Board Certified Psychiatrist Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 35

California

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Diplomat
UCLA Department of Psychiatry

Licensure (M.D.)

Available upon request.

Specialty Boards

Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Psychiatric-Legal Experience

Expert Witness Qualified in Psychiatry and Media & Communications

Prior Cases

Available upon request.

Experience (15 years/hundreds of cases)

High profile; Criminal; Sexual harassment; Entertainment law; Media-incited copycat behavior; Psychiatric and HMO malpractice; Wrongful death; Child/Adolescent issues; Divorce; Custody; Abuse (sexual, physical, emotional); Battered woman; Wrongful termination; Discrimination; Equestrian and other Sports; Personal injury; Terrorism; Violence; Priest misconduct; Police misconduct; Malingering; Will contestation; Elder abuse; Workers compensation (QME/IME/AME); and other cases where mental state/emotional distress were at issue.

Congressional Testimony

Congressional Hearing of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Statement at U.S. Senator Press Conference to announce formation of a Citizens Task Force on TV Violence
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Joint Hearing, Constitution Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Supervision of psychiatry residents; Psychiatry 101 course for medical students; Tutorials for medical students; Post-play discussions for residents, faculty, staff; Support group for women psychiatry residents; Women & Psychiatry course for undergraduates; Psychotherapy for medical students and residents

Teaching Assistant
Supervision of psychiatry residents; Post-play discussions for residents and faculty; Reading seminar on Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia; Lecture Series on Theories of Personality; Presentation of Grand Rounds; Lecture Series on Autistic Children - Dept. of Child Psychiatry; Clinical instruction and lectures on individual topics

Media Outlets have included: Larry King and other CNN programming, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The O’Reilly Factor and other Fox News Network programming, E!, ABC, CBS and NBC News, Canadian TV, German TV, BBC, Sky TV, Celebrity Justice, Court TV; Radio and Print.

Cases analyzed are available upon request.

Education

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK at STONY BROOK
B.A. with Honors in Psychology
Pre-Med; Major-Psychology; Minor-English/Creative Writing

UNIVERSITE DE LOUVAIN, BELGIUM - Medical School - M.D.

UCLA/SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLAR/NIMH FELLOWSHIP-Psychiatric Epidemiology
Specialty: Psychiatry and the Media-Using Media for Mental Health Promotion/Mental Illness Prevention

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (M.P.H.)
Division: Behavioral Science and Health Education

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
CEDARS SINAI HOSPITAL/THALIANS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER - Los Angeles
Psychiatrist on Staff

MOTION PICTURE & TV HOSPITAL - Los Angeles
Consultant

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY/BELLEVUE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - New York City
Psychiatric Resident (Including Chief Residency at affiliated MANHATTAN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER)

MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL - London
Studied Expressed Emotion in Families of Schizophrenics
Learned research techniques measuring Expressed Emotion and Present State Exam

HAMPSTEAD CLINIC - London
Psychoanalysis

NEW YORK INFIRMARY - New York City
Straight Medical Intern

MT. SINAI HOSPITAL - Hartford
CN - Rotating Sub-Intern

GATEWAYS HOSPITAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER - Los Angeles
Director, Day Treatment and Out Patient Depts.
Attending Staff Admitting Privileges

METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL - Los Angeles
Educational Consultant
Lectures and clinical instruction for mental health professionals

WESTWOOD HOSPITAL - Los Angeles - Attending Staff Admitting Privileges

PRIVATE PRACTICE
Beverly Hills, California

Publications

Available upon request.

Research Activities

Available upon request.

Professional Societies

U.C.L.A. NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
Clinical Faculty Association

AMERICAN ASSN OF DIRECTORS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Southern California Psychiatric Society
Public Information Committee & Co-Chair
New York County District Branch
Committee on Residency Training; Assistant Editor of Newsletter; Resident Liaison to Executive Council; Chair and Founder, Committee on Residents

L.A. COUNTY MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION MALIBU MEDICAL SOCIETY
Public Information Committee, Chair

NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Board of Governors

N.Y.U./BELLEVUE PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
Alumni

THE SOCIETY FOR LIAISON PSYCHIATRY

Invited Biographical Inclusions

Biography International
Directory of Medical Specialists
Dictionary of International Biography
International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
International Who’s Who in Medicine
Personalities of the Americas
The Directory of Distinguished Americans
The International Book of Honor
The World Who’s Who of Women
Who’s Who of American Women
Who’s Who Among Young American Professionals
Who’s Who Among Human Service Professionals
Who’s Who in California
5,000 Personalities of the World
Who’s Who in the West
Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
And more...