Board of California
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Medical License |
| Drug Enforcement Administration Certification |
| Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry Certification, American Academy of Psychiatry and Neurology Board |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Medicine | New York Medical College | |
| BA | Animal Physiology | University of California, San Diego |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Professor at University of California, Davis.
- Medical director at a county jail.
- American Psychiatric Association
- Central California Psychiatric Society
- American Academy of Psychiatry and Law
Other Career Highlights:
| Authored two journal articles and a book chapter on psychiatric topics. |
