Stress Management Expert Witnesses

Richard M. Sobel, MD, DFAPA, has over 30 years of experience practicing Adult Psychiatry and Pain Management / Medicine. His specialty focus is in Pain Medicine, for which he has sub-specialty board certification, Psychotherapy, and Psychopharmacology.

Dr. Sobel is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical School. A Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Sobel is immediate Past President and continues to serve on the board of the Greater Philadelphia Pain Society, one of six regional chapters of the American Pain Society. He is a Councilor for the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society and Representative of the Pennsylvania Psychiatry Society to the Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices and Pain Management Work Group of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

In 2014, Dr. Sobel was the recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education at Jefferson Medical College and, in 2013, was nominated Practitioner of the Year by the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.

Litigation Support - Dr. Sobel offers expert witness services to counsel representing both plaintiff and defendant. With voice training for public speaking, he is able to effectively communicate with judge and jury. Dr. Sobel's services include Independent Medical Exams (IMEs), medical record review, utilization review, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

Psychopharmacology Worker's Compensation Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Sleep Disorders Depression Anxiety

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Neuropathic Pain Trauma Opioids Addiction Pain Medication

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Dr. Adhia is double-Board-Certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, and is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). His forensic and clinical practices focus on the psychiatric impact of personal injury, abuse, competency, violence, and complicating mental illness. Dr. Adhia evaluates and treats psychiatric injury and disability in victims and alleged abusers. He treats patients in high-risk and security sensitive settings including maximum security prisons and correctional psychiatric hospitals, inmates on death row and segregated in Isolation. In addition, Dr. Adhia works with Physicians for Human Rights to assess victims of kidnapping and false imprisonment, human trafficking, undue influence, physical and sexual abuse, rape, and fear of imminent death. In all populations, he assesses PTSD, Anxiety, Depressive Disorders, risk of suicide, and malingering. He is experienced in treatment and impact of drug and alcohol abuse on decision-making. Dr. Adhia also treats severe psychosis (Schizophrenia, hallucinations) and psychopathology.

Dr. Adhia’s findings consider complicating factors, such as emotional distress worsened by physical and emotional isolation from family and support. Other factors are pre-existing mental and physical illness, competency and capacity (e.g. dementia, Intellectual Disability.)

As a physician, Dr. Adhia is uniquely qualified to review medical records and doctor reports.

Institutional medicine, medical malpractice, and standard of care, apply to both public and private facilities, including government regulated correctional institutions and psychiatric hospital. Dr. Adhia is skilled in these med-legal issues.

Dr. Adhia conducts Independent Medical Examinations, review of records, and reports his med-legal findings and opinions. He is available to testify in civil, criminal, probate, Federal, Immigration and administrative jurisdictions.

Violence Sexual abuse Malpractice and Standard of Care Alcohol and Drug Abuse PTSD Anxiety and Depression Psychopharmacology Competency

Suicide Psychiatric Injury Wrongful Death Correctional Fitness for Duty

Elliott B. Rosenbaum, PsyD, ABPP, is a board certified Clinical Psychologist (top 4%) and former active duty U.S. Navy psychologist, serving as chief clinical and forensic psychologist for southeast region and head of largest military mental health clinic in the region with 50,000 patients enrolled to the clinic. The clinic providing 24/7 coverage to hospital emergency department (ER), Dr. Rosenbaum has performed over 1,000 mental health evaluations.

Dr. Rosenbaum has published two books and conducted research on health and wellness and mental health treatment. He is currently the head of a thriving mental health evaluation and treatment private practice.

Litigation Support - Dr. Rosenbaum is an experienced expert witness in both civilian (civil and criminal) and military courts with a specialty in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He provides forensic psychological evaluations, expert witness consultations, psychological assessments, and psychotherapy. His services are available to counsel representing plaintiff and defendant and include medical record review, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony. He is also a seasoned jury consultant and integrates the use of social media technology to create psychological profiles of potential jurors for jury selection and advocacy.

Areas of Expertise:

Behavioral Science Disability Emotional Trauma Forensic Psychology Military Mental Health

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Psychology Stress Suicide Vocational Evaluation & Rehabilitation

Education / Training - Masters in Counseling Program, Johns Hopkins University Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), George Washington University Clinical Psychology Internship, National Naval Medical Center Intensive Psychotherapy Certification, London School of Psychotherapy Crisis Counseling Certification, Sharei Tzedek Hospital.

Degrees / Certifications - Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Florida PY8117 Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology Member, American Psychological Association.

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Dr. Norman R. Klein is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist who has been in private practice in New York and Westport Connecticut for more than 25 years. Dr. Klein has taught at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Fordham University, Manhattanville College, Fairfield University, and the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center.

A contributor to such publications as Psychological Reports and the Journal of Forensic Science, he received both his M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University after earning his B.A. from Syracuse University.

Dr. Klein is a licensed psychologist providing clinical and forensic psychology expert testimony services throughout the New York, Westport, Connecticut, and Massachusetts tri-state area. He provides services to courts and attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense. Dr. Klein's cases include forensic psychology evaluations related to:

Standard Practice / Malpractice Psychodiagnosis Proximate Cause Tort / Pain and Suffering Suicide

Civil Court Competency Criminal Court Competency Family Court / Child Custody Issues Insanity Daubert Hearings

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Paul R. Minton, MD, FACC, FACP, has over 40 years of experience practicing medicine as a Cardiologist. Certified in Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Minton is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and was Governor for the American College of Cardiology in Maine. Licensed to practice in Maine and Georgia.

For his service, Dr. Minton has received the Distinguished Instructor Award from Tufts University School of Medicine and the Distinguished Service Award from the Northern New England Tri-State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Minton has lectured widely on subjects including:

• Preventive cardiology
• Cardiac diagnosis for physicians in training
• Strategies in management of coronary heart disease and acute myocardial infarction
• Congenital heart disease in the adult
• Heart disease in women
• Diagnosis and management of cholesterol disorders
• The role of beta blockers and calcium channel blockers in cardiovascular disease management
• Non-pharmaceutical approaches to wellness

Litigation Support - Dr. Minton has been a consultant in Forensic Cardiology to the legal profession for over 35 years. His special interest is the impact of personal injury and psychosocial and work stress on the heart, and as factors in sudden death.

Dr. Minton's cases involve: Standard of Care issues in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. His services are available to counsel representing Plaintiff and Defendant and include medical record review, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony when necessary.

Jeffrey A. Sugar, MD has been a practicing Psychiatrist for over 20 years. Dr. Sugar is board certified both in Child and General Psychiatry. He is Past President of the Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at USC, and has been an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA.

Dr. Sugar is the Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trauma Program at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, CA where he sees patients, teaches psychiatry, and performs research. He is Attending Psychiatrist in both Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics at USC. He teaches child and general psychiatrists-in-training and medical students on topics ranging from Trauma, Adversity, and Dissociation to Psychotherapy theory and methods.

Dr. Sugar was the founding director of the Hathaway Children’s Clinical Research Institute where he performed funded research on the effects of interpersonal child trauma. Dr. Sugar has presented at national and international meetings on child and adolescent Trauma and Dissociation. Director, Child Psychiatry Trauma Program at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine ..

Dr. Sugar has been worked with the legal industry since 1988. Qualified in Superior court, he has been retained over 40 times as an expert in a broad range of child and general psychiatric cases, for both Plaintiff and Defense. His services include:

• Consultation Regarding Psychiatric Injury, Diagnosis, Treatment
• Record Review and Opinion
• Psychiatric Interview and Mental Status Evaluation
• Expert testimony

Dr. Sugar's litigation support is available to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense. His Areas of Expertise include:

Effects of Trauma and Adversity on Child Development Chronic Physical, Sexual or Emotional Abuse Psychological Trauma in the Workplace Date Rape / Internet Seduction Post-Traumatic Loss, Grief and Depression

Psychological Effects of Injury to the Body or Brain Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Wrongful Death - Medication Mismanagement Improper Psychotherapy Supervision Schoolyard Bullying and Rape

Professional Training:

• MD: University of California, San Francisco
• General Psychiatry: Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, California
• Child Psychiatry: UCLA-Neuropsychiatric Institute
• Chief Fellow: UCLA

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Dr. James L. Greenstone has almost 50 years of practice experience and 37 years Police Officer, Hostage Negotiations and Police Training Experience. His expertise reflects work as the Director of Psychological Services for the Fort Worth Police Department, a therapist, a teacher, an author, a police officer, a mediator and negotiator, and as a consultant. Dr. Greenstone's focus has been in the field of Crisis Intervention (hostage and crisis negotiations) and he has written and published extensively in this area.

Police Practices most frequently asked about include, but are not limited to :

Training Use of Force / Police Procedures Critical Incidents Hostage Situations Suicide Scenarios Stress Management

Barricaded Subjects Psychological Services Tactical Issues Handling the Mentally Ill First Responders Officer Involved Shootings

Children's Psychological Health Center, Inc. - Our mission is to bring the highest quality of child, adolescent and adult psychiatric expertise to difficult civil litigation issues concerning children.

Practice Specialties - Nationwide forensic child psychiatry, evaluation and testimony in over 225 civil cases involving claims of institutional neglect, psychological trauma, loss of parental services, abuse, often with multiple victims.

Areas of Expertise:

• Child Psychiatry
• Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations, Reports and Testimony Concerning Psychological Issues such as Trauma
• Institutional Negligence (schools, academies and residential treatment centers - particularly concerning allegations of abuse
• Wrongful Death: Loss of Parental Services
• Allegations of Child Abuse - whether individual or multiple children, family or institutional, we conduct objective evaluations or such complaints and assess the damages stemming from complaints we find confirmed by forensic studies
• Mental Health in Disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, firestorms, tsunamis and wars
• Children in Foster Care

Gilbert W. Kliman, M.D. - Harvard Medical School

Licensure and Board Certification

• Fellow and Diplomat of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Distinguished Life Fellow
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Certified in Psychoanalysis for Adults, Children and Adolescents by the American Psychoanalytic Association and the New York Psychoanalytic Institute

Dr. Kliman won the International Literary Prize for Best Book concerning the Well Being and Nurture of Children, "Responsible Parenthood" and is the recipient of grants from over 50 private foundations and The National Institute of Mental Health.

His research interests include the Psychological Trauma and Treatment of Severely Disturbed Children and their families, in-classroom psychotherapy.

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Dr. Lars Davidsson, MRCPsych, FRSM, MEWI, is the Director of Psychiatry at the Anglo European Clinic. He applies an evidence-based, pragmatic approach to Psychiatric Health Care, combining Medication and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat client's quickly and efficiently.

During the last six years, Dr. Davidsson has been engaged with the local Criminal Justice Mental Health team. In addition, he has extensive experience appearing in court. Dr. Davidsson has appeared before Magistrates Courts, Crown Courts, County Courts and Military Tribunals. He is able to provide reports within most areas of General Adult Psychiatry but takes a special interest PTSD, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, and Transcultural Psychiatry.

Dr. Davidsson has undergone continuous formal training in Report Writing and Court Appearance and is a member of The Institute of Expert Witnesses. He has provided more than 600 reports in Civil and Criminal matters over the last nine years.

Services Include:

Anger Problems / Anger Management

Anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder with or without Panic Attacks

Health Anxiety / Hypochondriasis

Simple and Complex Phobias - Dental, Driving, Social, etc.

Bipolar Disorder

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Depression and Recurrent Depression

Excessive Drinking

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Adult ADHD

Eating Disorders - Overeating / Bulemia