Board-certified psychiatrist that holds an M.D. and is certified in both General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, with more than 20 years of experience in clinical and forensic practice. Areas of expertise include competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility and insanity evaluations, mental state at the time of the alleged offense, civil commitment proceedings, psychiatric diagnosis, substance-related effects on cognition and behavior, and correctional psychiatry. The expert maintains active medical licensure and has experience in inpatient, outpatient, correctional, and consultation-liaison settings. In addition to forensic casework, the expert has served as Professor of Psychiatry and has held multiple senior academic leadership roles, including executive and senior associate dean appointments with responsibility for faculty affairs, accreditation processes, institutional compliance, and medical education governance. Committee service has included accreditation leadership, faculty development, and conflict of interest review. The expert has provided consultation to state medical and professional licensing boards and has participated in national accreditation survey teams and governmental consulting initiatives. Scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, edited volumes, and invited presentations addressing forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, substance use disorders, suicide risk assessment, and mental health law. Expert witness experience spans criminal and civil matters and includes deposition testimony, jury trials, sentencing hearings, habeas proceedings, competency hearings, and civil commitment testimony. Case materials reflect testimony regarding insanity standards, competency determinations, mental state at the time of the alleged offense, dementia, substance-related impairment, psychiatric diagnosis, and standards of psychiatric care. In addition to courtroom testimony, the expert provides forensic evaluations and litigation consultation in matters involving psychiatric and ethical issues.