Correctional Prison Psychiatry Expert Witness

LICENSURE:

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, Full Medical License

CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2014-Current)
Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2015-Current)
Board-Certified in Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2018-Current)

Other Certifications and Licenses:

Medical Review Officer (MRO), Medical Review Officers Certification Council, (2020-Current)
Florida Medical Doctor Expert Witness License (2020-Current)
Required of a Medical Expert Witness in Florida; not a Florida Medical License
Buprenorphine Waiver, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, to prescribe and treat Opioid Use Disorders with Buprenorphine (2018-Current)

EDUCATION:

• Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (2014)
• Psychiatry Residency, University of Texas HSC, Houston, Texas (2012)
• Psychiatry Internship, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (2009)
• Doctor of Medicine, S. Ramaiah Medical College (2004)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health and Science Center and Forensic Psychiatry mentor to Psychiatric residents (2019-current)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (2016-2018)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health and Science Center (2012-2013, 2015-2016)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Forensic Psychiatrist in private practice (2014-Present)
• Independent Contractor for fpamed Forensic Psychiatric Associates, LP (2020- Present)
• Psychiatry Consultant treating brain, stroke and spinal cord injury patients, The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann (2019- current)
• Staff Psychiatrist, Avenue 360 Health & Wellness (an FQHC clinic treating the Homeless, LGBTQ, Substance Use Disorders, & those with HIV) (2020- current)
• Medical Director of The Ekklesia, PLLC – Mental Health Service, Houston, TX, Supervising a mid-level practitioner treating psychiatric and substance use disorders (2020-current)

EMPLOYMENT Previous Positions:

• Medical Director, PACE Mental Health Clinic, Sugar Land, TX (2018-2019)
• Psychiatrist, U.S. District Court, Southern District, Houston, TX (2018-2019)
• Psychiatrist, UTMB-CMC Jester IV Prison Hospital, Richmond, TX (2016-2018)
• Attending Psychiatrist, University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, Competency Restoration Unit, Houston, TX (2015-2016)
• Psychiatrist, Texas State Department of Aging and Disability Services (IDD and Autism), SSLC, Richmond, TX (2014)
• Inpatient Attending Psychiatrist. University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, Houston, TX (2012-2013)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / COMMITTEES:

• American Psychiatric Association
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; Forensic Neuropsychiatry Committee, Media Committee and Human Rights & National Security Committee
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Physicians for Human Rights – Asylum Network Brain Injury Association of America

Government Appointments:

• Appointment to Governor’s Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments.
• Appointed and confirmed by the Texas State Senate (2019) Additional appointment to the Geriatric Sub-Committee.

Awards and Honors:

Editor-In-Chief of Brain Injury Medicine – Stat Pearls Ranked #1, Psychiatry Residency In-Service (PRITE) 2010

Publications:

Available upon request.

Presentations:

• Treatment Resistant Depression Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science, Center, 2012, Houston Texas
• Psychiatry 101 Lecture, Willamette University College of Law, 3/2014, Salem Oregon
• Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry Lecture, Willamette University College of Law, 3/2014, Salem Oregon
• Forensic Psychiatry: An Introduction Resident Lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, May 2015, Houston Texas
• Civil Forensic Psychiatry Resident Lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, May 2015, Houston Texas
• 2017 Clinical Decision Making, Non-Emergency Compelled Medications, 6th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology, September 2017, Houston, Texas
• 2020 Forensic Psychiatry: An Introduction Resident Lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, July 2020, Houston, Texas
• 2020 Bad Medicine: Psychiatric Malpractice, Houston Psychiatric Society, November 2020, Houston, Texas
• 2020 Bad Medicine: Psychiatric Malpractice, Resident Lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, December 2020, Houston, Texas

Research & Media Appearances: Available upon request.