Mark I. Levy MD, DLFAPA
Medical DirectorForensic Psychiatric Associates LP
655 Redwood Highway, Suite 271Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 388-8040 Fax: (415) 634-2400 Email: forensics@fpamed.com Website: www.fpamed.com
Specialties
Forensic Psychiatric & Psychological Consultants: 11 Forensic Psychiatrists; 3 Forensic Neuropsychologists, 1 Forensic Autism Psychologist; Mass Tort Litigation; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - accidents, slip & fall, disaster, violence, loss/bereavement, death/divorce, torture, terrorization, sexual abuse/harassment, incest, rape/molestation, pain (PTSD symptoms: anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, flashbacks, extreme moodiness, hyper-vigilance, fearfulness, reduced performance, sexual dysfunction); ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act; Psychotherapy; Psychopharmacology; Boundary Violations; Malpractice; Testimony Cyroby Undue Influence; Child Psychiatry; Custody Issues; Autism; Traumatic Brain Injury.
Degrees/Licenses
MD (CA, HI). Diplomate of the American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult & Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate National Board of Physicians & Surgeons, Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry.
Formal Education
AB, MD, Columbia University.
Registration and Licenses
MD (CA, HI); DEA, QME (currently inactive).
Previous/Current Position
Assoc. Clinical Professor/Psychiatry, UCSF; Faculty UCSF and San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute; Former Chairman San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis; Media Medical Expert.
Honors/Awards
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association.
Prof. Affiliations
UCSF, Dept. of Psychiatry, Assoc. Clinical Professor; Distinguished Life Fellow of American, California and Northern California Psychiatric Associations; Member of International Psychoanalytic Assn.; former officer & board member, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and Society; American Academy of Psychiatry and The Law; Founder and former Chairman San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis; Psych. lecturer to Bar Association of San Francisco.
Publications
18 publications including "The Use of Forensic Psychiatry in Catastrophic Injury and Multi-Party Litigation" BNA (Bloomberg) Insight, (13:23 Dec. 2013). "Stressing The Point: PTSD - What It Is and What It Is Not" For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, Nov. 1995. "Shrink in the Courtroom," (2000) and "Assessing the Truth," (2000), San Francisco Attorney Magazine.
Prior Expert
More than 500 civil cases involving allegations of psychological injury. Defense: plaintiff 65% - 35%. PTSD, ADA, FEHA, Sexual harassment, psychotic states, incest, depression, drug/alcohol abuse, phobias; Psychiatric malpractice: Wrongful death, sexual or financial impropriety. More than 400 depositions; testified at trial in Federal and State Court 60 times.
Saul Rosenberg, PhD
Assoc. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF 3 Madrona Ave.Suite 2
Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 925-3086 Email: saulrosenbergphd@gmail.com Website: www.saulrosenbergphdforensic.com
Specialties
PTSD, Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, Assessment of PTSD Symptom Validity and Malingering, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Transportation Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Will Contests, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Employment, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful Death, Landlord/Tenant.
Degrees/Licenses
PhD, Clinical Psychology, CA License PSY5596.
Formal Education
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, University of California, San Francisco - Mount Zion Hosp., 1978; Certificate in Psychoanalysis, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, 1999; PhD in Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 1975; MA, Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, 1973; BA, Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968.
Registration and Licenses
Psychologist CA PSY5596
Previous/Current Position
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Private Practice of Clinical and Forensic Psychology; Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, Kaiser-South San Francisco; Principal Investigator, NIMH grant on diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, UCSF-Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
Honors/Awards
Life Member, American Psychological Association.
Prof. Affiliations
American Psychological Association, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Society for Personality Assessment, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco
Publications
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2014, Encyclopedia of Neurological Sciences, M.J. Aminoff & R.B. Daroff, (Eds.), Elsevier; Evidence-Based Forensic Psychological Assessment of Validity and Malingering of PTSD, 2018, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Invited Congressional Testimony on PTSD, U.S. House of Representatives, Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee, 110th Congress; Multi-Method Personality and Psychopathology Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2009.
Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment; Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy for Depression, E. E. Beckham, & W. R. Lieber (Eds.) Handbook of Depression: Treatment Assessment and Research, 1985, Dorsey Press; Stanford University Collaborative Project on Assessing Interpersonal Problems in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, 1991, in L. E. Beutler & M. Crago (Eds.). Psychotherapy Research, American Psychological Association Press.
Prior Expert
Approximately 320 civil cases, 250 depositions, testified at trial 20 times. PTSD, Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, mild TBI, Transportation Accidents, Will Contests, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Medical Malpractice, Employment, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful Death, Landlord/Tenant.
David Pingitore PhD
Clinical NeuropsychologistDavid Pingitore, PhD., Inc.
17 Glen Eden AvenueSuite 3
Oakland, CA 94611 Phone: (510) 433-7132 Fax: (510) 433-7132 Email: davidpingitore@comcast.net Website: www.assessmentdoctor.com
Specialties
Psychological and Neuropsychological evaluation of PTSD, TBI, Depression, Symptom magnification
Degrees/Licenses
Ph.D; Psychologist;
Licensed: CA, HI, ID, NV, ORE
Formal Education
Ph.D, Psychology, Wright Institute,1990
Registration and Licenses
Board Certified Clinical Psychology
Previous/Current Position
Consulting Neuropsychologist Spectrum Rehabilitation Hospital, Modesto, CA.
Honors/Awards
NIMH Fellow/Visiting Scholar- UC Berkeley; Post Doctoral Fellow; Michigan State University.
Prof. Affiliations
American Psychological Association, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Publications
The Disgruntled Examiner, 2019, The Specialist, Vol. 42. Mind Games: How the Expert Neuropsychologist Supports the Defense in Traumatic Brain Injury Claims. For The Defense, March 2017, Vol. 59, No.3.
Assessing Neuro-Cognitive Complaints After Brain Injury: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Civil and Criminal Litigation. The American Trial Lawyer, (II), III, 18-21. Practice Patterns Across the Clinical Life Span: Results From the California Survey of Psychological Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, (36)4, 434-440. Pingitore, D.P. (2019).
Prior Expert
Total Defense Cases, 52 Current Cases: Ongoing
Total Plaintiff Cases, 12 Current Cases: Ongoing