Mental health professionals can play an important role in providing expertise to the judicial system. As part of the Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC), psychiatrists, psychologists, and other professionals on the Duke faculty are available to offer evidence-based forensic consultation to legal professionals. Duke’s professionals have a wide range of experience.
To find an expert, click on one of the below areas of forensic expertise, or scroll to the bottom of the page to view the full list of experts. For assistance with referrals or for further information about Duke Forensic Psychiatry Associates, please contact John Looney, MD, MBA at 919-684-6457 or john.looney@duke.edu [1]. You will receive a response within one business day.
Abuse by Clergy
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Addiction Medicine
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
David Marks, MD [3]
Andrew Muzyk, PharmD [4]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
ADHD
Scott Compton, PhD [6]
John Curry, PhD [7]
Scott Kollins, PhD [8]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Adolescent Mood Disorders
Scott Compton, PhD [6]
John Curry, PhD [7]
David Goldston, PhD [10]
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Adolescent Substance Abuse
John Curry, PhD [7]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Brain Injury
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
Heather Romero, PhD
Brain Stimulation (ECT, TMS, VNS, DBS)
Andrew Krystal, MD [15]
Child and Adolescent Development
Adrian Angold, MD [16]
Scott Compton, PhD [6]
John Curry, PhD [7]
Helen Egger, MD [17]
David Goldston, PhD [10]
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Civil Commitment
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
David Marks, MD [3]
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]
Holly Rogers, MD [21]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Civil Competencies
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
David Marks, MD [3]
Holly Rogers, MD [21]
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Competency to Stand Trial/NGRI
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Holly Rogers, MD [21]
Dana Rosca, MD
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Custody
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Delirium/Dementia
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
John Beyer, MD [23]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Heather Romero, PhD
Development Issues of College Students
John Curry, PhD [7]
David Goldston, PhD [10]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Disability
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
David Marks, MD [3]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Drug Metabolism
Thangaraju Murugesan, PhD [24]
Drugs, Alcohol and Behavior
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
David Marks, MD [3]
Andrew Muzyk, PharmD [4]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Ethnic, Cultural, and Minority Issues
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
Wei Jiang, MD [25]
Fibromyalgia
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
Fitness for Duty
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
John Curry, PhD [7]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Forensic Psychiatry
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Genetics and Behavior
Please contact John Looney, MD, MBA [2] at 919-684-6457 for more information.
Geriatrics
John Beyer, MD [23]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
David Marks, MD [3]
Hospital and Residential Treatment
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
David Marks, MD [3]
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]
Xavier Preud'homme, MD [26]
Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Insanity Defense
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Holly Rogers, MD [21]
Dana Rosca, MD
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Juvenile Justice
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Late Life Depression
John Beyer, MD [23]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Malpractice
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
David Marks, MD [3]
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Medical Product Liability Issues
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Mood Disorders
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
John Beyer, MD [23]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Scott Compton, PhD [6]
John Curry, PhD [7]
David Goldston, PhD [10]
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
Andrew Krystal, MD [15]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Neuropsychology
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Jeff Sapyta, PhD [27]
Organ Transplant Assessment
Katherine Applegate, PhD [28]
Pain Intervention Assessment and Pain Management
Katherine Applegate, PhD [28]
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
David Marks, MD [3]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Parenting and Child Development
John Curry, PhD [7]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Jeff Sapyta, PhD [27]
Personal Injury
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Problems in Schools
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Jeff Sapyta, PhD [27]
Psychological Testing for Court
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]
John Curry, PhD [7]
Jeff Sapyta, PhD [27]
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Psychopharmacology
John Beyer, MD [23]
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
David Marks, MD [3]
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]
Thangaraju Murugesan, PhD [24]
Andrew Muzyk, PharmD [4]
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]
Xavier Preud'homme, MD [26]
Psychosomatic Medicine
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
Wei Jiang, MD [25]
Andrew Krystal, MD [15]
David Marks, MD [3]
Schizophrenia
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]
Sex Abuse
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Sleep Disorders
Andrew Krystal, MD [15]
Suicide
Eric Christopher, MD [18]
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]
David Goldston, PhD [10]
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
David Marks, MD [3]
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]
Tourette's and Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorders
Scott Compton, PhD [6]
Trauma and PTSD
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]
Weight Loss Surgery Assessment
Katherine Applegate, PhD [28]
Women’s Mental Health
Marla Wald, MD [29]
Duke Forensic Psychiatry Associates
Shawn Acheson, PhD [12]: Clinical neuropsychology, developmental effects of drugs and alcohol on cognition and behavior, traumatic brain injury
Katherine Applegate, PhD [28]: Assessment for organ transplant surgery, assessment for pain surgical intervention, assessment for weight loss surgery
Deborah Attix, PhD [13]: ABPP/CN diplomate, clinical neuropsychology, dementia, depression and cognition, traumatic brain injury
John Beyer, MD [23]: Mood disorders, psychopharmacology
Eric Christopher, MD [18]: C/L psychiatry, delirium/dementia, psychopharmacology, psychosomatic medicine, suicide
Scott Compton, PhD [6]: Child, adolescent and adult suicide and self-harm behaviors, child, adolescent and young adult anxiety and mood disorders, parent/child conflict, psychological assessment, Tourette's and other movement disorders
John Curry, PhD [7]: Adolescent mood disorders, adolescent substance abuse, psychological assessment
Christopher Edwards, PhD [14]: Chronic pain, diversity/minority health, fibromyalgia, sickle cell disease, suicide in African Americans, traumatic brain injury
David Goldston, PhD [10]: Suicide by adolescents
Nicole Heilbron, PhD [11]: Bullying/peer victimization, child abuse/trauma, child and adolescent mood disorders, child witnesses/child exposure to violence, juvenile justice, suicide
Wei Jiang, MD [25]: Chinese cultural concerns, medical problems in psychiatrically ill, psychiatric problems in medically ill
Andrew Krystal, MD [15]: Brain stimulation (ECT, TMS, VNS, DBS), mood disorders, sleep disorders
John Looney, MD, MBA [2]: Competency, custody, hospital and residential treatment of youth, priest and minister misbehavior, sequelae of trauma, sex abuse, substance abuse, suicide
Mehul Mankad, MD [19]: Competency to stand trial, IME, insanity defense, malpractice, personal injury
David Marks, MD [3]: Clinical trial conduct, consultation/inpatient psychiatry, pain medicine/safe opioid prescribing, psychopharmacology
Joe McEvoy, MD [20]: Medical malpractice defense, psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, side effects of antipsychotic medicine
Thangaraju Murugesan, PhD [24]: Bioanalytical and clinical chemistries, herbal pharmacotherapy for tobacco addiction, MAO enzymes and Parkinson's disease, nicotine addiction, pulmonary drug delivery system
Andrew Muzyk, PharmD [4] : Alcohol withdrawal/dependence, general medicine, pharmacology, psychiatry, psychopharmacology
Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych [5]: Addiction medicine, dual diagnosis
Xavier Preud'homme, MD [26]: Internal medicine, psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, sleep medicine
Jeff Sapyta, PhD [27]: Anxiety, child school refusal, OCD, parenting, school accommodations for mental health issues
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, PhD [9]: ADHD, competency assessments, evaluation of sanity at time of offense, PTSD, risk assessment for release of NGRI inpatients
Marla Wald, MD [29]: Women's disorders of the perinatal period
Nagy Youssef, MD [22]: Medical malpractice, mood disorders and suicide, civil commitment, and disability
