This clinical psychologist serves as an expert witness with more than 40 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health, with a focus on eating disorders and mood disorders. He earned a B.A. in Psychology from Queens College, City University of New York, an M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed a clinical psychology internship at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. He has more than 25 years of experience providing deposition testimony, consultations, and courtroom testimony in matters involving psychological conditions affecting youth and adolescents. His clinical and research work centers on eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, as well as mood and affective disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

His analysis addresses the role of temperament, genetic, and neural influences in the development and progression of these conditions. Additional areas of focus include pharmacotherapy in pediatric affective disorders and the evaluation of long-term outcomes in individuals with eating and mood disorders, supporting case review involving diagnosis, treatment considerations, and clinical outcomes. His professional experience includes long-standing roles in clinical psychology practice and child and adolescent mental health services, including service as a program director and participation in the treatment of complex psychiatric conditions in youth populations.

He has authored more than 250 scientific publications, with research supported for many years by the National Institute of Mental Health, and has served as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals.