Autism Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Barry Ludwig, MD, FAANEM
California
Dr. Barry I. Ludwig has 47 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Spanish and Pre-Medical Studies from Washington University in Saint Louis and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital before completing a residency in Neurology at NYC Health +...
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Psychiatric Social Work and Women’s Mental Health Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified social worker has more than 20 years of experience in her field, working in various settings such as residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and outpatient mental health clinics. She earned her BS in social work from Northern Arizona University before earning her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. This...
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Dr. Paul Fisher, MD
California
Dr. Paul G. Fisher has over 29 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. He earned his BA in Human Biology from Stanford University, his MD from UCSF School of Medicine, and his MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. After completing two residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, he went on...
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Neuropsychiatry cognitive and behavioral neurology Expert Witness
California
This expert gained his MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Brown University. He completed an additional fellowship in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is board certified in neurology. Currently he is an assistant professor of neurology of a university's memory...
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Dr. Matthew Carroll, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. Matthew F. Carroll has 23 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Cornell University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve...
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Neuropsychology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified neuropsychology expert is a licensed psychologist specializing in TBI, autism, and developmental delays. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and went on to receive her MS in clinical health and psychology from the University of Florida, Gainesville. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in clinical and health psychology with a...
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Dr. Elliott Stein, MD
California
This expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of geriatric psychiatry. He earned his BS in psychology from Pennsylvania State University and his MD from the University of Miami. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Herrick Memorial Hospital and is dual board certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. He is active in his field as a member of the American Association for...
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Dr. Debra Kahn, MD
California
Dr. Debra R. Kahn has 17 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Psychology and Feminist Studies from Stanford University and her MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. She completed a Residency in Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate...
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Dr. Nathan Lavid, MD
California
Dr. Nathan E. Lavid has 22 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Microbiology from the University of Kansas and his MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern...
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Dr. Lawrence Shuer, MD, FAANS
California
Dr. Lawrence M. Shuer has over 38 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in General Surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and his fellowship in Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, he completed his...
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Dr. Peter Cassini, MD
California
Dr. Peter C. Cassini has 26 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington, his MS in Anatomy from The Ohio State University, and his MD from The University of Toledo Health Science Campus. After completing his residency in Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine...
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Dr. Lawrence Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer has 52 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics. He earned his BS in Psychology and Pre-Medicine, his MS in Mathematics, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from The Ohio State University. He also obtained his MBBS from the GKT School of Medical Education. Today, this expert is certified as a Private Pilot through the Federal...
Dr. David Hoenig, MD
California
Dr. David B. Hoenig has 20 years of experience in the fields of Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine, and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Psychobiology and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, his MA in Interdisciplinary Biological and Physiological Sciences from Touro College, and his MD from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute...
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Dr. Allen Bott, MD
California
Dr. Allen Bott has 43 years of experience in the fields of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology. He obtained his MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before he completed both an internship and a residency in Psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a residency in Neurology and a fellowship in Child Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine....
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Dr. James High, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. James R. High has 51 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Medical Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington and his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed both an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at LAC + USC Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert...
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Dr. Christopher Thompson, MD, FAHA
California
Dr. Christopher R. Thompson has 17 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in General Psychiatry at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, he...
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Dr. Ezekiel Fink, MD
California
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Dr. Ezekiel Fink has 15 years of experience in the field of Neurology, Pain Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. They earned their undergraduate degree from [Undergraduate Institution] and their medical degree from [Institution Where the Medical Degree Was Earned]. After completing their residency in Neurology at [Residency Institution or Hospital], they went on to complete a fellowship in Pain...
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Dr. Mark Strassberg, MD
California
Dr. Mark H. Strassberg has 42 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS from Brooklyn College and his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. After completing an internship in Flexible Medicine at Deaconess Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at UCSF Medical Center, he went on to complete another...
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Dr. Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Young Shin Kim has 25 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her MD in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University College of Medicine, her MS in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University, her MPH in Epidemiology from Yale University, and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After completing her...
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Dr. Marcel Ponton, QME, PhD, FNAN
California
Dr. Marcel O. Ponton has 32 years of experience in the field of Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, his MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology. After completing an internship in Clinical Psychology at LAC + USC Medical Center, he went on to complete...
Dr. Michael Makhinson, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Michael Makhinson has 19 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from University of California, Los Angeles and both his MD and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry....
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Dr. Clifford Segil, DO
California
Dr. Clifford S. Segil has 16 years of experience in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. He earned his BS in Neuroscience from Trinity College and his DO from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at the Western University of Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Adult Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, he went on to...
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Dr. Charles Scott, MD
California
Dr. Charles L. Scott has 26 years of experience in the field of Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Music from Emory University and his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Adult Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he went on to complete his fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and...
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Dr. David Fogelson, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. David L. Fogelson has 41 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA before going on to complete...
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Dr. Jonathan Schleimer, MD
California
Dr. Jonathan A. Schleimer has over 31 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS from the University of California San Diego and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Neurophysiology at UCSF Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology...
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Dr. Dillon Chen, MD
California
This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in diagnostic and musculoskeletal radiology. He obtained his BS in biology from Stanford University, before receiving his MD from the University of California, San Francisco. He then completed a prestigious residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he was named chief resident, and a...
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Dr. Anlee Kuo, MD, JD
California
Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo has 18 years of experience in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College, her JD from New York University, and her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing her internship in Pediatrics and her residency in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, she went on to complete...
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Dr. Barbara McDermott, PhD, BSN
California
Dr. Barbara E. McDermott has 37 years of experience in the field of Psychology. She earned her BSN and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Today, this expert is a licensed Psychologist in the states of Alaska and California. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate Professor in the Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry at the University...
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Dr. Gregory Whitman, MD
California
This expert has over 20 years of experience in neurology. He obtained his BS in biochemistry at Cornell University and his MD at the University of Connecticut. He then went on to complete an internship in internal medicine at Boston University followed by a residency in neurology at Boston City Hospital and a fellowship in otoneurology at the University of California Los Angeles. He previously...
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Ms. Marla Flores Reves
California
This expert has more than 20 years of experience in the field of marriage and family counseling. She earned her BA from the University of Southern California, her MA in counseling education from Loyola Marymount University, her MA in marriage and family therapy from Phillips Graduate University, and her MS in health care ethics from Creighton University. She is a licensed marriage and family...
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Dr. Kasra Maasumi, MD, MS, QME
California
Dr. Kasra C. Maasumi has 8 years of experience in the field of Neurology and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California Irvine, his MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles UCLA, and his MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurology at Texas Tech...
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Dr. Octavio Choi, MD
California
This highly qualified expert is based in Stanford, California, and has extensive experience in clinical and forensic psychiatry. He obtained his BS in computational neuroscience from Stanford University, before receiving both his PhD in neuroscience and his MD from the University of California, San Diego. This expert then completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of California, Los...
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Dr. Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD, FANA
California
Dr. Daniel H. Geschwind has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Chemistry and Psychology from Dartmouth College and both his MD and Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Neurology, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurogenetics, all at the David Geffen School...
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Dr. Mark D'Esposito, MD
California
Dr. Mark T. D'Esposito has 31 years of experience in the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and BS in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester, and his MD from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology. After completing his residency in Neurology at Boston Medical Center,...
Dr. Mace Beckson, MD, DFAPA
California
Dr. Mace Beckson has 32 years of experience in the fields of Forensic and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his AB in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College and his MD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at the Neuropsychiatric Institute-University of California at Los Angeles, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurology at the...
Mr. Derrick Tuckerson
California
This expert has over a decade of experience in the field of psychiatric nursing. He earned his BSN and MSN from the Dominican University of California and is a licensed psychiatric nurse. He previously served as a nurse manager at Heritage Acute Psychiatric Health Facility, as a charge nurse in the psychiatric emergency department at John George Pavilion, and as a charge nurse in the behavioral...
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Dr. Walter Sipe, MD
California
Dr. Walter E.B. Sipe has 16 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Psychology from Harvard University and his MD from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. After completing a residency in Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and a residency in Psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine....
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Dr. S. Josephson, MD
California
Dr. S. Andrew Josephson has 18 years of experience in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neurocritical Care. He earned his BAS in Biological Sciences and Political Science from Stanford University and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. After completing his residency in Neurology, he completed a Neurovascular and Behavioral Neurology fellowship at UCSF School of...
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Dr. Manuel Saint Martin, JD, MD
California
Dr. Manuel L. Saint Martin has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Law. He earned his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and his JD from Southwestern Law School. After completing an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went on to complete a Residency in Psychiatry at LAC+USC...
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Dr. Daniel O'Connell, MD, MPH
California
Dr. Daniel E. O'Connell has over 5 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University, his MD from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and his MPH from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at the Westchester Medical Center and a...
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Dr. June Paltzer
California
This highly qualified and board certified expert earned her BS from UC San Francisco and also holds an MA and PhD in Counseling and Clinical Psychology. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and completed fellowship training at UC Davis School of Medicine. She is active in her community as a member of numerous medical associations including The American Academy of Clinical...
Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, DO
California
As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical...
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Dr. Thanh Le, MD
California
Dr. Thanh T. Le has 27 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Utah and his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Pediatrics, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology, all at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Today, this expert is board...
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Dr. Kimberly Miller, PhD, ABPP-CN
California
Dr. Kimberly M. Miller has over 13 years of experience in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MS and PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florida. She completed a fellowship in Neuropsychology at VA Northern California Health Care System. Dr. Miller is board certified in Clinical...
Dr. Samuel Miles, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Samuel I. Miles has over 44 years of experience in the fields of Forensic, Clinical and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Chemistry from the City College of New York, his MD from New York Medical College, and his Ph.D. from the New Center for Psychoanalysis. After completing his internship in Medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, he went on to complete a residency in...
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Dr. Jeff Sugar, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. Jeff A Sugar has 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from the New College of Florida and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing both an internship in Psychiatry and Rotating Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at...
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Dr. Farhad Sahebkar, MD
California
Dr. Farhad Sahebkar has 18 years of experience in Neurology and 8 years experience in Pharmaceuticals. He earned his MD from the Universität Witten/Herdecke Fakultät für Gesundheit. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Illinois Chicago and another residency in Child Neurology at Stanford University. He then completed a research fellowship in Neurology at University of...
Dr. James Rosenberg, MD
California
Dr. James E. Rosenberg has 29 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an internship in Rotating Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and a...
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Dr. Dean Delis
California
This expert has extensive experience in the neuropsychology field. He earned his BA from UC Davis and his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming. After completing an internship in clinical psychology at Palo Alto VA Medical Center, he went on to train under a prestigious fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine in the neuropsychology consortium. Previously, he was a...
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Dr. Thomas Megerian, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Jonathan T. Megerian has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology with expertise in Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology and Chemistry from Union College and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurology at Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a fellowship in Behavioral Child...
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Autism Expert Witness FAQs
An autism expert witness provides specialized knowledge about autism spectrum disorders, their diagnosis, treatment, and impact on individuals. They can offer crucial insights in cases involving education, healthcare, discrimination, and more.
Autism expert witnesses are often needed in medical malpractice suits, personal injury cases, educational disputes, employment discrimination cases, and family law matters involving autistic individuals.
An autism expert can evaluate whether appropriate accommodations were provided to meet the individual's needs, assess the effectiveness of implemented strategies, and suggest necessary modifications.
Subspecialties include but are not limited to pediatric neurology, child psychiatry, behavioral analysis, special education, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology.
Yes. Autism experts can testify on the efficacy and appropriateness of various treatments or interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), speech therapy, or medication management.
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