Psychiatry Independent Medical Examiners in California

Beverly Hills, California

Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Board-certified psychiatrist, experienced in civil, federal, and administrative cases. Contracted and self-employed roles include: expert witness, civil forensic evaluator, and clinical supervisor. Bilingual in Spanish/English, skilled in report writing, psychometrics, independent medical and psychological review, and advanced use of digital platforms. History of service in acute hospitals, outpatient programs, and telehealth. Recognized for rapid turnaround, innovative process improvement, cultural competence, and excellent multidisciplinary collaboration. Specialties include treatment-resistant mood disorders, trauma, personality disorders, and cross-cultural care. Experienced at educating, supervising, and managing multidisciplinary teams, and committed to quality, transparency, and equity in all assignments.

San Francisco, California

Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - I have done Peer Reviews, IME's, and Standard of Care assessments for the Medical Board of California. I have experience consulting in regards to county jail and prison system. I have extensive experience evaluating forensic patients. I have extensive experience doing inpatient work. Qualified Medical Evaluator since 2001. I have been an Independent Medical Evaluator for various California agencies. Defense Base Act IME's and Department of Labor IME's.

I have additional subspecialty training and experience in pain medicine (as it relates to psychiatry), addiction psychiatry, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. I have additional experience in emergency psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, suicide risk evaluations, violence risk assessments and fitness for duty evaluations.

Pasadena, California

Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Trauma Disorders, PTSD, Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia Spectrum and Psychotic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Medication Treatment, Competency, Capacity, State of Mind, Insanity Defense, Mental Health Diversion, Mitigation, Criminal Intent, Undue Influence, Standard of Care, Case Merit Review, Diagnosis, Psychopharmacology, Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis

Faculty at the University of Southern California training programs for General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Lecturer and clinical supervisor at multiple institutions for psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Consultant to the Los Angeles Superior Court and Mental Health Court (Approved Panel of Psychiatrists). Balanced, detailed, and trusted reports for issues including psychiatric injury, mental health diversion, insanity defense, mitigation, standard of care, testamentary capacity, undue influence. Clinical practice with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, serving medically and psychiatrically complex patients. General and Forensic Psychiatry, Board Certified (ABPN). Out-of-state consultation available, also licensed in the State of Ohio.

Beverly Hills, California

Psychiatry - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Sexual Harassment, Litigation Support for Employment Actions & Workers' Compensation

With over 40 years' experience in adult 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. (Dr. Weiss is not a child psychiatrist.) 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 experience. Able to view a case through multiple lenses, she must consider what has happened prior to, since, and ou...

Napa, California

Psychiatry - Munchausen Syndrome; Factitious Disorders; Chronic Pain, CRPS, RSD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Post Concussion Syndrome, Suicide

Subspecialty training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine) Author/Editor of four books including the core text on Factitious Disorders Founder of the UCSF Depression Center Principal Investigator with NIH

San Francisco, California

Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - IMEs, alleged psychiatric harm, PTSD, wrongful termination, employment litigation, testamentary capacity, fitness for duty, emotional distress, psychiatric disability, emotional harm, stalking, malingering, threat assessment,

Dr. Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM is a board certified psychiatrist, who completed forensic psychiatry training at Harvard/Mass General and general psychiatry training at Baylor. He is licensed in CA, TX and MA, and has been practicing since 2011. He has 20 peer-reviewed publications, 1 book chapter, 12 psychiatric awards, 6 of which are national awards. He accepts civil forensic and corporate/university threat assessment cases nationally, focusing on the following areas: A. Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) B. Employer/Employee (Emotional Harm) litigation: i. Alleged Emotional Distress Resulting from Employment Disputes ii. Wrongful Termination/Retaliation iii. Discrimination/Harassment C. Fitness for Duty Evaluations (i.e. for licensed professionals such as pilots, dentists, physicians, nurses, attorneys) D. Testamentary/Matrimonial Capacity (Ability to Make a Legally-Enforceable Will) E. Medical/Nursing Board Cases (fit-for-duty)

Manhattan Beach, California

Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Sexual abuse/assault PTSD Personal injury Employment issues Child & Adolescent forensic evaluations Child Custody evaluations and family law Fitness for Duty Disabililty evaluations

Child Custody evaluators California qualifications

Los Angeles, California

Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Dr. Gupta is Board-certified in adult and child psychiatry and is licensed in CA, NY, MA, and SC. Dr. Gupta has over 50 publications, serves on several national committees and is the winner of multiple national awards including the prestigious Mind Games Masters. He has served since 2024 as the Vice Chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting Scientific Program Commitee which curates the world's largest professional meeting in psychiatry. He is a former faculty at Harvard.

Actively pursuing formal IME and QME training, including SEAK coursework and California QME preparation for October 2025. Actively training and in the onboarding process with multiple national IME and QME networks. Experienced in comprehensive psychiatric assessments with strong documentation skills. Clinical background includes emergency evaluations, court testimony, and mental status assessments relevant to forensic and disability contexts. Also, board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, community and public psychiatry and obesity medicine.