Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in Florida

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Psychiatry expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and neuropsychiatry. Some of the most common specialties among psychiatry expert witnesses also include psychopharmacology, psychoanalysis, sleep medicine, and trauma-related psychiatry. They have provided opinions on the effects of mental health disorders, medication side effects, competency to stand trial, psychological trauma, and substance abuse disorders.

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Dr. Denise Kathryn Griffin, MDView profile

ID: 1204709

Dr. Denise Griffin, MD

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Florida

Dr. Denise K. Griffin has over 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. She earned her BS in Biology from the University of South Florida and her MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Neurology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology...

Dr. Akiva Daum, MDView profile

ID: 16344

Dr. Akiva Daum, MD

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert in addiction psychiatry earned his BS in molecular biology at the University of Central Florida and his MD the University of South Florida. After completing his internship in internal medicine and his residency in internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Brigham and...

Dr. Richard Alden Greer, MDView profile

ID: 2019590

Dr. Richard Greer, MD

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Florida

Dr. Richard A. Greer has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in English Literature from Harvard University and his MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of...

Dr. Lantie Jorandby, MDView profile

ID: 21649

Dr. Lantie Jorandby, MD

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert is board certified in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. She earned her BS in neuroscience at Vanderbilt, followed by her MD at the University of Florida. She then went on to complete a residency in psychiatry at the University of Florida and a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Yale. She is active in her field as a member of the American Psychiatric Association...

Dr. Thomas Riney, MDView profile

ID: 34505

Dr. Thomas Riney, MD

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Florida

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in his field. He earned his BS in biological sciences from the University of California, Davis and then went on to complete his MD from Loma Linda University. He then completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was formerly an assistant director of the ambulatory care center at Sacred Heart...

Dr. Debra Marie Barnett, MDView profile

ID: 46778

Dr. Debra Barnett, MD

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Florida

Dr. Debra M. Barnett has 31 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology. She earned her BS in Biology and Mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College and her MD from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama. She completed her internship and residency in Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of...

Dr. Michael Samuel Duchowny, MD, FAAN, FAAP, FACNSView profile

ID: 624898

Dr. Michael Duchowny, MD, FAAN, FAAP, FACNS

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Florida

Dr. Michael S. Duchowny has 45 years of experience in the fields of Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. He earned his BA in English and Zoology from Cornell University and his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed an internship in Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medical Center and residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology at Montefiore Medical Center and...

Dr. Eric Michael Kaplan, MDView profile

ID: 677525

Dr. Eric Kaplan, MD

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Florida

Dr. Eric M. Kaplan has 32 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biology from Emory University and his MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and today, this expert is board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Formerly, he...

The Average Psychiatry Expert Witness
Charges $567 / Hour

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  • Review Fee

    $500

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  • Deposition Fee

    $575

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  • Court Fee

    $625

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Psychiatry Expert Witness FAQs

A psychiatric expert witness provides objective, professional insight into mental health issues that may be relevant to a case. They can evaluate individuals, provide diagnoses, and testify on their findings.

Psychiatry expert witnesses are often involved in personal injury cases, malpractice suits, criminal cases involving mental health defenses, custody disputes, and disability claims.

Yes, there are subspecialties within psychiatry such as child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and more.

A forensic psychiatrist can assess the defendant's mental state at the time of the alleged offense, providing crucial insights that could impact the outcome of the trial.

In custody disputes or cases involving child abuse allegations, an expert in child and adolescent psychiatry can provide valuable assessments of children's mental health.

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