This physician has over 35 years of experience in neuropsychiatry, specializing in psychiatry and the law. Their expertise includes psychiatric and psychological evidence, competency to stand trial, mental health and disability laws, and neuropsychiatric evaluation of disability and diminished capacity. Their work also includes healthcare litigation and risk management, forensic psychiatry, clinical ethics, medical decision making, informed consent, medical malpractice, post-traumatic stress disorder, managed care, and addictions.

Their experience includes evaluation of psychiatric disability and capacity, as well as application of psychiatric principles in legal and forensic settings. Areas of work include forensic neuropsychiatry and assessment of mental state, liability, and capacity in clinical and legal contexts. Their background reflects ongoing involvement in psychiatry, the law, and ethics, including participation in committees and advisory activities related to psychiatric evidence and medicolegal decision-making.

Their professional background includes affiliation with a hospital and medical center setting, as well as participation in organizations including the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics. Their training includes a Doctor of Medicine degree, postgraduate training in pediatrics, medicine, and psychiatry, advanced study in psychiatry and the law, and psychoanalytic training.

This physician holds a Massachusetts medical license and is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, with added qualifications in forensic psychiatry. They also have more than 30 years of experience providing expert witness services, including consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony.