Danielle C Farrar, MD, PhD Independent Medical Examiner
Curriculum Vitae

Contact this IME Doctor

  • Phone: (206) 660-8878

Other Locations: Albuquerque

Specialty 1: Psychiatry

Keywords/Search Terms: Neuropsychiatric conditions affecting cognition, behavior, and mood; Psychiatric sequelae of traumatic brain injury; Cognitive impairment and neurobehavioral disorders; Mood disorders associated with neurological illness; Psychiatric disability and functional impairment; Assessment of psychiatric causation; Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations; Record review and preparation of written medical opinions; IME; CA; California; NM; New Mexico; Workers Comp; Disability;

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

License(s): NM, CA

Years in Practice: 4

Experience:
  • 6 years performing IMEs
  • 200 IMEs performed
  • Deposed/Testified 20 times

IME Certification: IAIME/AADEP

IME Training: IAIME/AADEP


Additional Information

Dr. Farrar is a psychiatrist with clinical and research expertise in neuropsychiatric conditions affecting cognition, behavior, and mood. Her work focuses on the interface between neurological illness and psychiatric symptoms, including traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, and mood disorders. Since 2021, Dr. Farrar has conducted disability evaluations for federal programs, including comprehensive psychiatric and neurocognitive assessments and written medical opinions regarding functional impairment. Beginning in 2025, she expanded her medicolegal work to include workers’ compensation evaluations. Her clinical practice and research background emphasize the assessment of brain–behavior relationships, psychiatric sequelae of neurological injury, and complex questions of psychiatric causation and disability. Dr. Farrar provides independent, objective medical evaluations based on review of the available medical evidence. Licensed in New Mexico and California.