Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Witnesses

Jessica Chaudhary, MD, is a Board Certified, Harvard and Yale trained Psychiatrist with specialties in Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology. Dr. Chaudhary is a clinical instructor at Yale, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She has over 10 years of experience focusing on her fields of expertise.

Dr. Chaudhary treats conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral disturbance.  She has expertise in caring for those with complex medical and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, and she treats individuals across the life span. 

Dr. Chaudhary can provide all services through TELEHEALTH.

Litigation Support - Dr. Chaudhary offers litigation support services in civil and criminal cases to attorneys for Plaintiff and Defense. She is a private consultant and expert witness for attorneys and organizations nationwide. Her services include:

• General Psychiatric Issues
• Women's OB / GYN Issues
• Substance Abuse Issues
• Evaluation and Treatment of Impaired Professionals (and/or consultation with their professional organizations)
• Independent Medical Examination
• Disability Evaluation

Education: Wellesley College, BA; University of Washington School of Medicine, MD; Yale University, Internship and Residency in Psychiatry; Harvard University, Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine

Medical Licenses: CT, MA, FL, TX

View Dr. Jessica Chaudhary's Consulting Profile.

Sanjay Adhia, MD, MRO, is triple-Board-Certified in Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry. In addition to forensic/expert witness practice, Dr. Adhia treats patients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and recovery from stroke at renowned TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital. 

His forensic practice focuses on the psychiatric factors and damages in cases of personal injury, medical malpractice, toxic exposure, testamentary capacity, undue influence and Dementia, TBI Brain injuries, competency, mental illness and complicating medical conditions.

Dr. Adhia treats and opines about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in litigation as it can result in psychiatric or neurocognitive impairments. 

In all populations, he assesses PTSD, Anxiety, Depressive Disorders, risk of suicide, and malingering. 

Dr. Adhia is Associate Program Director for the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern School of Medicine where he is also an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry mentor to residents.

Dr. Adhia volunteers 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. 

He conducts Independent Medical Examinations, review of records, and reports findings to courts and attorneys. He is available to testify in civil, criminal, probate, Federal, Immigration, military, and administrative jurisdictions.

Adhia & Associates also includes Kerry Mendes, MD—a Texas-based psychiatrist triple Board-Certified in General, Child & Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry—and Pia Quimson-Guevarra, DO, double Board-Certified in General and Forensic Psychiatry and licensed in Oregon and Washington. 

Drs. Mendes and Quimson-Guevarra also maintain active clinical practices alongside their forensic work: Dr. Mendes treats patients in Houston at Avenue360, and Dr. Quimson-Guevarra as director of Quimson Behavioral Health in Portland.