Forensic Psychiatric Expert Witness for High-Stakes Litigation

Stephan M. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAPA

Triple board-certified: ABPN Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate, American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry

CPEP Medical Director | 3,600+ Emergency Psychiatric Assessments Annually

Stephan M. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAPA is a triple board-certified forensic psychiatrist: ABPN Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate, American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry. He provides 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

Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations — Assessment of defendant's ability to understand proceedings and assist counsel
Criminal Responsibility Evaluations — Mental state at time of offense, insanity defense, diminished capacity
Violence Risk Assessment — Structured assessment using HCR-20 V3 and validated instruments
Psychiatric Independent Medical Examinations — Civil litigation, personal injury, employment matters
Damages & Causation Analysis — Psychiatric injury evaluation, treatment necessity, prognosis
Juvenile & Adolescent Forensics — Transfer evaluations, juvenile competency, Miranda comprehension

Credentials & Leadership

Board Certifications: ABPN Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate, American Board of 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

Contact Information

Office Location: Brooklyn, New York

Service Area: Federal courts nationwide; New York metropolitan area for civil litigation

Email: StephanCarlson@carlsonforensics.com

Connect: LinkedIn Profile

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Forensic Psychiatric Expert Witness for High-Stakes Litigation

Stephan M. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAPA is a triple board-certified forensic psychiatrist: ABPN Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate, American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry. He provides Daubert-compliant evaluations, expert reports, and trial testimony for civil, criminal, and juvenile matters. Based in Brooklyn, New York, serving attorneys nationwide.

Forensic Psychiatry Legal Updates (Newsletter)

Attorneys can subscribe by email for monthly case-law and forensic-evaluation updates.

Email-only sign-up. Do not submit confidential case details or PHI. Subscribing does not create a doctor-patient, attorney-client, or expert-witness relationship.