Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Witnesses

Joel I. Shenker, MD, PhD, is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Shenker specializes in Behavioral Neurology, Dementia and the Cognitive Effects of Brain Disease. He is fellowship trained in cognitive neurology, a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, and the Association of University Professors of Neurology.

Background - Dr. Shenker is a clinician, scientist, speaker, writer, and educator. A passionate teacher, Dr. Shenker helps people understand dementia, aging and memory loss, neurocognitive disorders, and neurological competency. He has written peer reviewed publications and textbooks, taught full college and undergraduate courses, given individual lectures to medical students and resident physicians, mentored and taught students one on one, and cared for patients and their families.

Speaker - Dr. Shenker's expertise has been called upon to deliver lectures to such entities as the Annual Caring for the Frail and Elderly Conference, Alzheimer Association, Palliative Care Conference, and many others. Topics of conversation include Neurocognitive Competency, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke Ethics, Alzheimer's Disease, and Memory Loss.

Litigation Support - Dr. Shenker provides expert witness services to counsel representing both Plaintiff and Defendant. He draws on unique experiences as a PhD cognitive psychologist and MD clinical neurologist to review complex medical cases. Dr. Shenker has performed over 100 independent file reviews.

Areas of Expertise:

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Dementia
• Memory Disorders
• Neurological Diseases
• Neuropsychiatry
• Neuropsychology (Brain Function)

Elliott M. Stein, MD is a Geriatric Psychiatrist with over 40 years of experience caring for the elderly. Dr. Stein is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry (October, 1979), and in Geriatric Psychiatry (April, 1991; Re-Certified, December, 2001, and in April, 2011). He is licensed to practice in California and Florida.

Dr. Stein is currently the Director of Psychiatry at the Jewish Home of San Francisco, and the Medical Director of their Geriatric Psychiatry Hospital. He treats older individuals from all over the San Francisco Bay area, typically people who have complex combination of psychiatric and medical problems.

Dr. Stein is a Member of the Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence, for the International PsychoGeriatric Association. He is available to serve as an Expert Witness, do legal and forensic consultation, record review, and assessments concerning Psychiatric issues in older individuals. Dr. Stein offers his services to attorneys for both Plaintiff or Defense.

Areas of Expertise:

• Contested Wills and Trusts
• Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Insane Delusions
• Geriatric Competence
• Dementia and Delirium, Alzheimer’s Disease
• Geriatric Psychiatry Evaluation and Treatment, Psychiatric Medication, Psychotherapeutic Issues
• Depression and Anxiety Disorders
• Relationship Problems between the Elderly and their Adult Children
• Aging and Mental Disorders
• Geriatric Psychiatry issues concerning Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Independent and Assisted Living Facilities
• Medicare Psychiatric Services Coding and Documentation

View Dr. Stein's Consulting Profile.

Prof. Vernon M. Neppe - Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute

• Internationally renowned
•  Neuropsychiatrist, Behavioral Neurologist, Psychopharmacologist, Psychiatrist, Forensic specialist (All listed in peer-selected book America's Top Doctors only MD in 5 sub-specialties/ specialties] and in all editions]. Also internationally recognized Epilepsy specialist, Consciousness researcher, Narcolepsy expert, Research Methodologist, head injury, trauma, and brain disorders specialist
• He is an experienced, extremely peer-respected clinician, and pioneering researcher (directly impacted millions.). 700+ publications, 10+ books (see listings brainvoyage.com) (includes How Attorneys Can Best Utilize Their Medical Expert Witnessin-demand communicator—professional speaker & media), creativity specialist (Distinguished Prof.,ECAO), incisive thinker (chess champion), and a versatile multi-specialty civil medicolegal expert (defense or plaintiff)
• Led 1st USA & International Delegation in Psychopharmacology and Neuropsychiatry. Expertise includes
• head injury, brain disturbances, personal injury,
• Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE),
• medications,
• seizures,
• malpractice,
• stress
• Nutrition supplements
• Tardive dyskinesia
• Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
• Vegetative / Minimal Consciousness states,
• Narcolepsy,
• Pharmaceutical Patents:
• Mental disorders,
• Suicide
• At times, he's consulted in several different areas in the same case e.g. medications, brain damage, psychiatry, movement disorders or seizures, depression, anxiety, bipolar, psychosis, attention deficit, Post-traumatic stress

Honors

• Best Doctors in America
• Who's Who in the World
• Whting Memorial Prize 2016,
• Ebook: How Attorneys Can Best Utilize Their Medical Expert Witness
• Prof. Neppe also has dual MD and PhD (Med) plus received Board Certifications UCNS Behav Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (2006) and ABPN (BC Psychiatry, subspec: Forensic Psych-04, Geriat Psych-11) & DPsM (with Neurol & Psychiatr)
• Fellow Royal Society, SA (?1st USA MD(2002), FFPsych(SA),
• Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2007)
• Additionally, MMed (Psych), DABFM, DABFE, DABPS (Psychopharm), FACFE, FCPsych, FRCPC-10. DSPE
• Dipl & SRF, ISPE;
• Civl expert and Competency (not Criminal) consults (Plaintiff or Defense) throughout USA , Canada & Internationally works only with attorneys-profound impacts as expert on the brain Cases include multimillion dollar verdicts for plaintiffs and millions saved for the defense. Services at all stages of civil litigation— record reviews, written reports, depositions, testimony, rebuttal, arbritration, advising retained throughout USA and internationally, and this includes high profile cases.analyses of strengths and weaknesses Dr Neppe's versatility & qualifications allow his use as single expert at multiple international levels —e.g. brain, psychiatry, neuropsychopharmacology, seizures, higher brain, research methodology, diagnosis saving time, money & without contradictions.