Psychiatry Expert Witnesses in Illinois

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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. George Lopez, MDView profile

ID: 11500

Dr. George Lopez, MD

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Illinois

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Washington

This highly qualified expert earned his BS and MD from the University of California in San Fransisco. After completing his residency in neurology, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in neurocritical care at The University of Virginia. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Academy...

Dr. Norman Vita Kohn, MDView profile

ID: 134695

Dr. Norman Kohn, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Norman V. Kohn has 42 years of experience in the field of Neurology with expertise in Psychoanalysis. He earned his BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MD from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed another two residencies in Neurology and Psychiatry at UChicago Medicine...

Dr. Michael Joel Schneck, MD, MBAView profile

ID: 154544

Dr. Michael Schneck, MD, MBA

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Illinois

Dr. Michael J. Schneck has 29 years of experience in the field of Neurology and Vascular Neurology. He earned his BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College, his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College, and his MBA in Finance and Operations from Loyola University Chicago. After completing his residency in Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and his residency in...

Dr. Deborah Spitz, MDView profile

ID: 20916

Dr. Deborah Spitz, MD

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Illinois

This highly qualified psychiatrist has been practicing for 30 years and is now also a faculty member of medical ethics in Illinois. She received her BA from Cornell University and her MD from the University of Pennsylvania. She then went on to train as a resident in psychiatry and then a fellow in adult inpatient psychiatry at the University of Chicago. Later, she went back to train as a fellow...

Dr. Elizabeth Starna Kessler, MDView profile

ID: 2255896

Dr. Elizabeth Kessler, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Elizabeth S. Kessler has 44 years of experience in the field of Neurology. She earned her BA in Biology from the University of Chicago and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed two residencies in Medicine and Neurology at the Rush University Medical Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology. Formerly, this expert served as the...

Dr. Steven Howard Hanus, MDView profile

ID: 249618

Dr. Steven Hanus, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Steven H. Hanus has 42 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his MD from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry. Currently, he serves as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral...

Jeanine OstrowskiView profile

ID: 33146

Jeanine Ostrowski

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert has more than two decades of experience as a psychiatric nurse. She received her associate's degree in nursing from Morton College and her BSN from the University of Illinois. This registered nurse is also a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. She has held a variety of mental health related roles, including as inpatient staff RN, behavioral health...

Dr. Allison A SikorskyView profile

ID: 35829

Dr. Allison Sikorsky

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Illinois

This highly-qualified psychiatric nurse practitioner earned her AS in nursing from the College of DuPage and her BS in behavioral science from National-Louis University. She then completed her MSN as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Rush University and her DNP at Chamberlain University. She is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and formerly served as a...

Dr. Lloyd Stephen Davis, MDView profile

ID: 384

Dr. Lloyd Davis, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Lloyd Davis has 38 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, he went on to complete two residencies in Internal Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General...

Dr. Leslie Ann Masood, MD, CIMEView profile

ID: 475214

Dr. Leslie Masood, MD, CIME

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Illinois

Dr. Leslie A. Masood has 11 years of experience in Psychiatry and Neurology, specializing in Pain Medicine. She earned her BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her MD from Rush University. She completed her residency in Neurology from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and her fellowship in Neurophysiology from the University of Illinois College...

Dr. Jorge Juan Asconape, MDView profile

ID: 697228

Dr. Jorge Asconape, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Jorge Asconape has 40 years of experience in Neurology. He earned his MD from the University of Buenos Aires. After completing his residency in Neurology at North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University, he also completed a fellowship in Neurology at North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology, Epilepsy, and...

Dr. Diana Susan GoldsteinView profile

ID: 76734

Dr. Diana Goldstein

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert has over two decades of experience in clinical, forensic, and neuropsychology. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison for her BA in psychology and French before earning both her MS and PhD from Chicago Medical School in clinical psychology. She is certified in clinical neuropsychology, is a member of several professional societies in her field, and has...

The Average Psychiatry Expert Witness
Charges $567 / Hour

Based on hourly rates. Compare expert witness rates across thousands of specialties in all 50 states.

  • Review Fee

    $500

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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.

  • Deposition Fee

    $575

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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.

  • 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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