Expert Details
General and Forensic Psychiatry
ID: 738411
California, USA
Expert sits is on the Los Angeles County court panel of approved psychiatric experts. He has been a court appointed expert for Sonoma County. He is a qualified medical examiner (QME) for the state of California and completes disability evaluations for the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2020 | Degree: Fellowship | Subject: Forensic Psychiatry | Institution: University of California, Los Angeles |
| Year: 2019 | Degree: Residency | Subject: General Psychiatry | Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital |
| Year: 2015 | Degree: M.D. | Subject: Medicine | Institution: The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| Year: 2010 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Duke University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Medical Officer | Department: Mental Health |
Responsibilities:Expert serves this medical center as general clinical psychiatrist within the telepsychiatry department.His roles include: Serving as Supervisor the forensic psychiatry clinic. In this capacity, he oversees residents and fellows in compensation and pension evaluations for veterans; evaluations for VA’s Disruptive Behavior Committee, and consultations for the VA. Membership in the Ethics Committee, wherein he provides regular lectures to residents and fellows in these clinics. Program development in the forensic psychiatry division -- including building systems for the assessment and management of Veterans requiring LPS or probate conservatorship. ("LPS" reflected the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act for limited-capacity involuntary psychiatric treatment.) Expert has also established the criminal justice mental health diversion program within the VA. Membership of Justice-Involved Veterans and Probate Conserved Veterans work groups. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Court Panel Psychiatrist | Department: Mental Health |
Responsibilities:Expert maintains active membership in the panel of psychiatrists approved by the Superior Court of Los Angeles to evaluate mental health issues arising in criminal cases. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Panel Psychiatrist | Department: Mental Health |
Responsibilities:Expert is a member of the panel of psychiatrists approved by the Superior Court of Sonoma County to evaluate mental health issues arising in criminal cases. Focuses include the competency to stand trial and competency to proceed pro se. ("Pro se": Medico-legal for "in one's own behalf." Focuses also include involuntary medication to restore competency. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2020 | Employer: UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship | Title: Psychiatry Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:Through the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), Expert provided clinical care to felony diversion clients at the Men’s Reintegration Clinic. He also performed competency to stand trial evaluations for the Los Angeles County Mental Health Court.Through the VA of Greater Los Angeles, Expert performed Compensation and Pension exams, evaluations for Disruptive Behavior Committee, and ethics consults. During this time, Expert performed a variety of forensic evaluations for Sonoma County, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: Metropolitan Center for Mental Health | Title: Clinical Staff Psychiatrist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert worked as a clinical staff psychiatrist for this multi-disciplinary mental health clinic. In this role, he treated patients as primary psychiatrist while working with other members of the treatment team -- social workers, psychologists, and others -- to provide comprehensive care. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2019 | Employer: Mount Sinai Medical Center | Title: Insurance Appeal Specialist, Consult Liaison, Weekend Coverage Psychiatrist, and Inpatient Admissions Evaluator | Department: |
Responsibilities:In his role as Insurance Appeal Specialist from 2018-19, Expert reviewed medical records in instances of discrepancy in financial coverage between Mount Sinai Medical Center and a patient’s insurance company and help mediate appropriate decision.Prior to this time, Expert served Mount Sinai from 2017-19 in liaison weekend coverage, wherein he evaluated patients for psychiatric consultation in medical and surgical units and the emergency room as the weekend coverage psychiatrist for The Mount Sinai Hospital’s consult-liaison psychiatry team. Previously, from 2016-17, Expert was responsible for all new patient admissions to the inpatient psychiatric units on weekends at The Mount Sinai Hospital. In this capacity, he provided treatment and developed treatment plans. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to Present | Agency: Veteran Affairs Healthcare System | Role: Medical Officer | Description: Expert serves Veteran Affairs Los Angeles Healthcare System as outpatient clinical psychiatrist. His additional clinical duties include covering the emergency room, nursing home, consult service, and inpatient units as needed. Expert also served as supervisor for the forensic psychiatry clinic, supervising residents and fellows in compensation and pension evaluations for Veterans, evaluations for VA’s Disruptive Behavior Committee, and consultations for the VA Ethics Committee. Expert provides regular lectures to residents and fellows in these clinics. He also leads strategic planning of a new initiative in the forensic psychiatry division. In this role, he has developed a system for the assessment and management of Veterans requiring LPS or probate conservatorship for Veterans at 11 locations in a 5-county area of Southern California. Expert is a Member of Justice Involved Veterans, Probate Conserved Veterans, and Workplace Violence Restraining Order workgroups. As of February 2022, he is also a Los Angeles County Superior Court Panel Psychiatrist. |
| Years: 2021 to Present | Agency: Los Angeles County Superior Court | Role: Court Panel Psychiatrist | Description: Expert is a member of the panel of psychiatrists approved by the Superior Court of Los Angeles to evaluate mental health issues arising in criminal cases. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2018 to Present | Country / Region: Grenada | Summary: Through a collaboration with the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Global Mental Health and the Ministry of Health of Grenada, Expert worked on formulating ways to improve mental health care in all settings throughout the country and with psychiatric providers at Mt. Gay Psychiatric Hospital in Grenada to assist with creating new policies and quality improvement projects related to patient care. Expert is currently assisting the government of Grenada in redeveloping national mental health policy and national mental health acts. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Psychiatric Association American Association of Psychiatry and the Law American Society of Adolescent Medicine |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| California Medical License - Active American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) - General and Forensic Psychiatry Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) - State of California |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Site Director, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert has earned seven awards in psychiatric practice, service and recognition. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has over a dozen publications and has given over a dozen presentations and lecture series. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is court panel psychiatrist -- approved as an expert witness by the court -- for Los Angeles County and, previously, Sonoma County. In this capacity, Expert has reviewed hundreds of cases for psychiatric issues related to criminal problems and been qualified as an expert in court. Expert has performed civil evaluations including an independent medical evaluation (IME) and review of testamentary capacity. He is a qualified medical examiner (QME) for the California Workers' Compensation system, and he has completed evaluations related to these claims. |