Factitious Expert Witnesses
Factitious expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on factitious. The factitious expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatry.
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Frank A. Fetterolf, M.D.
Frank A. Fetterolf, M.D. LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychological Injury, Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD), Dissociative Identity, Borderline Personality, Factitious, Adult Victims Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexually Violent Offenders, Paraphilias, Sexual Assault and Harassment, Functional Neuro Symptom (Conversion), Trial Competence, Insanity, Malingering
I am a board-certified psychiatrist, a member of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), and a court-appointed forensic psychiatrist for Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS). I have submitted expert opinions in over 275+ cases and have testified as a qualified expert in both state and federal courts. My independent medical/psychiatric evaluations (IMEs) incorporate structured diagnostic tools to support clear, evidence-based forensic opinions.
My practice has a specialized focus on forensic evaluations involving complex trauma, dissociation, and contested mental states. I routinely assess individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, including presentations in vulnerable populations such as individuals with autism, intellectual disability, or dementia. I have particular expertise in dissociative phenomena—including dissociative subtypes of PTSD, functional neur...
