This psychiatry expert witness has more than 5 years of experience in adult psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, addiction treatment, psychotherapy, and behavioral neurology. Her clinical and forensic work includes evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders, substance use conditions, behavioral health issues, and mental health concerns arising in legal and medical settings. She has also provided consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony for more than 5 years in matters involving psychiatric evaluation and forensic mental health issues.

Her professional experience spans inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and forensic mental health environments, where she has worked with patients experiencing mood disorders, psychotic disorders, addiction-related conditions, anxiety disorders, trauma-related illnesses, and co-occurring psychiatric and neurological conditions. In forensic settings, her work includes psychiatric evaluations, mental health assessments, and review of behavioral health conditions relevant to legal proceedings. She additionally has experience in psychotherapy, addiction medicine, and interdisciplinary psychiatric care.

A Doctor of Medicine degree supports her psychiatric and clinical background. She completed residency training in psychiatry with additional fellowship training in forensic psychiatry and clinical exposure to behavioral neurology, addiction treatment, and emergency psychiatric care. Her academic and clinical training included work in consultation-liaison psychiatry, inpatient psychiatric stabilization, and substance abuse treatment programs. She has also participated in scholarly and professional activities involving psychiatric education and forensic mental health practice.

Alongside her clinical practice, she has remained involved in professional organizations and continuing psychiatric education related to forensic psychiatry, addiction medicine, and mental health treatment standards. Her combined experience in psychiatry, psychotherapy, addiction treatment, and forensic mental health evaluation informs her expert witness work in psychiatric and behavioral health matters.