Neuropsychiatry Expert Witnesses

The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of neuropsychiatry expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on neuropsychiatry and related issues. Neuropsychiatry expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these neuropsychiatry expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Neuropsychiatry, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, Dementia, Psychiatry, Suicide, Testamentary Capacity, ADHD, Concussion, Depression, Ime, Personal Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychopharmacology, and Psychosis.

Norman V. Kohn, MD
  • Neuropsychiatry/Neurology
  • Graduate of MIT and Yale
  • Experienced Expert
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Rohit Aiyer, M.D

Expert in Interventional Pain and Psychiatry

Mind and Brain Link

Manhattan Beach, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Psychiatry - Pain Management, Interventonal Pain, Minimally Invasive, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Neuromodulation, Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Pain Psychiatry, PTSD, ADHD, Insomnia, Arthritis, Ketamine
I am a Double Board-Certified Interventional Pain Management Physician and Psychiatrist and Founder of Mind and Brain Link and MindPain Relief Institute. I started his academic path by completing a 4 Year BSc. Honors Degree in Life Sciences at the prestigious Queen’s University in Canada. I then received his Medical Doctorate degree at one of the top medical schools in the United Kingdom, University of Birmingham in England. I then went on to complete his Psychiatry residency at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City. I then completed his Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College, and shortly after became double board certified in both pain medicine and psychiatry. After my training, I worked at Henry Ford Health System in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Perioperative Surgery, and was also on Faculty at Wayne State School of Medicine as Assistant Professor. I...
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Sameer Hassamal

Psychiatrist – Fitness for Duty Expert

The California Neuropsychiatric Institute

Upland, California
Neuropsychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry - Psychiatric Evaluations for Physicians, Mental Health Impairment Evaluations, Psychiatric Forensic Evaluations, Return to Work Assessments, Professional Licensing Evaluations, Fitness for Duty Evaluation, Substance Use Evaluations, Physician Health Program Evaluations, Psychiatrist Expert Witness, Burnout Assessment
Dr. Sameer Hassamal is a quadruple board-certified psychiatrist with specialized training in substance use disorder assessments, fitness for duty evaluations, psychiatric impairment assessments, and return-to-work determinations for healthcare professionals. He is the founder and medical director of The California Neuropsychiatric Institute and Meera Therapeutics, where he leads a team providing innovative evidence-based psychiatric care, advanced interventional treatments, clinical oversight, and cutting edge clinical trials. Dr. Hassamal holds an active California medical license and has completed advanced coursework in physician mental health, forensic psychiatry, and workplace evaluations. He is available to conduct independent psychiatric evaluations related to fitness for duty, impairment, and medical board inquiries. He is known for providing clear, objective, and timely reports tailored to regulatory and employment-related needs. His background includes experience in aca...
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Jeff Victoroff, M.D.

University of Southern California

Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology - Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, PTSD, dementia, competency to stand trial, testamentary capacity, criminal, homicide
Dr. Victoroff is a Harvard trained, triple board certified neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and psychiatrist. He serves as Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific articles, and the principal author and editor of Concussion and Traumatic Encephalopathy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He was selected by the Surgeon General to be one of the founding neurologists of the NFL Neurologic Care Program. Dr. Victoroff has served as an expert witness for 25 years, testifying in 45 depositions and 19 trials. He has been qualified by Municipal, State, and Federal courts to testify in all aspects of neurology and psychiatry. His subspecialty expertise is in traumatic brain injury, although he has also testified in cases of dementia, stroke, epilepsy, neurorehabilitation, PTSD, aggression and violence, testamentary capacity, competence to stand trial, undue in...
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Al Powers, M.D., Ph,D.

Expert in psychiatry, psychosis, and neuroscience

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - psychosis, schizophrenia, transitional age youth, hallucinations, delusions, predictive processing, neural bases of psychotic symptoms, perception, sensory processing, drug-induced psychosis
Dr. Al Powers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and serves as Medical Director and Associate Director of the renowned PRIME Psychosis Risk Clinic at Yale. He earned his BA from Yale University (2004) and both his MD and PhD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2012). Following graduation, Dr. Powers completed a research-track psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine, serving as Chief Resident in the Neuroscience Research Training Program. Dr. Powers specializes in treating individuals experiencing early psychosis symptoms while employing computational approaches to understand how sensory systems produce hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms. His laboratory utilizes diverse methodologies including computational modeling, functional neuroimaging, electrophysiology, psychophysics, and qualitative analysis to understand how psychotic experiences emerge. His research encompasses hallucinations, delusio...
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Norman V. Kohn, MD

Physician Experienced in Neurology and psychiatry

District Of Columbia
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms following illness or injury, seizures and epilepsy, psychotherapy, medical ethics, complex causation, litigation consulting
Trained and board certified in neurology, with additional subspecialty training in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Experience includes neurology practice, with years as neurology chair in a major teaching hospital and trauma center; practice and teaching of psychiatry, psychotherapy; and psychoanalysis. Expertise in -alcoholism and addiction -chronic pain -motivation, secondary gain, and malingering -doctor-doctor and doctor-patient communication -physician role responsibilities -medical decisionmaking -medical ethics -distinguishing coexisting psychiatric and medical factors -explaining medical concepts to juries
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Norman V. Kohn, MD

Physician Experienced in Neurology and psychiatry

Chicago, Illinois
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms following illness or injury, seizures and epilepsy, psychotherapy, medical ethics, complex causation, litigation consulting
Trained and board certified in neurology, with additional subspecialty training in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Experience includes neurology practice, with years as neurology chair in a major teaching hospital and trauma center; practice and teaching of psychiatry, psychotherapy; and psychoanalysis. Expertise in -alcoholism and addiction -chronic pain -motivation, secondary gain, and malingering -doctor-doctor and doctor-patient communication -physician role responsibilities -medical decisionmaking -medical ethics -distinguishing coexisting psychiatric and medical factors -explaining medical concepts to juries
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Lee E Wachtel, MD

Autism and Child Psychiatry Expert

Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland
Pediatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - autism, intellectual disability, aggression, self-injurious behavior, challenging behaviors, psychopharmacology, behavioral interventions, catatonia, electroconvulsive therapy, restraint and seclusion, residential treatment, abuse and trauma, inpatient psychiatric care, educational placement
I have worked for the past 24 years managing an inpatient hospital unit dedicated to the care of children, adolescents and young adults with autism and other forms of neurodevelopmental disability who present with comorbid psychiatric and behavioral pathology. I have extensive experience in the psychopharmacological and behavioral management of such youth, as well as the myriad complementary interventions and services they may require across the lifespan. I have expertise surrounding with the standard of care for such individuals in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including usage of restraint and seclusion, as well as issues related to school, residential placements and community services. I have additional expertise in pediatric catatonia, and the usage of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of childhood mood, psychotic and catatonic disorders. I have provided expert witness services over the past decade in a variety of cases involving best clinical and educationa...
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Daria Hanson

Harvard trained psychiatrist w depth of experience

Centerville, Massachusetts
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - suicide, medical leadership, substance abuse, inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, addiction psychiatry
Harvard-trained psychiatrist with MBA and extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Leadership and front-line patient care background. Deep knowledge of standards of psychiatric care, patient safety protocols, organizational quality assurance, and suicide prevention. Contact: dxh777@gmail.com
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Lee D. Cranberg, MD

Harvard Medical School

Board-Certified Neurologist

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Behavioral Neurology, Testamentary Capacity, Contested Wills, Financial Competency, Closed Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Brain Damage, Nerve Injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Persistent Vegetative State, PVS, Life Expectancy, Lamictal, Seizures, Dementia, Alzheimer's, concussion, headache, stroke
Award-winning Neurologist. Harvard Medical School faculty. Clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Board Certified. Fellowship training and extensive experience in Behavioral Neurology – that branch of neurology that focuses on brain conditions, including dementia, that change a person's behavior or intellect. Has treated 1,000+ patients with dementia (usually due to Alzheimer's Disease). Past President of the Boston Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery. Boston Magazine Top Doctor (Neurology), 2017. Former Director of Neurology at Head Injury rehabilitation facility. Highly experienced expert witness. Has reviewed over 250 cases and testified in dozens of depositions and trials. Expert-witness assignments have involved death, catastrophic injury cases, testamentary capacity, financial competency, personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal cases. Experience includes spine injury, head trauma, seizure disorder, epilepsy, headaches, post-concu...
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Maurice Preter, MD

Psychiatrist, Neuropsychiatrist, Neurologist

Maurice Preter MD Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, and Neurology

New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neurology - psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, wrongful death, conscious pain and suffering, aviation accidents, memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer, will contests, geriatrics, suggestibility, medical psychiatric malpractice, informed consent, Suicide by Cop
Dr. med. Maurice Preter, MD is a psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, psychopharmacologist and neurologist based in New York City with close to four decades' worth of experience in the medical profession. He is part of a limited number of fully dually trained and board certified specialists in both neurology and psychiatry and continues to be nationally and internationally active as lecturer, medical educator and as clinical and medical-legal consultant. Dr. Preter offers psychiatric, neuropsychiatric and neurological expertise to assist plaintiff and defense counsel, the courts, federal, State agencies, and international organizations, prior clients including the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, the Department of Justice, and Kreindler&Kreindler. More at www.psychiatryneurology.net http://psychiatryneurology.net/2017/01/25/dr-preter-bio-now-video/
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Nigel I Kennedy, MB BS, PhD

Clinical Psychiatrist & PhD | Personal Injury IMEs

Kennedy Psychiatric PC

New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - (IME) Independent Medical Examination, Personal Injury, Conservatorship/Guardianship, Psychopharmacology, Capacity, Medication Side Effects, Disability Evaluations, PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Behavioral Disturbance, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Termination, Psychosis, Mania
# Nigel I. Kennedy, MBBS, PhD (DIC) ## Board-Certified Clinical Psychiatrist & Neuroscientist ### Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) | Psychiatric Causation & Standard of Care (NY & CA) Dr. Nigel Kennedy is a Board-Certified, actively practicing clinical psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and neuroscience PhD specializing in independent medical-legal consultation, objective chart audits, and independent medical examinations (IMEs). Dr. Kennedy works with plaintiff and defense counsel and provides rigorous, evidence-based evaluations for complex **Personal Injury**, **Psychiatric Medical Malpractice**, **Workplace Emotional Distress**, and **Pharmaceutical/Device Product Liability** litigation. --- ### Core Areas of Forensic Assessment & Testimony * **Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) & Causation:** Formulates objective diagnostic formulations to determine proximate legal causation, differentiating incident-related psychological trauma (including PTSD,...
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Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH

Columbia University

New York, New York
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide Prevention, Psychiatric Malpractice, Law and Psychiatry, Criminal Mitigation, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Practice, Statistics and Causal Analysis, Grief and Mourning, Pediatric Psychiatry, Family Loss, Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Economics/Game Theory
Dr. Amsel serves as an expert witness in matters related to psychiatry, with a focus on Malpractice, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Grief, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Psychiatric Care, and appropriate Evidence-based Standards of Care. Excellent references from multiple law firms are available on request. Dr. Amsel's expertise in dealing with the interface of legal and psychiatric issues is based on 28 years of experience in clinical practice, academic psychiatry, research, and public health, as well as his experience as an expert witness. Dr. Amsel studied mathematics at Columbia University before entering Yale University School of Medicine. After completing residency training he joined the Columbia faculty completing two prestigious National Institute of Mental Health research fellowships and obtained an Masters in Public Health (MPH) specializing in mental health statistics, and Child Psychiatry Research. As an expert on the effects of traumatic experiences...
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Silvia A Bernardi, MD

Psychiatrist - Columbia Faculty

Columbia University

New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - Divorce, IME, Custody, Personality Disorders and Trauma, Malingering, Deception, Intent, Factitious Disorders, Psychiatric Standard of Care, Professional licensing, Suicide, Alienation, Psychiatric Disability, Sexual Harrassment, Emotional Damanges, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Munchausen, Will
Columbia University Faculty Member with two decades of experience in clinical psychiatry and neuroscience research. My practice integrates psychoanalysis and psychopharmacology with advanced probing techniques, including DBS, TMS, and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, PET, DTI). I specialize in the complex differential diagnosis between the effects of trauma and the manifestations of personality disorders, with particular focus on narcissistic and borderline traits.
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Norman V. Kohn, MD

Physician Experienced in Neurology and psychiatry

Pennsylvania
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms following illness or injury, seizures and epilepsy, psychotherapy, medical ethics, complex causation, litigation consulting
Trained and board certified in neurology, with additional subspecialty training in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Experience includes neurology practice, with years as neurology chair in a major teaching hospital and trauma center; practice and teaching of psychiatry, psychotherapy; and psychoanalysis. Expertise in -alcoholism and addiction -chronic pain -motivation, secondary gain, and malingering -doctor-doctor and doctor-patient communication -physician role responsibilities -medical decisionmaking -medical ethics -distinguishing coexisting psychiatric and medical factors -explaining medical concepts to juries
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James C Ballenger, MD

Low Country Forensic Consultation

Charleston, South Carolina
Forensic Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Blood Levels, Addiction Medicine, Psychopharmacology, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress, Suicide, Depression, Traumatic Brain Injury, Malpractice (Psychiatry)
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Sanjay Adhia, MD, MRO

Forensic Psychiatry | TBI | PTSD|Multi-Plaintiff

Sanjay Adhia MD Professional Association

Sugar Land , Texas
Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine - Malpractice, Personal Injury, Disability, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, testamentary capacity, competency, will contest, undue influence, toxic tort, correctional, rape, Fitness for Duty, Neuropsychiatry, prison, suicide, IME, jail, child custody, mass tort
Dr. Adhia is triple-Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine (BIM), and Psychiatry headquartered in the Houston, testifying nationally. He is one of a few Forensic Psychiatrists who are Board-Certified in BIM. In addition to forensic/expert witness practice, he works in a renowned neuro-rehabilitation center where his focus is treating the neuropsychiatric sequelae of brain injury, concussions, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Dr. Adhia is the Associate Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director at McGovern Medical School at UT Health. He has been appointed by the Governor to the Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI). Dr. Adhia's forensic practice focuses on the psychiatric impact of personal injury, abuse, competency, testamentary capacity, toxic torts (chemical exposure, oil spill), violence, and complicating mental illness. Dr. Adhia treats patients, as a psychiatrist, who suffer...
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