Psychiatry Independent Medical Examiners in California

Beverly Hills, California

Psychiatry - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 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...

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

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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

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)