Forensic Psychiatric Expert Witness for High-Stakes Litigation
Stephan M. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAPA
Triple Board-Certified in General Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Adolescent Psychiatry
CPEP Medical Director | 3,600+ Emergency Psychiatric Assessments Annually
Stephan M. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAPA is a triple board-certified forensic psychiatrist providing Daubert-compliant evaluations, expert reports, and trial testimony for civil, criminal, and juvenile matters. Based in Brooklyn, New York and serving attorneys nationwide.
As Director of Brooklyn's busiest Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) at One Brooklyn Health, Dr. Carlson oversees more than 3,600 psychiatric emergency evaluations annually, providing unique insight into acute decision-making capacity, suicide risk, violence risk, and criminal responsibility assessments.
Expert Witness Services
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Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations — Assessment of defendant's ability to understand proceedings and assist counsel
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Criminal Responsibility Evaluations — Mental state at time of offense, insanity defense, diminished capacity
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Violence Risk Assessment — Structured assessment using HCR-20 V3 and validated instruments
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Psychiatric Independent Medical Examinations — Civil litigation, personal injury, employment matters
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Damages & Causation Analysis — Psychiatric injury evaluation, treatment necessity, prognosis
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Juvenile & Adolescent Forensics — Transfer evaluations, juvenile competency, Miranda comprehension
Credentials & Leadership
- Board Certifications: General Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry (ABPN), Adolescent Psychiatry (ABAP)
- Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
- Clinical Leadership: Director, Comprehensive Psychiatry Emergency Program (CPEP), One Brooklyn Health
- Editorial Positions: Editor-in-Chief, Adolescent Psychiatry (Bentham Science Publishers)
- Professional Memberships: Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (FAPA); American Academy of Psychiatry and Law (AAPL); Past President, American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP)
- Education: MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine; Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business; Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center