Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine Expert Witness

A triple Board-Certified forensic psychiatrist with national testimony experience in forensic psychiatry and brain injury medicine. Offers expert witness services including independent medical examinations, forensic psychiatric evaluations, and medico-legal consulting in civil, criminal, and military cases. Experienced in assessing traumatic brain injury, neurocognitive disorders, psychiatric damages, competency to stand trial, and psychiatric malpractice. Holds academic appointments and serves on medical-legal advisory committees, with a clinical practice addressing complex psychiatric, brain injury, and neurological conditions.

Professional Affiliations:

American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Physicians for Human Rights – Asylum Network
Brain Injury Association of America
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
DayA Houston (IMEs for Asian victims of domestic abuse)
Program for Immigrant & Refugee Child Health, Baylor College of Medicine
Fort Bend County District Attorney Community Engagement Working Group

Education:

MD (Medical Doctor)

Areas of expertise:

Alcohol Abuse
Brain Injury
Child Psychology
Class Actions
Competency
Disability
Elder Abuse
Emotional Distress
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic Psychology
Geriatric Psychiatry
Industrial Psychology
Jail Suicide
Malingering
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Probate Psychiatry
Psychology
Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
Sexual Addiction
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
Spousal Abuse
Stress
Suicide
Testamentary Capacity
Toxic Torts
Vocational Evaluation & Rehabilitation

Case Study:

Mass Tort
Toxic Tort
Psychiatric Malpractice
Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
Homicide
Competency to Stand Trial
Criminal Responsibility (NGRI)
Capital Mitigation
Personal Injury
Defense
Fitness for Duty
Testamentary Capacity
Undue Influence
Immigration Cases
Military Court Martial
PTSD
TBI
Brain Injury
Sexual Assault
Post-Conviction / Habeas Corpus
Disability
Occupational IME
Impaired Physician Medical Board Examiner

Certifications:

Board Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certified in Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Medical Review Officer (MRO), Medical Review Officers Certification Council
Medical License, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners License Q0720
Florida Medical Doctor Expert Witness License #7683