Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in New York
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of psychiatry expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on psychiatry and related issues. Psychiatry 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 psychiatry expert witnesses testify regarding may include: PTSD, Anxiety, Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Suicide, Depression, Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder, Criminal Responsibility, Ime, Personal Injury, Psychiatric Malpractice, Risk Assessment, Abuse, and Addiction Psychiatry.
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Tyler E Morrison, M.D., M.A.S.
Adult, Child Psychiatric IME; PTSD, Fire, Wildfire
Morrison MedLegal
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD, Trauma, Fire, Wildfires, Adult & child, Independent medical exam IME, FDIA / Munchausen, Pediatric psychiatry, Case merit review, Natural disasters, Malpractice, Psychedelic therapy, Ketamine, Suicide, Competency, Testamentary capacity, Undue influence, Will contests, Medical decision making
Double-board-certified psychiatrist – adult and child.
Active clinical practice.
UC San Francisco psychiatry residency, #4-ranked nationally.
UC San Diego faculty, teaching clinical and forensic psychiatry.
Published author in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Medical Board of California–appointed Malpractice Expert Reviewer.
Appointed to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Disaster and Trauma.
Experienced expert witness, retained in 40+ state and federal cases.
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Diane J Weiss, MD, MPH
Expert Witness/Psychiatry IME (40 years)
Psychiatry
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Sexual Harassment & Discrimination, PTSD, Employment Law, Harassment, Emotional Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Personal Injury, Personality Disorders, Litigation Support, Psychological Trauma, Psychotherapy, IME, Eggshell Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation, Pain & Suffering
With over 40 years' experience in psychiatry, including decades providing expert witness litigation support, IMEs regarding psychiatric aspects of harassment (sexual/gender-based/racial), employment law, and/or injuries/accidents related to Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation issues, Dr. Weiss is well known for her comprehensive, fact-based, persuasive reports. (Please note: Dr. Weiss is an adult psychiatrist, and would not be the appropriate specialist to opine about children. Dr. Weiss does work on pro per cases.)
Dr. Weiss' unique ability to establish exceptional rapport with clients allows for thoughtful, thorough examinations, leaving no stone unturned. As everything affects the psyche, her keen attention to detail with complex medical-legal records enables her to integrate highly complex psychiatric histories and concepts, coming to evidence-based opinions, and providing high-caliber, usable medical-legal reporting and testimony.
Dr. Weiss has decades of diverse expe...
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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
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(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.
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### 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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Silvia A Bernardi, MD
Psychiatrist - Columbia Faculty
Columbia University
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
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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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Eric Yarbrough, MD
Psychiatry, Addiction, LGBTQ, Transgender
Brooklyn, New York
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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LGBTQ, Transgender, Addiction, Gay, Gender Identity, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Dissociative Identity, Gender Dysphoria, Anxiety, Substance, Burnout, Work Stress, LGBT, Trans
I am a board-certified psychiatrist in both Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. I currently serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University, and I have held numerous leadership positions in organized psychiatry, including serving as President of the Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP) as well as Vice President, Secretary, and Newsletter Editor over more than a decade of involvement.
My academic work includes authoring and co-authoring chapters in Tasman’s Psychiatry, the APA Textbook of Psychiatry, and several volumes with American Psychiatric Publishing, including Understanding LGBTQ Mental Health and Transgender Mental Health as a solo author. I lecture frequently at national and international conferences, including the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, the World Psychiatric Association, and Grand Rounds at institutions such as NYU, Rutgers, SUNY Downstate, and Ne...
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Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH
Columbia University
New York, New York
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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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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Maryam Karim, MD
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Maryam Karim MD LLC
New York, New York
Psychiatry
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depression, anxiety, PTSD, capacity evaluation, Psychopharmacology, psychosis, workers' compensation, malpractice, chart review, medication error, incarceration, nursing homes, dementia, contested wills
I am a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and emergency rooms. I have teaching experience providing education to medical students and residents. I have extensive experience testifying as an expert in psychiatry in court, focusing on cases involving treatment over objection, retention, and assisted outpatient treatment.
Currently, I work as a forensic psychiatrist, participating in hospital forensic committees and conducting intensive analyses of adverse drug reaction cases. My credentials and practical experience make me a credible expert witness in psychiatry.
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Jason R Yanofski, MD
Adult/Child Forensic Psychiatrist – Hopkins - Yale
patchogue, New York
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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forensic psychiatry, psychiatry, child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, psychiatric malpractice, competency, criminal responsibility, civil commitment, suicide risk, violence risk, employment disability, hospital psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, expert witness psychiatry, psychopharmacology, forensic evaluations, IME, law
Dr. Jason R. Yanofski, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 15 years of clinical and forensic experience across multiple U.S. states and internationally. He is fellowship-trained in both Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Forensic Psychiatry (Yale University), following a psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine.
Dr. Yanofski’s career has spanned some of the nation’s most challenging psychiatric environments. He has served as a staff psychiatrist at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (New York), Napa State Hospital (California), San Quentin State Prison (California), and the California Health Care Facility. Internationally, he worked as an adult, child, and forensic psychiatrist at the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore, served as a civilian psychiatrist for the U.S. Navy in Japan, and as psychiatry team leader for the U.S. Army in Germany. His broad practic...
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Laurence M. Westreich, MD
Forensic Addiction Psychiatrist
New York
Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Child Custody, Employment, Intoxication, Withdrawal, Sports
Laurence M. Westreich, M.D. is a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), and those dually diagnosed with SUDs and mental disorders. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, completed a residency in Psychiatry at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center, and took a two-year fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. He is board –certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Westreich is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, and the author of Helping the Addict you Love (Simon and Schuster, 2007), A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017), and Addiction and the Law (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2024). Dr. Westreich is Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and serves as Consultant on Beha...
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Simon Dosovitz, MD
Forensic Psychiatrist – Criminal & Civil Cases
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Violence, Psychiatric Standard of Care, Psychiatric Damages, Expert Witness Psychiatry, Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Mitigation, Criminal Responsibility, Impaired Professionals, Testamentary Capacity, Elder Abuse and Capacity, Risk Assessment
Dr. Simon Dosovitz is a board certified, fellowship-trained forensic psychiatrist, former chief resident at Columbia University, and Assistant Clinical Professor at NYU School of Medicine. Attorneys choose Dr. Dosovitz for clear, defensible, and methodologically rigorous opinions. His evaluations are thorough, evidence-based, and tailored to legal standards.
As a graduate of a formal forensic psychiatry fellowship, Dr. Dosovitz brings specialized training in the legal standards, psychiatric methodology, and evaluative rigor that courts require. Unlike general psychiatrists offering occasional opinions, his expertise is built on dedicated, structured forensic education and experience.
He has provided expert consultation and testimony in criminal and civil cases, including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence and suicide risk, involuntary commitment, and forensic neuropsychiatric evaluations. Dr. Dosovitz has testified in court over 50 times and specializes i...
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Jessica Chaudhary, MD
Mental Health Expert Witness
New York
Psychiatry
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Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Problems, Complicated medical illness, Substance abuse/addiction, ADHD, ADD, attention issues, Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology, trauma, abuse, medication management, psychosis, dementias, women’s mental health, pregnancy/post partum
I am a Board Certified Harvard and Yale trained psychiatrist treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance. I have expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and I treat individuals across the life span.
I also provide case review and corporate consulting and human resource support, as well as expert testimony in legal, disability, and worker's compensation cases.
I am a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Over ten years of experience.
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine
Internship and Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Harvard University
Licenses; NY, TX, CT, FL and MA
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Michael Bernstein, MD
Lawrence, New York
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry
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Forensic Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, Personal Injury, Tort, Disability, IME, Expert Witness Testimony
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Bill D. Geis, Ph.D., LLC
Experienced Med School Expert-PsychologyPsychiatry
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
New York
Psychiatry, Psychology
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Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial
BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments.
FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...
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Sandip Buch, MD
Prison Expert-Former Bellevue Forensic Psychiatry
Brooklyn, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Prison psychiatry, suicide, Severe mental illness, Workers' compensation, independent medical evaluation, psychiatric medication, medical malpractice defense, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ocd, depression, anxiety, private practice psychiatry, ACT team, addiction psychiatry, MAT
Sandip Buch, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience treating psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He is a native english speaker and owns a psychiatric practice overseeing over 20 psychiatrists and therapists, and provides guidance to the psychiatrists regarding appropriate psychiatric treatment and documentation. He also cares for adult patients in the New York area.
Dr. Buch has vast and varied experience caring for patients with psychiatric conditions both hospitalized (inpatients) and patients outside of the hospital (outpatients), treating inmates at Rikers Island prison (New York, NY), working in the forensic psychiatry unit of Bellevue hospital (New York, NY), and treating the chronically severely mentally ill for an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team (Brooklyn, NY). He has expertise treating adults, adolescents, and c...
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Sarah Lowenthal, MD, CEDS-C
Award-Winning Eating Disorder Expert
New York
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity
Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court.
Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.
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Richard Gabel, MD, PC, DLFAPA
Expedient Medicolegal Services
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
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Record Review, IME, PTSD, Traumatic Injury, Adjustment Disorder, Mood Disorder, Standard of Care, Institutional Policy, Psychiatric Disability, Functional Capacity, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Psychosis, Abuse, Mitigating Factors, Emotional Distress, Personal Injury, Substance Abuse
Dr. Richard Gabel, MD, DLFAPA, is a psychiatrist licensed in New York State with over 40 years of experience in private practice since 1980. He holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gabel has a wealth of professional experience and has held leadership administrative positions in major hospitals in the New York City metropolitan region. He obtained his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of Harvard Medical School's flagship hospitals.
His clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with a wide range of mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia. He is also highly skilled in managing complex psychopharmacologic issues in medically ill patients.
Dr. Gabel is frequently sought after as a consultant, particularly in cases in...
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Maurice Preter, MD
Psychiatrist, Neuropsychiatrist, Neurologist
Maurice Preter MD Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, and Neurology
New York, New York
Psychiatry, Neurology
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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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Hisla Bates, M.D.
Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric/Adult Psychiatrist
Expedient Medicolegal Services
New York, New York
Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry
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Inpatient Treatment, Standard of Care, Risk Assessment, PTSD, Mood Disorders, Adolescent Psychopharmacology, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Competency, Traumatic Injury, Capacity, Disability Evaluation, Attachment Disorders, Conduct Disorders
Dr. Hisla Bates, MD, Harvard/Yale trained Pediatric and Adult psychiatrist. After completing an internship in primary care internal medicine at Yale, her general psychiatry training was completed at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She continued on to her Child and Adolescent psychiatry Fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s, Massachusetts General Hospital/ McLean’s program. She went on to complete a 12 month Fellowship in Integrative Psychiatry in 2020. She is board certified in both Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She uses Mindfulness, Positive Psychology/Psychiatry, and the Expressive and Creative Arts working with children and adults.
Dr. Bates is also the Co-Chair of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Art Committee and the Assistant Arts Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). She is a Parsons School of Design graduate, an illustrator, printmaker, speaker and...
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