Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Psychiatry Austin, PLLC
- Phone: (512) 646-0880
- Fax: 512-646-0879
- Website: psychiatryaustin.com/forensic-psychiatry/
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Psychiatry and Addiction PsychiatryKeywords/Search Terms:
Psychiatrist, Medical Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Brain Inj Med, Testamentary Capacity, Addiction, Alcoholism, DUI, Criminal Responsibility, Mental Disability, Malpractice, Psychotherapy, Confidentiality, Violence and Domestic Abuse.Education:
Residency, Psychiatry, Michael Reese Hospital of the University of Chicago Medical School; Fellowship, Clinical Nutrition, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical School; Medical Degree, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; BS in Mathematics , MITYears in Practice:
40Additional Information
Dr. Weiss is a practicing Psychiatrist and Forensic Psychiatrist. Early in his career, he practiced Internal Medicine when he decided to pursue a deepening interest in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Internal Medicine continues to play a part in treating psychiatric conditions. He has a clinical psychiatric practice in Austin, Texas. Dr. Weiss is uniquely qualified to address psychiatric conditions, as well as overlap with other medical conditions, symptoms, and treatment. Board-Certified in each of the following specialties: • Psychiatry, ABPN • Forensic Psychiatry, ABPN • Addiction Psychiatry, ABPN • Internal Medicine, ABIM • Brain Injury Medicine, ABIM • Nutrition, American Board of Nutrition (formerly) Dr. Weiss completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Henry Ford Hospital and Board-Certification in Internal Medicine. He completed his Residency in Psychiatry at the University of Chicago Michael Reese Hospital. He obtained Board-Certifications in (general) Psychiatry and subspecialties Forensic Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, and Addiction Psychiatry. • 40+ years as a physician specializing in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Internal Medicine • B.S. in Mathematics from MIT, Minor in Nutrition (Cambridge, MA) • M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine, (Detroit, MI) • Post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital of the University of Michigan (Detroit, MI) and Psychiatry at Michael Reese Hospital (Chicago, IL) • Nutrition fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital (NY, NY) In addition to clinical Psychiatry, Dr. Weiss has served in leadership roles at addiction treatment and rehabilitation clinics, in-patient and out-patient. • Hospital and residential inpatient (detoxification, rehab) • Outpatient treatment Dr. Weiss has presented and published extensively about the psychiatric impact of: • Stress • Pain • Addiction, including substance abuse disorders • Psychosomatic medicine • Geriatric psychiatry • Dual diagnosis (overlap of psychiatric conditions and addiction) • Diseases and injuries of the brain