Forensic Psychiatry Medicine Expert Witness
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Expert Witness No.528
Massachusetts
Education
1968, Diploma, Eastside High School, New Jersey
1972, A.B. Princeton University, New Jersey
1977, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
Postdoctoral Training
Internships and Residencies
1977-1978, Resident in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
1979-1982, Resident in Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
1981-1982, Chief Resident, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Fellowships and Other Education
1975-1976, Special Fellow, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
1978-1980, Research Fellow, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School
1981, Special Student, Harvard Law School
1981, Candidate, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute
1989, Advanced Candidate, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute
Academic Appointments
1982-1984, Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
1984-1990, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
1990, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Hospital Appointments
1978-1979: Metropolitan State Hospital, Massachusetts
1979-1982: Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts
1982-1986: Hampstead Hospital, New Hampshire
1985, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Massachusetts
1986, Mount Auburn Hospital, Massachusetts
1989, Beth Israel Hospital, Massachusetts
Other Professional Positions And Major Visiting Appointments
1968-1972, Health Consultant, Model Cities Program, New Jersey
1978-1979, Acting Medical Director, Concord Unit, Metropolitan State Hospital
1983, Co-Director, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
1985, Acting Medical Director, Hampstead Hospital, New Hampshire
1994, Consultant, National Institutes of Health, Maryland
Awards And Honors
1968-1972, University Scholar, Princeton University
1972, Phi Beta Kappa
1972, magna cum laude, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University
1977, cum laude Honors Thesis, Harvard Medical School
1981, Co-winner, Solomon Award, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
1983, Second Place, Solomon Award, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
1998, Honorary Mention, Article: Medical Negligence and Informed Consent in the Managed Health Care Era, The American College of Physician Executives
2002, Nominated as Candidate for President of the Harvard Medical School Alumni Association by Harvard Medical School Alumni
2002, Twenty-Five Years at Harvard University, Service Recognition Certificate
2003, Harvard Medical School Alumni Council Representative to Harvard University Alumni Directors
2003, Mentor for Harvard Medical School Academy Mentored Student Casebook Project
2003, External Member, Dissertation Committee, Boston College School of Nursing Graduate Programs
Licensure And Certification
Massachusetts, New Hampshire
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry
National Institute of Health Office of Human Subjects Research computer-based training course on the Protection of Human Research Subjects
Medical Care Ombudsman, Medical Care Management Corporation (expert, objective and independent review in cases of informed medical decisions in all domains of medicine)
Teaching Experience
1982-1983, Psychiatric Decision-Making Seminar, Harvard Medical School Core
1982-1989, Psychiatry, the Law, and the Practice of Medicine, Harvard University
1982, Ethics Rounds, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mount Auburn Hospital
1983, Program in Psychiatry and the Law Research Seminar, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Co-Director
1991, Extension Division, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute: Clinical Ethics, Risk Management, and the Psychoanalytic Perspective
Committee Assignments
Recruiter, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School Admissions Committee, Subcommittee II, student member
Boston Alumni School Committee of Princeton University
Peer Review Committee, Hampstead Hospital, New Hampshire
International Advisory Committee, International Congress on Psychiatry, Law and Ethics, Israel
Campaign for the Third Century Committee, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School Admissions Committee, Subcommittee II, faculty member
Ethics Committee, Mount Auburn Hospital
Committee on Institute Analysis, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute
Massachusetts Board of Registration, Medicine, Consultant and Supervisor
Consultant, Emergency Room and Hospital Medical Directors
Rappeport Fellowship Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law
Subtaskforce on Competency to Stand Trial, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Advisory and Expert Panel Member, State Justice Institute (SJI) Benchbook Project on Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence, American Bar Association
Advisory Board, The International Center for Health Concerns
Gender Issues Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law
Harvard Medical School Dean’s Council Member
Harvard Medical School Class of 76’ 25th Class Reunion, Scientific Symposium Committee, Chairman
Harvard Medical School Class of 76’ 25th Class Reunion. Reunion Committee
Harvard Medical School Class of 76’ 25th Class Reunion. Reunion Gift Committee
Harvard Medical School Dean’s Council Member
Flaschner Judicial Institute Scientific Advisory Panel
Program Standards Committee (PSC) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Human Research Protection Accreditation Program (VAHRPAP), National Committee for Quality Assurance
Ethics Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
St. Jude’s Hospital Dinner Committee
Harvard Hillel Carl Sloane Dinner Committee
Princeton University Admissions Committee, Alumni Interviewer for New England
Contributor: Boston Medical Center, The Grow Clinic for Children
Commissioner, ABA Commission on Mental Health & Disability Law
Member, Research Ethics Subcommittee of the Committee on Scientific Activities of the American Psychological Association
Harvard Alumni Association Graduate Schools and Continuing Education Committees
Harvard Medical School Alumni Council Subcomittee on Student Indebtedness
Membership In Charitable Organizations And Community Service
Charter Supporter, United States Holocaust Memorial Hospital
Discrimination and Workplace Violence Prevention
Physicians for Human Rights
Voluntary Physician Network Member, Community Health Access Project (CHAP), Boston Jewish Medically Uninsured Project (BJMUP)
Medical Care Ombudsman Program Member, Medical Care Management Corporation
Atrium School, presentation at Celebration of Science, Math and Technology
Contributor, Boston Medical Center, The Grow Clinic for Children
Memberships In Professional Societies
Phi Beta Kappa
The Hastings Center Institute and Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences; Associate member
Society for Health and Human Values
Society for Medical Decision Making
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Society of Law and Medicine
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
The Academy of Experts, London, England
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American College of Physician Executives
American Hospital Association
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Harvard University Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Web Advisory Board
American Bar Association Advisory Panel member to Health Law Section Web Master
The Academy of American Poets
Major Research Interests
Psychiatry, medical decision making, ethics, and the law
Informed consent and risk management
Trauma and the life cycle
Forensic neuropsychiatric evaluation of disability and diminished capacity
Principal Clinical, Hospital Service Responsibilities And Professional Activity
Presently: Private Clinical Practice, Massachusetts
Consultant to attorneys, clinical practice and institutions
Co-Director, Program in Psychiatry and the Law of Harvard Medical School Department at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Bibliography & Presentations
Available upon request
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